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VW SCANDAL: Volkswagen agrees to pay Md. $33.5M for excess emissions

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Volkswagen AG has agreed to a $33.5 million settlement with Maryland, the latest payout in the German automaker's diesel emissions cheating scandal.

AGRICULTURE: N.Y. court strikes down manure permits for megafarms

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New York's highest court has thrown out a plan to keep livestock manure out of the state's waterways and asked regulators to draw up a new one.

WILDLIFE: Colo. mine next to pristine ecosystem could get approval

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A Colorado mining safety agency is recommending approval of a gravel mine next to an emerging 1,600-acre wildlife preserve.

HURRICANE HARVEY: Houston registry to track storm's impacts

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Houston has created a registry to track the health impacts of Hurricane Harvey.

EXTREME WEATHER: No twisters in 'Tornado Alley' states this spring

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Twister season has started slow in "Tornado Alley," which includes Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas.

GREAT LAKES: Ohio's spending on algal blooms isn't paying off — study

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Pricey state efforts to combat algae blooms in Lake Erie have not been very effective, according to a new study from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.

NATIONAL PARKS: Feds fail in bid for Yosemite trademarks appraisal info

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Information gathered for an appraisal report that placed a big value on Yosemite National Park's trademarked names can stay secret, a federal judge has ruled.

PEOPLE: 'The Mooch' weighs in on Pruitt

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Former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci, better known as "the Mooch," isn't sure what fate awaits the embattled head of EPA.

LAW: Trump nominates slew of federal court judges

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President Trump today announced another set of nominees for federal circuit courts, including a district judge who has been on the job for less than two months.

POLITICS: LCV hits Gardner, Heller on Pruitt

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On the day EPA chief Scott Pruitt appeared on Capitol Hill for grilling by lawmakers, the League of Conservation Voters debuted a television ad by attacking two Western senators for their ties to the embattled agency head.

NOMINATIONS: Senate confirms Pompeo for State

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The Senate voted 57-42 this afternoon in favor of CIA Director Mike Pompeo to replace Rex Tillerson atop the State Department.

AIR POLLUTION: As wood pellet industry booms, so do emissions — report

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The rapidly growing wood pellet industry in the Southeast has become a major air polluter, an environmental group said in a report that detailed Clean Air Act violations by plants in the region.

POLITICS: EPA chief's hush-hush trips draw cheers and sneers

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When embattled EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt visited Cochran, Ga., to make a policy announcement about biofuels this week, a tweet tipped off the national press — and the public.

WHITE HOUSE: Pruitt signed 'secret science' plan before OMB ended review

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The White House Office of Management and Budget completed its review of EPA's proposed "secret science" rule yesterday — one day after EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt signed it, according to the Reginfo.gov site.

EPA: 'I have nothing to hide' — Pruitt

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EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said today allegations of excessive spending and misuse of his Cabinet-level authority are aimed at upending President Trump's agenda at the agency.

AUSTRALIA: All of nation's packaging will be sustainable by 2025

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All Australian packaging will be reusable, compostable or recyclable by 2025, the Turnbull government and states decided.

EUROPEAN UNION: Member states agree to neonicotinoids ban

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E.U. member states voted in support of a nearly complete ban on the use of insecticides that have been linked to the decline of pollinators.

WYOMING: Hunting gear raffle used to boost elk disease reporting

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Biologists at the Wyoming Game and Fish Department will start providing incentives for hunters to send back blood collection kits that test elk for brucellosis.

COLORADO: City receives $500k for wildfire mitigation

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Colorado Springs, Colo., will use a $500,000 grant for wildfire mitigation in the city and in open areas outside of town long seen as a fire threat.

CALIFORNIA: LA ends free trips for solo drivers in zero-emission cars

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Los Angeles County has decided to discontinue free trips in toll lanes for solo drivers of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs).
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