Investigators have discovered damaged equipment at a nuclear waste site that leaked radiation in February, the Energy Department said yesterday.
NUCLEAR WASTE: Damaged bags found at shuttered storage facility
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TRANSPORT: CSX coal train derails in Md. in bad week for company
A CSX freight train hauling 8,000 tons of coal partially derailed in Maryland yesterday morning in the railroad's third major incident this week, officials said.
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OIL AND GAS: Safety board OKs final report blaming Tesoro for fatal Wash. refinery blast
Tesoro Corp. was responsible for a 2010 explosion at an Anacortes, Wash., refinery that killed seven workers, the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board found in a final report approved last night.
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POLICY: DOE establishes Northeast gasoline reserve for extreme weather events
Moving to address past gasoline shortages like those seen as a result of Superstorm Sandy, the U.S. Department of Energy announced today the creation of the first regional gasoline reserves in the Northeast to help mitigate shortages in future storms.
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NATIONAL LABS: Argonne creates new center to tackle climate change, disaster plans
Argonne National Laboratory this week announced that it is forming a new research center aimed at increasing resilience to natural disasters, climate change and other disruptive events.
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PUBLIC LANDS: Ranchers sue BLM to curb wild horse herds in Utah
Utah ranchers have sued the Bureau of Land Management to reduce the state's wild horse population.
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PUBLIC LANDS: Magma rebuilding at Mount St. Helens
Nearly 35 years after an eruption that killed 57 people and crushed whole forests, Mount St. Helens is recharging slowly. However, geologists say there's no indication the volcano in Washington state is set to blow again anytime soon.
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EVERGLADES: Nelson asks EPA to weigh in on unauthorized oil drilling
Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Fla.) has requested that U.S. EPA review an unauthorized oil drilling operation near the Florida Everglades.
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WILDLIFE: Explosive whale tale roils Canadian town
In November 1970, people gathered on an Oregon beach to watch an unprecedented event: the blowing up of a dead sperm whale.
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PEOPLE: Regional forester in Wash., Ore. to retire next month
The Forest Service's top official in charge of 17 national forests and grasslands in Washington and Oregon will retire at the end of next month after more than 36 years of service.
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CONSERVATION: Some 'tolerance' programs backfire on large predators
Conservation efforts focused on increasing humans' tolerance of large predators often perceived as dangerous could be a waste of time and money if they don't include a broader education, a new academic review finds.
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AGRICULTURE: USDA rolls out farm bill conservation funding
The Agriculture Department yesterday opened up $386 million in conservation funding provided by the new farm bill.
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DROUGHT: Calif. closes out 'wet' season with another dismal snow reading
California's monthly survey of snowpack conditions yesterday found more bare ground than snow, boding poorly for the dry summer months to come.
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ENDANGERED SPECIES: Farmers who conserve prairie chicken lands won't face new regs
The Interior Department announced this morning that farmers who voluntarily conserve their lands under the Agriculture Department's Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) to preserve habitat for the lesser prairie chicken will not face additional regulatory burdens under the Endangered Species Act.
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TAX POLICY: Lee offers bill to eliminate energy credits
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) yesterday introduced a bill to eliminate almost all clean energy tax incentives and a few rarely used fossil energy tax credits while leaving the bulk of tax provisions enjoyed by the oil and gas industry untouched.
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ADVOCACY: First-quarter lobbying spending hits four-year low
Lobbying spending in the first quarter of 2014 dropped to a four-year low, a new study found.
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FEDERAL WORKFORCE: Morale low among senior government officials -- survey
Morale among senior government executives is low as agencies struggle with stagnant pay and retaining top talent, according to a survey released yesterday by the Senior Executives Association (SEA).
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WHITE HOUSE: OIRA chief of staff stepping down
The chief of staff to the White House regulatory "czar" is heading for the exit.
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PUBLIC HEALTH: Number of smoke-free college campuses triples as U.S. accelerates anti-tobacco push
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PUBLIC LANDS: Bundy asks supporters to file criminal complaints against BLM
Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy is urging his supporters to file criminal complaints against the Bureau of Land Management following the agency's failed roundup of his cattle last month, alleging the agency's law enforcement personnel illegally pointed weapons at protesters who opposed the roundup.
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