The Union of Concerned Scientists' periodic survey of federal scientists caused a bit of a kerfuffle at U.S. EPA last month.
EPA: Scientist survey flagged as spam
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OFF TOPIC: 'Green cowboy' who advised presidents worries the left is lost
S. David Freeman, the self-described "green cowboy," sees a messaging problem on the left.
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FOREST SERVICE: Outside auditors should handle sexual misconduct probe — IG
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.
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INTERIOR: Office calls $139K door replacement 'reasonable'
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."
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EPA: GOP media firm hired for Pruitt's 'year in review' report
U.S. EPA hired Republican campaign consultants to help produce a report touting Administrator Scott Pruitt's accomplishments.
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BANGLADESH: U.N. tries to protect refugees from deadly elephant attacks
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.
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SOUTH CAROLINA: Lead poisoning threatens bald eagles
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.
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NEVADA: Hiking trails could replace abandoned mine shafts
Abandoned mine shafts in the Nevada desert could eventually be transformed into a sprawling park.
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UTAH: 'Good year' for air despite failure of 'rolling coal' bill
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.
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WASTE: Ala. residents pinch their noses as N.Y. ships in sewage
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.
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VW SCANDAL: Cars using more fuel after emissions fix — Australia study
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.
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HIGH-SPEED RAIL: Brown invites Trump to come support Calif. bullet train
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.
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DRINKING WATER: Mich. agency delayed action on contamination, emails show
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.
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PEOPLE: Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris to step down next month
Dow Chemical Co.'s longtime CEO, Andrew Liveris, will retire next month, ending a 14-year run as the company's leader.
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NUCLEAR WASTE: Report blames mismanagement at Hanford for exposure
Missteps and mismanagement caused workers at the Hanford nuclear reservation to be exposed to radioactive contamination, according to a new report.
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POLITICS: French president knocks Trump for leaving Paris accord
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.
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CARBON CAPTURE: Credits will cause a 'surge' in projects — report
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.
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SOLAR: N.M. attorney general accuses company of shady sales practices
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.
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SOLAR: Supreme Court postpones arguments in fee case
The Supreme Court is postponing arguments in an antitrust lawsuit brought by a Tesla company against an Arizona utility over solar installation fees.
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WILDLIFE: Bird feeders help spread diseases, study finds
Contact with garden bird feeders is helping to spread diseases through wild bird populations, researchers warn.
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