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FORESTS: Stakeholders create partnership to conserve water in Sierras

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State and federal agencies are launching a new program in an effort to conserve water and lessen the impact of wildfires in California's Sierra Nevada.

EVERGLADES: 60 plants in national park are critically endangered -- study

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Nearly 60 plants in Everglades National Park are critically endangered due to poaching and rising sea levels, according to a new study.

WILDLIFE: N.Y. steps away from plan to slaughter mute swans

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New York regulators yesterday dialed back a plan that would have eliminated wild populations of mute swans to halt their destruction of native plant and animal species.

AGRICULTURE: Groups seek long-term commitments for USDA conservation program

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Conservation and agriculture organizations are calling on the Agriculture Department's Farm Service Agency to set strong targets for the continuous sign-ups in the Conservation Reserve Program, a 1980s-era program that pays farmers to put highly erodible land out of production.

WATER POLLUTION: Industry, greens clash over EPA bid to expand uranium oversight

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The mining industry and environmental interests clashed this morning over U.S. EPA's latest attempt to boost oversight of uranium extraction operations, which fuel nuclear power plants.

CAMPAIGN 2016: Rep. Edwards announces Maryland Senate bid

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Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) today jumped into Maryland's Senate race, announcing her candidacy for retiring Sen. Barbara Mikulski's (D) seat.

TRANSPORTATION: Key senator links tax reform to long-term highway bill

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The fate of a long-term highway and transit bill hinges on Congress' ability to approve a tax code overhaul this year to pay for it, Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) said this morning.

NUCLEAR WASTE: Nev. delegation floats bill that revives state veto on Yucca Mountain

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Senate Democratic Minority Leader Harry Reid and Republican Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada joined their state's House colleagues today in unveiling a bill that would require federal nuclear regulators to obtain a state or tribe's approval before building a nuclear waste repository.

RENEWABLE ENERGY: BLM, state to rework Calif. desert solar plan after public criticism

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Federal and state regulators will delay implementing large portions of a sweeping plan to guide renewable energy development across the Southern California desert, conceding that they need more time to address substantial criticisms of the proposal from county government leaders, the renewables industry and others.

URANIUM: Former DOE deputy's move to enrichment firm raises eyebrows on Hill

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Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) is seeking answers from the Energy Department about former Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman's appointment to head a uranium enrichment company that has received federal assistance -- and increased oversight -- in recent years.

CLIMATE: Debate grows louder over states saying 'no' to Clean Power Plan

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Foes of U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan are weighing the legal and political pros and cons of a "just say no" approach to the draft rule aimed at curbing heat-trapping greenhouse gases from power plants.

EPA: Beale spent years weaving complex web of lies

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Many of John Beale's emails to his wife were about mundane things: his eye doctor, plans to go out with friends, whether to have lamb shanks for dinner. But occasionally, the former U.S. EPA official made references to his fictional life as an undercover CIA operative.

OIL: Carnegie Endowment's Gordon discusses new Oil-Climate Index, says industry lacking transparency

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As the range of oils and extraction methods continues to evolve, how do various oils compare with one another on their climate impacts? During today's OnPoint, Deborah Gordon, director of the Energy and Climate Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, discusses a new Oil-Climate Index that highlights the changing dynamics of the oil industry and the impacts on climate change. She explains how she believes policymakers should use the index and talks about the need for greater transparency from the oil industry.

NEW ZEALAND: Enviros threaten to poison baby formula over pesticide use

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Suspected environmental activists in New Zealand have threatened to contaminate baby formula with pesticides in an effort to stop the agriculture industry from using poison to rid rats and other animals from land.

JAPAN: Aftershocks plague Japan 4 years after Fukushima disaster

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Four years after an earthquake caused a disastrous tsunami and nuclear meltdowns at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, northern and eastern Japan are still feeling aftershocks at twice the average rate of the decade before the catastrophe.

UTAH: Another federal lands takeover study moves through state House

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A Utah state House committee passed a bill Monday authorizing another $500,000 study of a federal lands takeover.

OHIO: House passes bill to curb toxic algae

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The Ohio House yesterday unanimously approved a bill to reduce farmland runoff that is thought to be responsible for large algae blooms in Lake Erie.

MINNESOTA: Bill would require buffer zones along waterways

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A new bill introduced in the Minnesota Legislature would require 50-foot grass strip buffer zones along nearly all of Minnesota's streams, rivers and ditches to reduce soil erosion, improve water quality and create wildlife habitat.

WEST VIRGINIA: Lawmakers near rollback of Freedom Industries-inspired chemical tank rules

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Lawmakers in West Virginia appear poised to dismantle much of a chemical tank safety bill approved after the Freedom Industries chemical leak last year, after the legislation cleared a House committee late last night.

OREGON: Governor to sign low-carbon fuel program extension into law

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In a test of Republican threats, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) has said she will sign contested legislation to extend Oregon's low-carbon fuels program.
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