Water managers in Columbus, Ohio, work daily to keep the city's water free of nitrates from farm fields and lawns like those that flowed into the water system last week, but they also are fighting other toxic threats like E. coli, atrazine and algae.
DRINKING WATER: Managers defend against toxic threats in Ohio
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DROUGHT: Once-obscure bureaucrat now Calif. water-conservation czar
Felicia Marcus, the head of California's State Water Resources Control Board, is one of the most visible faces of the state's drought, even though she occupies what once was a wonky, obscure post.
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TRANSPORTATION: Uber-taxi fight heads to airports
Airports are the latest battleground between traditional taxis and ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft.
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RAIL: Hearing to consider Amtrak request for waiving certain safety regs
The Federal Railroad Administration has scheduled a July 22 public hearing on Amtrak's request for relief from some safety regulations on its Northeast Corridor line between Washington, D.C., and Boston, according to a Federal Registernotice published today.
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RAIL: Amtrak discriminating against disabled passengers, DOJ finds
Amtrak is breaking federal law by failing to make hundreds of train stations accessible to the disabled, the Department of Justice has concluded following an investigation that raises the possibility of legal action to force compliance.
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GREEN BUILDING: 9-acre garden tops new Facebook building
Facebook's newest building in Menlo Park, Calif., is an architectural marvel topped with a 9-acre green roof.
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SOLAR: Some large projects fall well below expectations in generating electricity
Some of the largest new solar projects are delivering less power than anticipated, raising troublesome questions of their viability.
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ARCTIC: EPA approves 2 permits, moving Shell closer to drilling
Royal Dutch Shell PLC's plans to explore for oil in the Arctic Ocean inched forward as U.S. EPA authorized two wastewater discharge permits for the company's drilling rigs.
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ENERGY POLICY: Amid coal downturn, major freight railway eyes LNG
A sharp downturn in the coal markets has left BNSF Railway Co. with billions of dollars in stranded assets, while the hot commodity that is domestic gas is being eyed as a potential new fuel source.
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OIL AND GAS: Feds reject Exxon request to pare back $1M fine for Mont. spill
Federal officials Friday rejected a request by Exxon Mobil Corp. to re-evaluate a $1 million penalty for a crude oil spill into the Yellowstone River in Montana.
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COAL: Appeals court declines to rehear case on streamlined mining permits
A federal appeals court will not reconsider a ruling concerning the Army Corps of Engineers' streamlined permit program for strip coal mines.
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AIR POLLUTION: Supreme Court won't review Volvo appeal of $62M penalty
The Supreme Court declined today to review an effort by Volvo Powertrain Corp. to overturn a $62 million penalty for truck engines that allegedly cheated federal air pollution limits.
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WILDLIFE: Mont. ponders options to bring back bison herd
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks opened up a public comment period Friday for a series of options that could establish a bison herd in the state.
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FISHERIES: Safeway wagers consumers will pay more for fair trade fish
Safeway stores started stocking fair-trade-certified fish in March, but analysts are divided over whether shoppers will pay more for ethically sourced seafood.
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MARINE MAMMALS: Sea lion deaths prompt NOAA probe
The killing of several Steller sea lions near an Alaska fishing town has prompted a federal investigation, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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ENDANGERED SPECIES: Panel may push to strip protections for some grizzlies
Grizzly bears living along the northern Continental Divide in Montana may no longer require federal endangered species protections, according to the federal-state task force in charge of coordinating bear recovery in the contiguous United States.
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OCEANS: Navy sonar may have killed whales -- enviros
Environmental groups say the U.S. Navy's use of sonar in the Pacific Ocean is having a devastating effect on whales.
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SENATE: Ag panel's Democratic staff chief heads to White House
The longtime staff director for the Senate Agriculture Committee under ranking Democrat Debbie Stabenow of Michigan has accepted a position at the White House Council for Environmental Quality, the committee said this morning.
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EPA: IG audits attendance records, doesn't find another John Beale
U.S. EPA's inspector general has not found any other employees who abused agency attendance policies like former official John Beale.
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DROUGHT: Calif. extends cuts to historic water rights
California's historic drought is forcing the state to cut supplies to a wider swath of water users than ever before, with no end in sight.
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