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OKLAHOMA: Proposals to cap wind tax credits get blowback

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Oklahoma lawmakers have proposed capping tax credits for wind farms, prompting outcry from renewable energy groups.

WYOMING: Governor signs proposal to push extra Yellowstone fee

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Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead (R) signed a joint resolution this week to encourage an additional fee at Yellowstone National Park that would fund wildlife conservation.

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES: One big advocate of self-driving cars: The alcohol industry

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America's alcohol industry has thrown its support behind putting self-driving cars on the streets.

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Tesla applies for permits to build 'old school drive-in'

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Tesla has applied to get permits to build a restaurant in Santa Monica, Calif., where customers can also charge their electric cars.

COAL ASH: Green group finds toxins in groundwater near Ill. plants

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An environmental group is reporting widespread groundwater contamination around coal-fired power plants in Illinois.

INTERIOR: Department computers exposed to porn, other cyberthreats — IG

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The Interior Department's sprawling computer system is too vulnerable to the many incoming cyberattacks potentially targeting highly sensitive information, investigators warn in a new report.

YUCCA MOUNTAIN: Nev. cries foul over NRC meeting with county

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The state of Nevada is raising concerns about a meeting last week between Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairwoman Kristine Svinicki and officials from Nye County, Nev., which would be home to the controversial proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.

FORESTS: Warming could wipe out half of woodlands' species — report

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If governments don't ramp up their efforts to meet the targets of the Paris climate accord, the greatest forests on Earth could lose half their wildlife, according to a new report.

INFRASTRUCTURE: Cities push 'flood-ready' principles

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The National League of Cities and Pew Charitable Trusts have come together to advocate for three "flood-ready" infrastructure principles.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Judge won't delay Yellowstone grizzly suits

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A federal district judge yesterday denied a request from the federal government to delay proceedings in six lawsuits over the delisting of Yellowstone grizzly bears under the Endangered Species Act.

EPA: Judge sets June 1 deadline for formaldehyde rule

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Manufacturers of wood products such as plywood and particleboard have until June 1 to comply with an Obama-era rule limiting formaldehyde emissions, a federal judge yesterday ruled.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY: Judges grant more time for stalled DOE rules

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While rejecting the Trump administration's request to stay his order, a federal judge yesterday gave the Energy Department more time to enact stalled energy efficiency standards.

CLIMATE: HFC case may head to Supreme Court

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A fight over U.S. EPA's authority to phase out refrigerants that are potent greenhouse gases may wind up in the Supreme Court.

SCIENCE: Supervolcano eruptions may not spell doom for humanity

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Supervolcano eruptions can be massively powerful, but they may not be as devastating to human life as previously believed, according to a new study.

MARINE MAMMALS: Orca's release is 'sacred obligation' for Lummi Nation

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Groups that want to see the killer whale Lolita released from the Miami Seaquarium don't have any plans to back down. Now their number includes the Lummi Nation.

PUBLIC LANDS: Man who led illegal ATV ride vies for Utah Legislature

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Phil Lyman, the controversial Utah figure who led an illegal all-terrain vehicle ride through Recapture Canyon in 2014, is vying for a spot in the state Legislature, he said yesterday.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: FWS won't list this vulnerable California plant after all

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The Fish and Wildlife Service today uprooted a prior proposal to protect the San Fernando Valley spineflower, a plant that could have further complicated an ambitious California real estate development.

EPA: Total cost for Pruitt's phone booth was closer to $43K

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After accounting for the price of preparation work, the total cost of U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's soundproof phone booth appears to have been around $43,000 rather than around $25,000.

BIOFUELS: Refinery deal may slow talks on RFS changes

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A settlement between U.S. EPA and a struggling Philadelphia refinery to ease a requirement under the federal ethanol mandate won't end the campaign to revamp the policy — but it may slow it.

NATURAL RESOURCES: Panel approves monument, historic sites legislation

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A House panel today advanced six bills, including one that would codify the name of the country's first national monument.
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