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ENDANGERED SPECIES: NOAA plan aims to boost Hawaiian monk seal population

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A draft management plan released yesterday is seeking to more than double the number of endangered Hawaiian monk seals living near their namesake state's main islands.

WILDFIRE: Western blazes force evacuations

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Northern California residents were forced from their homes for a second time in as many weeks as a second wildfire grows near another blaze that has destroyed dozens of buildings.

ADVOCACY: 'Stop the Con' campaign aims for indigenous rights at parks

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An activist launched a campaign to protect indigenous rights during the creation of national parks around the world by swinging out from the famed El Capitan, a vertical rock formation that towers 3,000 feet above the Yosemite Valley.

PUBLIC LANDS: Group pushes for conservation over drilling at 6 sites

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The Obama administration needs to permanently protect hundreds of thousands of acres of environmentally sensitive federal lands that are threatened by nearby oil and natural gas development, according to a new report from a national conservation group.

TRIBES: NPS awards cultural preservation grants from oil revenue

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The National Park Service doled out more than half-a-million dollars in revenue from federal oil leases yesterday for the preservation of indigenous cultures.

WILDLIFE: PETA offers glass-bead animal heads for 'grisly' trophies

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After the international outcry over the killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe, an advocacy group is hoping some big-game hunters are having second thoughts about their animal "trophies."

CLIMATE: U.S. Catholic organizations consider divestment from fossil fuels

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In the wake of Pope Francis' call to save the planet from climate change, some U.S. Catholic organizations are beginning to re-evaluate their investment portfolios.

OIL SANDS: Canada spent big on promoting Alberta oil sands

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The Canadian government has invested millions of dollars in promoting oil sands and advocating for oil exports, according to government documents obtained via a freedom of information request.

KEYSTONE XL: Pipeline review taking 5 times as long as average

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A State Department review of the Keystone XL pipeline has taken exponentially longer than reviews of other cross-border projects.

ENERGY POLICY: Carter-era DOE official backs lifting crude export ban

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A former Energy Department undersecretary from the Carter administration has joined the growing chorus of people calling on Congress to lift the 40-year-old crude export ban.

EPA: Scientific integrity plan 'stuck in utero' -- watchdogs

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U.S. EPA is dragging its feet when it comes to ensuring the integrity of its science, according to a government watchdog group.

BIOFUELS: Study questions climate benefits of corn ethanol

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University of Michigan researchers today raised questions about the greenhouse gas benefits of producing ethanol from corn.

NEWSMAKER: Sustainability crusade began on 'Hamburger Highway'

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Development that began sprawling through rural America in the 1970s hit western Massachusetts with a proposal to build a Wendy's restaurant on farmland in the city of Greenfield.

AIR POLLUTION: 17 states launch legal assault against startup-shutdown rule

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Seventeen states are challenging U.S. EPA's recent rule that changed the way states are required to address excess air pollution that occurs during plant startups and shutdowns or industrial equipment malfunctions.

CLEAN POWER PLAN: Former Md. regulator discusses efficiency's role in compliance

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How does the removal of Building Block 4 from U.S. EPA's final Clean Power Plan affect the prospects for energy efficiency as part of compliance mechanisms? During today's OnPoint, Kelly Speakes-Backman, senior vice president of policy and research at the Alliance to Save Energy and a former commissioner with the Maryland Public Service Commission, discusses where and how states should be looking to use efficiency as they craft their implementation plans.

INDONESIA: Authorities seize cargo ship hauling slave-caught fish

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Indonesia has seized a massive refrigerated cargo ship believed to be loaded with slave-caught fish, officials said today.

CHINA: Massive explosions leave at least 50 dead in Tianjin

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Authorities are investigating the cause of a series of explosions in the Chinese port city of Tianjin that left at least 50 people dead.

NEW YORK: Man chases bear away from dog with stick

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A 55-year-old man used a stick to chase away a bear that attacked him and his dog in a New York state park, officials said.

CALIFORNIA: L.A. shifts from cars to bikes, transit

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Los Angeles' City Council this week signed off on a sweeping long-term plan aimed at shifting transportation priorities away from car travel to public transportation and bicycle use.

HAWAII: Soaring temps prompt calls for 'heat days' at school

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As Hawaii sweats through one of its hottest years in memory, teachers are calling for "heat days" to protect children from roasting in the state's mostly non-air-conditioned school buildings.
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