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ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Prius recall may have damaged fuel efficiency

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A software fix for overheating problems in the Toyota Prius may reduce the car's fuel efficiency, according to experts, and a lawsuit aims to prove it.

TRANSPORTATION: One stop in the Hyperloop? A parking lot in D.C.

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Elon Musk is hoping a littered parking lot next to a McDonald's in Washington, D.C., becomes a key piece in the future of a transportation puzzle.

PESTICIDES: Ark. judge shoots down Monsanto's dicamba lawsuit

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An Arkansas judge last week threw out Monsanto Co.'s bid to reverse the state's ban on dicamba, a controversial weed killer.

FEDERAL WORKFORCE: Employees to get back pay for hourslong shutdown

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Don't worry, federal workers, you will get paid for the shutdown you slept through.

AIR POLLUTION: Researchers turn to pigeons to measure city toxins

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To figure out the levels of toxins in city air, researchers are turning to pigeons.

WATER POLLUTION: EPA mulls regs for aquifer-to-surface contamination

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U.S. EPA is asking the public to weigh in on whether it should require permits for pollution that makes its way to surface water through groundwater.

AIR POLLUTION: EPA rejects Conn. bid for cleanup of Pa. plant's emissions

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After taking almost two years to reach a decision, U.S. EPA has denied Connecticut's request for a crackdown on a southeastern Pennsylvania power plant accused of fostering compliance headaches downwind.

MINING: USGS debuts critical minerals list

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With a new list of minerals it deems essential to national security, the Trump administration continued its industry-backed campaign to boost American mining.

TRANSPORTATION: Global warming will complicate air travel

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As the world warms, climate change will present major challenges for airlines, grounding flights and leading to a variety of complications, experts say.

CHEMICALS: EPA flouted law by delaying formaldehyde rule — judge

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Greens notched a court victory Friday as a California judge ruled that U.S. EPA unlawfully delayed an Obama-era rule aiming at limiting formaldehyde emissions from wood products.

OBITUARY: Yosemite climber fueled by pot, stolen coffee dies at 73

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Jim Bridwell, a freewheeling climber who made history on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, died Friday at a hospital in California. He was 73.

WILDLIFE: Birds and brew: Study finds growing coffee supports species

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Good news, coffee drinkers: Growing coffee beans doesn't negatively affect biodiversity, according to a new study.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: 'Royal turtle' nest discovered in Cambodia

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Conservationists have uncovered a nest of critically endangered turtle eggs in Cambodia, the Wildlife Conservation Society announced today.

WILDLIFE: Human activity is changing migratory paths — study

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Despite patterns thousands of years old, wildlife travel much shorter distances in landscapes altered by humans, according to a new study.

CLEAN WATER RULE: WOTUS delay imperils species protection, groups say

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A coalition of environmental groups is threatening to sue the Trump administration over its suspension of the Clean Water Rule in what would be the fourth legal challenge to the delay of the Obama-era regulation.

CHESAPEAKE BAY: Md. governor asks Senate to protect funding for cleanup

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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) has asked the U.S. Senate to kill a House provision that would abolish U.S. EPA's authority to clean up the Chesapeake Bay.

SOLAR: Caucus to focus on renewables after tariff decision

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Congress has a new group fighting for the fate of renewable energy.

ENERGY POLICY: Cantwell, others float bills to boost grid, smart buildings

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Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ranking member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) released a series of bills Friday that address grid modernization and security, the energy workforce and smart building concerns.

SOLAR: How Trump's tariff clouds one company's outlook

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When President Trump slapped tariffs on solar imports, he torpedoed Sun Tribe Solar's plan to add at least two jobs to its 20-employee workforce.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: ESA proposals become political target practice

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The surprisingly colorful Barrens topminnow now carries the burden of the Endangered Species Act on its tiny, wiggling back.
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