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ENDANGERED SPECIES: Hard questions presage challenges to federal grouse plans

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The Obama administration is promoting final federal greater sage grouse protection plans as powerful conservation tools that won't stifle "sustainable development and traditional uses of the land" across 50 million acres in 10 Western states. But ranchers, energy developers and others affected by those plans aren't so sure. Their concerns almost certainly foreshadow administrative protests and legal challenges.

GEORGIA: Tiger kills man despite reports that all animals found

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Georgian authorities shot a tiger that killed one man and wounded another just a day after zoo officials reported all escaped lions and tigers from the Tbilisi Zoo were accounted for.

PENNSYLVANIA: Puppies romp free after turnpike crash

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Authorities spent today's early morning hours catching loose puppies on the Pennsylvania Turnpike north of Philadelphia.

WISCONSIN: Kangaroos out as service animals -- city

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Miniature horses and dogs can serve as service animals in a southeastern Wisconsin city, but kangaroos cannot.

MINNESOTA: Lawmakers ax pollution-fighting citizen board

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Minnesota lawmakers have agreed to dismantle the state's Pollution Control Agency Citizens' Board as part of a legislative deal.

INDIANA: First black bear spotted in more than 140 years

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A young male black bear appears to be the first to cross into Indiana since 1871.

TEXAS: Governor signs bill cracking down on counties' pollution suits

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has signed a bill to make it harder for local governments to sue polluters for civil penalties.

CHEMICALS: Moms' exposure to endocrine disruptors linked with birth defect

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Mothers exposed to endocrine-disrupting chemicals during pregnancy are at higher risk for giving birth to baby boys with a genital defect, a French study has found.

DROUGHT: Swimming ponds offer alternative to pools

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Some California residents, spurred by the persistent drought, are turning to natural swimming pools for a more sustainable way to cool down this summer.

WATER POLLUTION: Toxic algae bloom chokes West Coast

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What appears to be the largest toxic algae bloom ever detected off the West Coast is stretching from California to Washington state, scientists said yesterday.

WATER POLLUTION: Studies uphold health advisories issued after W.Va. chemical spill

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Federal researchers said today chemicals that leaked during a 2014 spill in West Virginia's Elk River were likely to cause long-term health impacts only at exposures above the 1-part-per-million level identified in a health advisory.

AUTOS: Steel supplier retrenches to stop carmakers' shift to aluminum

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Moves by automakers like Ford Motor Co. to shift from steel to aluminum are making steel suppliers uneasy.

TRANSPORTATION: Uber hires Google Maps exec for tech unit

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Uber Technologies Inc. has hired away a top Google Inc. executive to develop technology for maps, navigation and transport.

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Apple could dominate market -- analyst

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Apple Inc.'s reach could soon include electric automobiles, according to an industry analyst.

FEDERAL WORKFORCE: Data breach victims could sue government

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Current and former federal employees affected by the latest data breach at the Office of Personnel Management may be able to sue the federal government, according to experts.

WATER POLLUTION: Buffer zones aren't needed for freshwater marshes -- Ga. top court

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Georgia's interpretation of a buffer-zone law has been upheld by the state Supreme Court.

OIL AND GAS: Judge slams 30-year lease delay

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The U.S. government's three-decade delay in deciding whether to lease for natural gas drilling in an area near Glacier National Park that American Indian tribes consider sacred drew the ire of a federal judge at a hearing last week.

WILDLIFE: Shark attacks rise as more people hit waves but remain rare

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Scientists said an uptick in shark encounters is due, in part, to more crowded beaches.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Drones map sage grouse's favorite plants

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Scientists are using drones to map a little-known Idaho landscape west of Boise to figure out how to reduce wildfire risks and protect the sage grouse and other wildlife.

FISHERIES: New England council's vote to shrink protected habitat draws protest

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The New England Fishery Management Council voted yesterday to shrink protected fish habitat, enraging environmentalists and risking a rare rejection from the National Marine Fisheries Service.
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