A Canadian mining company took on the press again over its role in the Trump administration's controversial decision to shrink the Bears Ears National Monument.
NATIONAL MONUMENTS: Uranium miner blasts press over Bears Ears coverage
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CARBON CAPTURE: 'Revolutionary' pilot uses CO2 to drive turbines
On a 5-acre plot near Houston, a startup company is firing up a project that has been called "revolutionary" and a "breakthrough." It could change electricity forever, boosters say.
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PUBLIC LANDS: Bundy enlists Larry Klayman to sue the government
Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy became a free man last week when a federal judge dismissed criminal charges against him, but the 71-year-old is far from finished with the legal system: He wants to challenge federal ownership of lands surrounding his Bunkerville ranch.
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SCIENCE: National Academies: Keep politics out of federal grants
Politics should play no role in the awarding of federal research grants, the three leaders of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine said today in a statement reflecting unease about the Trump administration's approach to grant reviews.
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LAW: Could 'sue-and-settle' ban backfire for Trump team?
The Trump administration has targeted legal tools commonly used to resolve environmental law disputes and hold polluters accountable in its quest to roll back regulations. But some say banning those tools could backfire for the administration.
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FLORIDA: Smelly wrecked boats await disposal after Irma
Seminole Boat Ramp in Miami is home to a yacht graveyard, where unclaimed boats wrecked by Hurricane Irma lie on their sides waiting to be claimed or demolished.
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CALIFORNIA: Lawmaker wants to ban unrequested straws in restaurants
The majority floor leader of the California State Assembly plans to introduce legislation this week to ban restaurants from offering customers plastic straws unless they request them.
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MICHIGAN: That fireball lighting up the sky was a meteor, experts say
Hundreds of people reported seeing a fireball traveling across Michigan's skies last night.
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SOUTH DAKOTA: State lacks funds for pollution oversight — official
Without federal funding, South Dakota may stop monitoring for metals in water, stop regulating wastewater and cut back on pollution prevention programs, the head of the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources said during a budget hearing yesterday.
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CALIFORNIA: Recycling plant will feed golf courses, save drinking water
Construction breaks ground today on a new wastewater treatment plant in San Francisco.
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BUSINESS: Workers describe grueling conditions at Apple supplier
An investigation has unveiled grueling, dangerous conditions at a Chinese factory contracted to make iPhones for Apple Inc.
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AGRICULTURE: Farm lobby wants to cut labels on non-GMOs
While the Trump administration puts final touches on regulations for labeling foods made from bioengineered crops, a twist on the issue confronts farm lobbyists: What about labeling the foods that don't contain them?
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ENERGY MARKETS: Deal will send Mont. coal to Japanese power plants
Montana coal will fuel two power plants being built near Japan's defunct Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility under an agreement announced yesterday by Cloud Peak Energy Inc.
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TRANSIT: Metro derailment spotlights communication, response problems
This week's derailment of a Metro train in Washington revealed ongoing issues with radio communications and disaster response.
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HIGH-SPEED RAIL: 'Worst-case scenario' for Calif. bullet train as costs spike
The estimated cost of a stretch of track for the proposed California bullet train has jumped $2.8 billion in what one person called a "worst-case scenario."
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PEOPLE: Gov. Brown names head of high-speed rail project
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) yesterday named the head of his transportation agency to helm the state's high-speed rail project.
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BUSINESS: Trader Joe's to remove BPA from its receipts
Trader Joe's, the grocery store chain, will remove two controversial chemicals from its receipts.
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SUPERFUND: EPA selects 31 sites for 'Redevelopment Focus List'
U.S. EPA today promoted the the commercial potential of more than two dozen heavily polluted former industrial areas in 21 states, including the U.S. Smelter and Lead Refinery Inc. Superfund site and other high-profile tracts.
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OBITUARY: Pipeline foe, Wash.'s last GOP governor dies at 91
The last Republican governor of Washington state, John Spellman, died yesterday. He was 91.
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URANIUM: 2 mining companies request import restrictions
The Trump administration must impose import restrictions to save the American uranium industry, according to the top two nuclear fuel producers.
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