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EPA: Scientist survey flagged as spam

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The Union of Concerned Scientists' periodic survey of federal scientists caused a bit of a kerfuffle at U.S. EPA last month.

OFF TOPIC: 'Green cowboy' who advised presidents worries the left is lost

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S. David Freeman, the self-described "green cowboy," sees a messaging problem on the left.

FOREST SERVICE: Outside auditors should handle sexual misconduct probe — IG

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Inquiries into sexual harassment at the Forest Service should be handled by independent investigators, not the agency, the Department of Agriculture's inspector general said.

INTERIOR: Office calls $139K door replacement 'reasonable'

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The Interior Department today defended reports that it spent $139,000 for new fiberglass doors in Secretary Ryan Zinke's office as a "reasonable" cost, pointing to historic building requirements and revealing that existing doors had been mended with "cardboard and duct tape."

EPA: GOP media firm hired for Pruitt's 'year in review' report

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U.S. EPA hired Republican campaign consultants to help produce a report touting Administrator Scott Pruitt's accomplishments.

BANGLADESH: U.N. tries to protect refugees from deadly elephant attacks

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Rohingya refugees who escaped horrors in Myanmar face another threat in Bangladesh: wild elephants. Refugee camps in the country are located along migratory and feeding routes for the animals.

SOUTH CAROLINA: Lead poisoning threatens bald eagles

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Bald eagles across South Carolina are showing high levels of lead in their blood, with about two-thirds of the birds tested at one wildlife center since 2013 showing harmful levels.

NEVADA: Hiking trails could replace abandoned mine shafts

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Abandoned mine shafts in the Nevada desert could eventually be transformed into a sprawling park.

UTAH: 'Good year' for air despite failure of 'rolling coal' bill

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Environmentalists say the Utah Legislature made strides on air quality this year, even though a bill that would have doubled penalties for "rolling coal" never made it to the governor's desk.

WASTE: Ala. residents pinch their noses as N.Y. ships in sewage

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Residents of several Alabama towns are rasing a stink about treated sewage that's hauled in from New York City and dumped in a landfill in the state.

VW SCANDAL: Cars using more fuel after emissions fix — Australia study

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Volkswagen diesel cars in Australia are using up to 14 percent more fuel after a recall to fix their emissions systems, according to a study by the Australian Automobile Association.

HIGH-SPEED RAIL: Brown invites Trump to come support Calif. bullet train

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As President Trump prepares for his first official visit to California, Gov. Jerry Brown (D) is asking him to support the state's planned high-speed rail line connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco.

DRINKING WATER: Mich. agency delayed action on contamination, emails show

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The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality was slow to act on warnings from an agency scientist about toxic chemicals at a site contaminated by shoemaker Wolverine World Wide Inc., emails released under the Freedom of Information Act show.

PEOPLE: Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris to step down next month

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Dow Chemical Co.'s longtime CEO, Andrew Liveris, will retire next month, ending a 14-year run as the company's leader.

NUCLEAR WASTE: Report blames mismanagement at Hanford for exposure

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Missteps and mismanagement caused workers at the Hanford nuclear reservation to be exposed to radioactive contamination, according to a new report.

POLITICS: French president knocks Trump for leaving Paris accord

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French President Emmanuel Macron took a shot at President Trump for leaving the Paris Agreement in a speech yesterday at the International Solar Alliance in New Delhi.

CARBON CAPTURE: Credits will cause a 'surge' in projects — report

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Recently passed legislation in Congress will prompt an unprecedented "surge" in carbon capture, utilization and storage, and increase projects by more than 65 percent, the International Energy Agency said in a new analysis.

SOLAR: N.M. attorney general accuses company of shady sales practices

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New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas (D) filed a suit against Vivint Solar Inc. last week, accusing the solar rooftop provider of defrauding customers and using deceptive sales practices.

SOLAR: Supreme Court postpones arguments in fee case

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The Supreme Court is postponing arguments in an antitrust lawsuit brought by a Tesla company against an Arizona utility over solar installation fees.

WILDLIFE: Bird feeders help spread diseases, study finds

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Contact with garden bird feeders is helping to spread diseases through wild bird populations, researchers warn.
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