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WILDLIFE: Unusually high number of sea lions stranded in Calif.

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A record number of starved sea lion pups are washing ashore along the California coast.

WILDLIFE: U.S. aims to couple trafficking sanctions with trade deal

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The United States is looking to incorporate new rules into a multilateral trade agreement with a dozen Asia-Pacific nations to crack down on illegal wildlife trafficking by imposing trade sanctions on countries found to be complicit in the trade.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Wolf population spike prompts protection review

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Oregon is officially reviewing endangered species protections for wolves after state wildlife officials found more than four breeding pairs for a third year in a row.

BRISTOL BAY: EPA officially puts mine curbs on hold

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U.S. EPA is formally putting on hold a decision on whether to move forward with proposed Clean Water Act permit limits on the Pebble LP gold and copper project in the Bristol Bay area of southwestern Alaska.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Grouse rider won't affect conservation plans, Jewell tells governors

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Interior Secretary Sally Jewell has assured Western governors that congressional legislation that could delay implementation of an Endangered Species Act listing decision on the greater sage grouse "has no effect on our efforts" to protect the bird, and it should not deter states from pushing forward with programs to protect and restore grouse habitat.

KEYSTONE XL: Personality traits could shape voters' views on pipeline -- study

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Voters who are interested in solving tough environmental problems like climate change or are very interested in the fate of the Keystone XL oil pipeline may be influenced by certain personality traits, according to a new study.

CAMPAIGN 2016: GOP pivots on climate, environment ahead of election

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Although the 2016 elections are months away, Republican lawmakers are shifting their tone on climate change and environmental issues.

OIL AND GAS: Conservation group aims to raise revenues with new campaign

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The Denver-based Center for Western Priorities today rolled out a new campaign to highlight what it claims is a "sweetheart deal" for oil and gas companies on public lands.

AGRICULTURE: Leaders announce subcommittee members

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The House Agriculture Committee posted the names of Republicans and Democrats on the panel's subcommittees this morning.

NATIONAL PARKS: Lawmakers request more funds to maintain Selma trail

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Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are pushing for more funds to help maintain the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail, a civil rights movement landmark that's back in the national spotlight.

SCIENCE: Former Lockheed CEO laments weak federal research investment

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The reauthorization of a comprehensive science research and education bill should be the priority of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, the former chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin Corp. told lawmakers today.

WATER POLICY: Northern Calif. Dems huddle with Feinstein on drought relief

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Efforts to pass a drought relief measure for water-starved California farms and cities took a step forward yesterday, with Northern California House Democrats sitting down with their party's lead negotiator.

CONSERVATION: Senators to take sides on future of LWCF

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Conservation lobbyists are making a furious pitch this morning to build support for an amendment to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, a 50-year-old program seen as one of the nation's premier conservation laws.

DROUGHT: Los Angeles tries to kick its addiction to imported water

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LOS ANGELES -- This city of nearly 4 million people imports most of its water, bringing in 80 percent of what it consumed last year.

LNG: House approves bipartisan export bill as eyes turn to Senate

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The House voted 277-133 today to approve bipartisan legislation that would impose a deadline on federal approvals of liquefied natural gas exports, including support from 41 Democrats.

COAL: Groups draw battle lines after court allows selenium discharges

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Environmental advocates are blasting an appeals court ruling yesterday, which upheld a coal company's right to dump the chemical element selenium from a strip mine in Kentucky.

WATER POLLUTION: Court backs EPA, greens in CAFO privacy lawsuit

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A federal judge ruled for U.S. EPA yesterday in a lawsuit filed by agribusinesses angry about the agency providing information on large livestock farms to environmentalists.

CLIMATE: Former EPA policy counsel Sussman says agency 'back to the drawing board' on power plan targets, building blocks

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As U.S. EPA crafts a model federal implementation plan for states to comply with the Clean Power Plan, should states work to tailor their own mechanisms, or are there benefits to plugging in to the agency's FIP? During today's OnPoint, Robert Sussman, a principal at Sussman & Associates and a former senior policy counsel at EPA, discusses compliance options for states. He also explains why he believes there could be significant changes to EPA's proposal in its final rule.

CHINA: Smog makes Beijing unlivable -- mayor

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Beijing Mayor Wang Anshun has joined the chorus of people complaining about pollution there, calling his city unlivable, according to state media.

MEXICO: Agency halts controversial mall near sensitive Cancun beach

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A massive shopping mall being built just south of the Cancun resort area in Mexico has been canceled after concerns over environmental damage.
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