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OIL AND GAS: Court upholds $81M fine for Citgo's 2006 spill

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An appeals court ruled yesterday that a federal judge was right to fine Citgo Petroleum Corp. over $80 million for letting one of its refineries discharge tens of thousands of barrels of oil into a Louisiana waterway in 2006.

WILDLIFE: Idaho won't have to destroy illegally obtained data — for now

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Idaho environmental officials won't have to immediately destroy data collected illegally with wildlife tracking collars, a federal judge said this week.

COAL: CEO accused in campaign scheme gets new trial

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A West Virginia coal executive accused of orchestrating an illegal campaign finance scheme is getting a new trial date.

CLEAN WATER RULE: Trump admin wants Texas court as WOTUS battleground

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The Department of Justice wants legal challenges related to the Obama-era Clean Water Rule to play out in a Texas court.

YOSEMITE: Infamous trip up El Capitan will become a movie

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A famous tale from Yosemite National Park is getting a Hollywood adaptation.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Taste for shark fin soup plummets in China, booms elsewhere

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Consumption of shark fin soup has fallen by about 80 percent in China since 2011, according to government figures, but it has increased in places like Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia, according to a new report.

WILDLIFE: Group sues Interior over Colo. eagle-take permits

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An eagle research group has sued the Interior Department in an effort to stop construction in Colorado's Front Range that could harm the birds.

FISHERIES: Groundbreaking white seabass project looks to be a flop

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Over three decades ago, California started a program to boost white seabass numbers. Nearly $40 million has been spent on the project, but now the first scientific assessment shows a shockingly low success rate.

WETLANDS: Budget deal rider allows La. restoration to harm dolphins

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A provision tucked into the spending deal passed by Congress last week exempts a Louisiana wetlands restoration project from federal protections for dolphins.

NOMINATIONS: Committee OKs appeals court pick opposed by enviros

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The Senate Judiciary Committee today approved another nominee for a vacant circuit court seat.

OFFSHORE DRILLING: Zinke uproar prompts GOP call for extended ban off Fla.

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Responding to an uproar caused by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, 10 Florida House Republicans want to extend and expand a moratorium on drilling off the coast of their home state until 2029.

PESTICIDES: EPA unable to monitor worker protection efforts — audit

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U.S. EPA is putting new pesticide worker protection standards into place but doesn't have an effective way to know how closely they are being followed, according to the agency's internal watchdog.

EPA: IG won't expand audit of Pruitt's travel again

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The U.S. EPA inspector general will not expand upon its audit of Administrator Scott Pruitt's travel.

CLIMATE: The fine print: Pentagon still cares about global warming

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The Department of Defense has found itself in an odd position on climate change in the Trump administration.

ENERGY POLICY: FERC finalizes energy storage rule

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today finalized a long-awaited rule meant to remove barriers for energy storage technology in electricity markets.

DOE: Perry revamps policy shop, CCS spending

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The Trump administration is releasing more details about reorganization at the Department of Energy while seeking to kill off funding for weatherization and revamp spending on carbon capture technology.

INTERIOR: Documents shed light on staff moves that prompted probes

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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's high-profile transfers of his department's most senior staffers upended careers and embittered some workers but also excited others with fresh opportunities, newly released Interior documents show.

NETHERLANDS: Too much cow poop causes environmental problems

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The Dutch dairy industry is being overwhelmed by poop.

ENGLAND: Keep your desserts and give up plastic for Lent, church says

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The Church of England has asked Christians to give up plastics for Lent.

PENNSYLVANIA: 'We're heading toward chaos' as court redraws district maps

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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court yesterday got a flurry of proposals for new congressional districts, as time ran out for state lawmakers to draw new maps.
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