A yearly survey of beekeepers has found a "steady decline" in honey crops, prompting concern in the industry about agricultural development and emerging pesticides that could dampen honeybees' future.
POLLINATORS: Beekeepers report less honey, more worry
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FISHERIES: Car pollution is killing coho salmon — study
Contamination from cars and roads is killing coho salmon, according to a recent study.
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WILDFIRES: Diseased oak trees likely worsened Calif. blazes
Dead and dying oak trees afflicted with a disease known as sudden oak death likely exacerbated the wildfires that tore through California's wine country this month.
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RECREATION: From RVs to bows and arrows, outdoor rec becomes big business
Outdoor recreation is booming, with related equipment and service sales now exceeding $887 billion a year, according to a new industry study.
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SAGE GROUSE: BLM sets public hearings while group sues for records
The Bureau of Land Management next month will hold public hearings in four states as part of an effort announced earlier this month to reopen Obama-era greater sage grouse conservation plans and potentially alter them significantly.
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HURRICANES: 5 ex-presidents unite for benefit concert
The five living former U.S. presidents made a joint appearance Saturday to drum up support for recovery efforts from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria.
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TRANSPORTATION: Proposed truck emissions repeal under White House review
U.S. EPA has sent a proposal to repeal parts of a fuel efficiency rule for large trucks to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review.
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RENEWABLE ENERGY: Solar tariffs case spawns rift at Fox News
A high-profile trade case that could slap tariffs on the solar industry has put big name Fox News anchors on rival sides of the debate.
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EPA: Agency keeps scientists from speaking at watershed conference
U.S. EPA has asked three scientists to not speak at a conference today in Providence, R.I., about the state of Narragansett Bay and its watershed program.
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INTERIOR: Deputy takes bigger role while department awaits nominee
A top Interior Department official will be pulling double duty as the Senate has yet to confirm a permanent assistant secretary for land and minerals management, under a secretarial order released today.
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OCEANS: 200 scientists fear overfishing if Congress weakens law
Hoping to prevent overfishing in federal waters, a group of more than 200 scientists from across the country today urged Congress not to weaken the nation's top fishing law.
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EPA: Obama official accuses lawmakers of coordinating with company
Karl Brooks, a top Obama-era U.S. EPA official, is urging Administrator Scott Pruitt to denounce "a choreographed legal, political, and economic strategy" by House Republicans and chemical-maker Denka Performance Elastomer LLC to attack the agency's scientific integrity.
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NATIONAL PARKS: No ordinary fixer-upper: 'Spending the president's money'
SHARPSBURG, Md. — Kenny Klipp appreciates that President Trump donated his first-quarter salary to the National Park Service, hoping it will result in a new job assignment in 2018.
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SUPREME COURT: Cases in wings might jolt sleepy term on enviro issues
BALTIMORE — There's still a chance the Supreme Court's quiet term on environmental law might turn into a blockbuster.
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REGULATIONS: Mum's the word about EPA's rule-cutting task force
Eight months after President Trump established regulatory reform task forces at agencies, the U.S. EPA panel's work is still shrouded in secrecy.
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INFRASTRUCTURE: As dams burst, Trump seeks to gut key safety regime
This year’s extreme weather is wreaking havoc on dams, terrifying thousands of people who live near them. The Bureau of Reclamation has a program to study the problem. President Trump wants to cut it.
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PHILIPPINES: Ban on open-pit mining moves closer to demise
Recently confirmed Philippine Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu said he hopes an open-pit mining ban will be over by the end of the year after a government panel today advised lifting the moratorium.
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NEVADA: Girl Scouts abandon camp over endangered butterfly
An endangered butterfly has led the Girl Scouts to forsake their longtime camp in the mountains near Las Vegas.
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WEST VIRGINIA: Burning warehouse has long history of enviro violations
A massive industrial fire has been burning at a warehouse in Parkersburg, W.Va., since Saturday.
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WATER POLLUTION: Utility substation causes Baltimore harbor oil spill
A Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. substation is responsible for an oily discharge that appeared on Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
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