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NEW MEXICO: School board rejects teaching plan that omits climate change

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The Sante Fe school board voted unanimously yesterday to oppose New Mexico's new proposed science education standards.

SUPERFUND: EPA approves $24M plan to clean N.J.'s 'Oil Lake'

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U.S. EPA has approved a $24 million plan to clean up "Oil Lake," a Superfund site in Kearny, N.J.

AIR POLLUTION: Pa. campaign targets coke plant, Shell ethane cracker

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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.

CALIFORNIA: Bill on governor's desk would change water rights enforcement

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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.

RENEWABLE ENERGY: Solar fastest-growing source of power — IEA

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Solar energy was the fastest-growing power source in 2016, the International Energy Agency announced today.

WILDLIFE: Man pleads guilty to trying to smuggle snakes in socks

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A man pleaded guilty in Buffalo, N.Y., yesterday to trying to sneak snakes over the Canadian border in his socks.

MARINE MAMMALS: Calif. sued over whale entanglement deaths

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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.

NEVADA STANDOFF: Defendant argues Vegas shooting will skew Bundy trial

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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.

NATURAL GAS: Court cancels oral arguments over LNG export projects

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A federal appeals court abruptly canceled oral arguments today in three cases challenging liquefied natural gas export projects.

AIR POLLUTION: Groups threaten EPA with another lawsuit in ozone standoff

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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.

AIR POLLUTION: EPA seeks to delay action on brick, tile standards

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A long-running saga of air pollution regulation could be on the verge of running even longer.

OCEANS: 'We are thrilled': 100 turtles hatch at Assateague Island

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In a rare event, about 100 loggerhead sea turtles hatched at Assateague Island in Maryland, according to wildlife experts.

AMAZON: Cut it out with the wildlife selfies, animal charity says

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Attention, tourists: Stop taking selfies with the Amazon's endangered creatures and posting them on social media.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Burmese star tortoises make slow and steady comeback

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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.

FISHERIES: After massive escape, Wash. approves 1M more farmed salmon

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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.

HURRICANE MARIA: Puerto Rico's death toll doubles, water struggles continue

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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.

COAL: Greens eye stopping 441M-ton mine expansion

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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.

MINNESOTA: LCV endorses Angie Craig rematch with Lewis

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The League of Conservation Voters Action Fund endorsed Angie Craig today in the Minnesota 2nd District congressional race.

PEOPLE: Former FERC commissioner joins Bipartisan Policy Center

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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.

REGULATIONS: Trump is biggest rule cutter since Reagan — CEI analysis

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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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