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AIR POLLUTION: EPA regs spurred public health gains in Atlanta — study

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For the sprawling Atlanta metro area, tighter regulations on power plants and vehicles yielded a long-term payoff in both dramatically improved air quality and fewer emergency room visits, according to a study released today by the Health Effects Institute.

EPA: House Dems want Pruitt under oath

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Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are aiming to create a dramatic moment at the beginning of next week's hearing with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt — his right arm raised, swearing in before lawmakers.

ARCTIC: Interior launches ANWR leasing review

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Interior Department officials today mapped out their first steps toward allowing drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

JAPAN: Volcano erupts for first time in a quarter-millennium

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A volcano in southern Japan erupted yesterday for the first time since 1768.

WYOMING: Coal firm appealed to Gov. Mead over denied mine permit

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A coal firm in Wyoming tried to appeal to Gov. Matt Mead (R) and the head of the Department of Environmental Quality after it was denied a permit to open a mine.

NEW JERSEY: Former acting EPA chief visits threatened marsh cabins

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On a cold, rainy afternoon yesterday, Catherine McCabe was out on a boat in the southern New Jersey wetlands.

HAWAII: Historic rains inspire 'despicable' scam by boaters

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Hawaii was hit with over 2 feet of surging rain in just 24 hours last weekend, causing landslides that blocked the coastal Kuhio Highway — and leading to a scam.

TOXICS: Contaminated soil leads to tense dispute with Army Corps

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A Fort Worth, Texas, contractor says he was fleeced by the Army Corps of Engineers after about 30 of his workers were unwittingly exposed to toxic fumes and contaminated soil.

TEXAS: Valero plant explodes; no injuries reported

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An explosion caused a large fire yesterday afternoon at a Texas City, Texas, plant, according to officials.

AIR POLLUTION: Artist's pods give people a taste of world's dirtiest air

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A British artist wants passersby in London to taste the smell of old cars and industry in New Delhi, to feel their eyes water with the ethanol pollution of São Paulo.

WASTE: The smelly food in your fridge squanders tons of water

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The food that goes bad in your refrigerator wastes trillions of gallons of water, new research has found.

COLORADO RIVER: Western states call Ariz. a water hog

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Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, along with Denver's water utility, are accusing Arizona's largest water provider of taking more than its share of the Colorado River, threatening millions of people who rely on the drought-wracked river for water.

OIL AND GAS: 3 LNG tankers cross Panama Canal in a day, setting milestone

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Three tankers carrying liquefied natural gas passed through the Panama Canal on the same day this week — a first for the waterway that signals an expanding global gas trade.

ELECTRICITY: In a first, U.K. goes 55 hours without tapping coal

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Britain just completed a record 55 hours without using any electricity from coal-burning power plants.

BIOFUELS: Ethanol boosters scramble to decode Trump's E15 plans

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A week after President Trump promised to make higher-ethanol fuel available year-round, industry insiders say they are in the dark about how or when the administration will do so.

WILDLIFE: Reclamation investigates possible theft of mammoth bones

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The Bureau of Reclamation is investigating the possible theft of recently uncovered mammoth bones near the Buffalo Bill Reservoir in Wyoming.

SCIENCE: Humans to blame for 'downsizing of nature' — study

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Humans and other hominids could have been major drivers in reducing the size of the Earth's mammals, according to new research.

PUBLIC LANDS: Utah's Rainbow Bridge monument becomes dark sky sanctuary

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Rainbow Bridge National Monument in southern Utah has been designated an international dark sky sanctuary.

BRISTOL BAY: Pebble protesters say Army Corps silenced their concerns

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The Army Corps of Engineers took input from the public yesterday about the proposed Pebble Limited Partnership copper and gold mine in Alaska, while hundreds of environmental protesters rallied outside the building in Anchorage.

NATIONAL MONUMENTS: San Gabriel plans bar energy, mineral development

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A Forest Service management plan released yesterday bars oil, gas and mineral exploration in the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.
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