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MINNESOTA: Conservation officer honored 82 years after death on duty

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Eighty-two years ago, a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources conservation officer was killed in the line of duty. Today, he'll be honored for the first time at the state Capitol.

MICHIGAN: Bald eagle chicks make home at DTE power plant

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Bald eagles have become a piece of the scenery at DTE Energy Co.'s Belle River Power Plant.

HAWAII: Does insurance cover lava? Homeowners look for answers

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Lava from the Kilauea volcano has destroyed more than 20 homes in one subdivision of Hawaii's Big Island. The owners are now desperately trying to figure out whether their insurance companies will help them.

FLORIDA: School apologizes for live, caged tiger at prom

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A Florida high school has apologized for bringing a live, caged tiger to its "Welcome to the Jungle"-themed prom in a Miami hotel Friday.

TOXICS: Kan. lawmakers impatient about cleanup progress at Army site

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Kansas lawmakers are getting impatient about the Army's slow progress cleaning up the former Sunflower ammunition plant in western Johnson County.

SUPERFUND: Officials demand testing do-over at testy Calif. hearing

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San Francisco officials yesterday called for the Navy and EPA to redo a botched $1 billion cleanup of a Superfund site.

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Tesla decided against extra Autopilot safeguards — sources

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Tesla Inc. engineers discussed adding features to the Autopilot system for inattentive drivers long before a fatal March crash, but their suggestions were rejected, according to people familiar with the discussions.

MOTOR VEHICLES: EPA emission tests capable of nabbing cheaters — IG

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EPA's inspector general released a report today saying the agency's vehicle emissions testing program is effective at catching cheating, despite evidence that at least two automakers misled regulators.

WATER POLICY: Denver suburb, critics spar over 70-mile pipeline

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A rapidly expanding Denver suburb has proposed constructing a 70-mile water pipeline, a project that faces strong opposition.

WATER POLICY: Minn. bill would skirt sweeping court order on lake

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The Minnesota Legislature yesterday passed a measure that would effectively nullify a court order curbing water use around White Bear Lake, the subject of a long legal battle.

AIR POLLUTION: EPA poised to keep toxics limits for coated wood industry

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Following the first review in 15 years, EPA is proposing to leave hazardous pollutant standards for manufacturers of flooring, paneling and other coated wood building products unchanged.

EPA: Agency wins age-discrimination suit brought by ex-manager

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A former EPA manager has failed to revive a lawsuit charging he was skipped over several times for promotions in favor of younger candidates.

PEOPLE: FERC lawyer heads to electric utility

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A key legal defender for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has left the agency for a California electric utility.

WASHINGTON: Wolf researcher gets $300K to settle academic freedom suit

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A prominent wolf researcher will leave Washington State University at the end of its spring term in exchange for $300,000 to settle his academic freedom lawsuit against the school.

FEDERAL AGENCIES: Trump moves to kill lawsuit over 2-for-1 order, again

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The Trump administration is once again trying to quash litigation challenging the president's executive order requiring federal agencies to scrap two regulations for every new one created.

WATER POLLUTION: Calif. to sue feds over sewage spills at Mexican border

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California signaled it will sue the Trump administration over water pollution that flows into the United States at the Mexican border.

SCIENCE: Lead trapped in glacier tells story of Roman Empire economy

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A glacier in central Greenland is helping historians study the economic might of the Roman Empire.

GULF OF MEXICO: NOAA finds 'secret garden' of corals

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NOAA researchers have found a "secret garden" of corals thousands of feet deep in the Gulf of Mexico.

ZION NATIONAL PARK: Vandal turns himself in after social media outcry

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After facing intense backlash on social media for writing graffiti in Zion National Park, the culprit turned himself in, park authorities said.

YELLOWSTONE: Tiny organisms could help researchers understand early life

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Researchers have uncovered a new lineage of microorganisms in Yellowstone National Park that could help scientists understand the origin of life on Earth, and even the potential for life on Mars.
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