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ENDANGERED SPECIES: New drilling could stymie Wyo. sage grouse recovery -- report

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The Obama administration has postponed approving most oil and gas wells within Wyoming's prime sage grouse habitat, but the industry has over 27,000 wells in the project pipeline in the Cowboy State that could greatly fragment the bird's best breeding grounds and drive it closer to extinction, according to a report released last week by WildEarth Guardians.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Alaska OKs island wolf hunt despite sharp population decline

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Alaska officials announced last week that they will allow a hunt of Alexander Archipelago wolves, despite the population's sharp decline on one of the state's largest islands.

NATIONAL MONUMENTS: Feinstein asks Obama to protect 1M+ acres of Calif. desert

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) has asked President Obama to declare three national monuments protecting 1.4 million acres of Southern California deserts, woodlands, mountains and historical sites.

BIOFUELS: Las Vegas ad campaign coincides with Obama visit

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Biofuel advocates are running digital and print ads to coincide with President Obama's visit to Las Vegas to address the National Clean Energy Summit.

CAMPAIGN 2016: Swing state voters back Clean Power Plan -- poll

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Voters in a trio of key presidential swing states overwhelmingly support regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants even as they remain hesitant about the cost of those efforts, according to a new Quinnipiac University Poll released today.

CLEAN POWER PLAN: White House, allies 'scheme behind closed doors' -- report

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A conservative advocacy group released a report today that it says shows collusion between the White House, friendly state governors and climate donors bent on advancing the president's Climate Action Plan -- particularly curbs on coal use the group says would be disastrous for the economy.

COAL: Anti-Obama communities in Appalachia embrace aid program

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Roughly a dozen communities across Appalachia have passed resolutions supporting President Obama's plan to help areas reeling from the coal mining downturn.

PUBLIC LANDS: Texas ranchers, BLM spar over who owns Red River tracts

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CASHION, Texas -- It takes some effort to get to the Red River here.

WATER POLLUTION: EPA knew about blowout risk at Colo. mine -- documents

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U.S. EPA knew about the risks of a polluted water blowout from its work at Colorado's shuttered Gold King mine, according to documents released by the agency Friday.

WHITE HOUSE: Obama pushes clean energy ahead of Vegas speech

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The White House today called for $1 billion in additional federal loan guarantee authority to support distributed clean energy projects and empower consumers -- an announcement that will likely play a central role in President Obama's address at a clean energy summit in Las Vegas today and his upcoming trips to New Orleans and Alaska.

RUSSIA: Court orders compensation for Greenpeace ship seizure

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A Dutch court has ordered Russia to compensate Greenpeace for seizing the Arctic Sunrise during a protest against an offshore oil platform two years ago, though Moscow has dismissed the legal authority of the ruling.

CHINA: Lawmakers weigh changes to air pollution law

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Chinese legislators are weighing amendments to the country's 15-year-old air pollution law that will make local governments directly responsible for failing to meet air quality targets.

SOLID WASTE: Fast-fashion H&M wants to recycle clothes

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Hennes & Mauritz, widely known as H&M, is promoting recycling of its clothes in order to curb its environmental impact.

WATER POLLUTION: Navajo farmers vote to skip irrigation from tainted waters

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A group of Navajo farmers in Shiprock, N.M., have unanimously voted to keep irrigation canals along San Juan River closed for at least a year after the recent toxic wastewater spill at a Colorado gold mine.

DRINKING WATER: Coca-Cola hits replacement goal 5 years early

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The Coca-Cola Co. said today it will reach its goal of returning water used in its bottling operations to the environment and communities worldwide by the end of this year.

WATER POLLUTION: Sewage spill closes Waikiki Beach in Hawaii

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Most of Hawaii's famous Waikiki Beach was closed yesterday after heavy rains caused 500,000 gallons of sewage to spill nearby, officials said.

AIR POLLUTION: EPA submits ceramics industry rule for White House review

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U.S. EPA has sent final updated air standards for the brick and ceramics industry to the White House for interagency review.

MINING: Groups petition administration for rules to prevent new spill

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Environmental groups, tribes and Western communities are asking the Obama administration to adopt new rules to prevent mine pollution spills.

ENERGY POLICY: DOE 'open for business' on distributed generation

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LAS VEGAS -- The Obama administration's announcement yesterday that it plans to put $1 billion behind distributed energy projects caught some observers off guard, but it's not the Energy Department's first foray into the area.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Crisis looms as drought worsens

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Papua New Guinea is bracing for what could be the worst drought in 20 years due to an intensifying El Niño.
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