The Sante Fe school board voted unanimously yesterday to oppose New Mexico's new proposed science education standards.
NEW MEXICO: School board rejects teaching plan that omits climate change
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SUPERFUND: EPA approves $24M plan to clean N.J.'s 'Oil Lake'
U.S. EPA has approved a $24 million plan to clean up "Oil Lake," a Superfund site in Kearny, N.J.
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AIR POLLUTION: Pa. campaign targets coke plant, Shell ethane cracker
PennFuture, a Pennsylvania environmental group, has announced an ad campaign against two Pittsburgh-area industrial facilities. The Your Toxic Neighbor campaign targets U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works and Royal Dutch Shell PLC's impending ethane cracker.
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CALIFORNIA: Bill on governor's desk would change water rights enforcement
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) will decide this month whether to approve a bill that would dilute state water regulators' authority to enforce water rights.
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RENEWABLE ENERGY: Solar fastest-growing source of power — IEA
Solar energy was the fastest-growing power source in 2016, the International Energy Agency announced today.
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WILDLIFE: Man pleads guilty to trying to smuggle snakes in socks
A man pleaded guilty in Buffalo, N.Y., yesterday to trying to sneak snakes over the Canadian border in his socks.
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MARINE MAMMALS: Calif. sued over whale entanglement deaths
The Center for Biological Diversity in Oakland, Calif., filed a lawsuit yesterday against the California Department of Fish and Wildlife over whale entanglement deaths caused by Dungeness crab gear.
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NEVADA STANDOFF: Defendant argues Vegas shooting will skew Bundy trial
The lawyers for Ryan Payne, a defendant in the Nevada standoff case, argued that his trial should be delayed after the mass shooting in Las Vegas by a man who lived near Bundy Ranch.
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NATURAL GAS: Court cancels oral arguments over LNG export projects
A federal appeals court abruptly canceled oral arguments today in three cases challenging liquefied natural gas export projects.
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AIR POLLUTION: Groups threaten EPA with another lawsuit in ozone standoff
A coalition of environmental and public health groups is threatening U.S. EPA with a fresh lawsuit over the agency's failure to meet a milestone for enforcement of its 2015 ground-level ozone standard.
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AIR POLLUTION: EPA seeks to delay action on brick, tile standards
A long-running saga of air pollution regulation could be on the verge of running even longer.
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OCEANS: 'We are thrilled': 100 turtles hatch at Assateague Island
In a rare event, about 100 loggerhead sea turtles hatched at Assateague Island in Maryland, according to wildlife experts.
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AMAZON: Cut it out with the wildlife selfies, animal charity says
Attention, tourists: Stop taking selfies with the Amazon's endangered creatures and posting them on social media.
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ENDANGERED SPECIES: Burmese star tortoises make slow and steady comeback
A last-ditch effort to save the Burmese star tortoise appears to have successfully kept the species from going extinct, according to a new report.
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FISHERIES: After massive escape, Wash. approves 1M more farmed salmon
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has approved a permit for another 1 million Atlantic salmon to be raised in Puget Sound, following one of the worst fish-farm escapes ever.
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HURRICANE MARIA: Puerto Rico's death toll doubles, water struggles continue
Hurricane Maria's official death toll in Puerto Rico has risen to 34, up from the 16 deaths previously reported, the governor of the U.S. territory said yesterday.
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COAL: Greens eye stopping 441M-ton mine expansion
Environmentalists set their sights on derailing an expansion at the nation's third-largest coal mine after a recent legal victory against operations at No. 1 and No. 2.
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MINNESOTA: LCV endorses Angie Craig rematch with Lewis
The League of Conservation Voters Action Fund endorsed Angie Craig today in the Minnesota 2nd District congressional race.
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PEOPLE: Former FERC commissioner joins Bipartisan Policy Center
Along with her new gig at a Washington, D.C., law firm, former Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner Colette Honorable is joining the Bipartisan Policy Center as a senior fellow.
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REGULATIONS: Trump is biggest rule cutter since Reagan — CEI analysis
President Trump has shown a strong commitment to deregulation during his first eight months in office, claiming the title of least regulatory president since Ronald Reagan, according to a new and disputed analysis from the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
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