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CALIFORNIA: Some senior water rights holders get OK to resume pumping

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Some holders of senior water rights in California who were ordered to stop using river water earlier this year have received the green light to resume pumping.

NORTH DAKOTA: Woman charged in alleged plot to take uncle's oil rights

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Prosecutors filed new charges today against a Montana woman accused of exploiting and helping to kidnap her 85-year-old uncle in North Dakota in an effort to persuade him to sign over oil well rights.

OIL AND GAS: Railroad refuses to pay in Quebec derailment settlement

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A Canadian railway is challenging a $338 million settlement fund for victims of a train derailment that killed 47 in Quebec in 2013.

WETLANDS: Wyo. man, EPA at odds over pond

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Andy Johnson, a 32-year-old welder in Fort Bridger, Wyo., is in the crosshairs of U.S. EPA for what the agency says is an illegal pond on his property.

PEOPLE: Bracewell & Giuliani beefs up enviro law practice

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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is adding four new partners to its environment and natural resources practice.

NATIONAL FORESTS: Hiker stumbles on body in Angeles

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Authorities said a man's body was found in California's Angeles National Forest, partially buried beneath mud and debris.

WILDFIRES: Intense blazes could permanently reshape Western forests

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The intense wildfire season this year appears to be reshaping the forests of the West.

CHESAPEAKE BAY: NOAA study aims to ensure survival of prehistoric behemoth

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KING WILLIAM, Va. -- The Atlantic sturgeon is a creature made for myth: It's huge, bony and prehistoric, with four feelers that jut like a mustache from its large snout.

CAMPAIGN 2016: Democrat announces bid for N.C. Senate seat

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Spring Lake Mayor Chris Rey announced today that he will bid for North Carolina's Senate seat, marking the first Democrat to enter the race against Republican Sen. Richard Burr.

NATIONAL PARKS: N.Y. Dems call for first LGBT national monument

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More than a dozen Democratic members of Congress from New York and scores of state lawmakers yesterday called for President Obama to designate New York City's Stonewall Inn as the first national monument dedicated to the history of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights movement.

MINING: Execs seek blessing from Vatican

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Leaders of several major mining companies will meet with Vatican officials to help improve the reputation of their industry.

CAMPAIGN 2015: Rivals in La. gubernatorial race release new ads

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Candidates in Louisiana's gubernatorial primary unleashed a flood of advertisements over the weekend, as Sen. David Vitter (R) attacked his rivals and Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle (R) touted his support for the state's oil industry.

LOBBYING: Ex-GOP congressman representing environmental group

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Former Rep. Bob Livingston (R-La.) is now lobbying for one of the country's biggest environmental organizations.

TRANSPORTATION: Treasury chief's daughter picked for DOT's top financial post

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President Obama is tapping Shoshana Lew to become the next chief financial officer for the Department of Transportation.

FEDERAL AGENCIES: IGs burdened by budget, bureaucracy -- survey

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Federal agencies' internal watchdogs are feeling hampered by budget cuts and tiresome federal hiring rules.

NEWSMAKER: Cowboy is likely pick to lead BLM's embattled Nev. office

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With a forked mustache, a cowboy hat and a silk kerchief around his neck, John Ruhs defies the image of a buttoned-up federal bureaucrat.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Listing decision for sage grouse coming tomorrow

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The Interior Department tomorrow will announce whether greater sage grouse need protections under the Endangered Species Act in one of the most eagerly anticipated wildlife decisions in history.

ENERGY POLICY: Industry execs pressed Okla. governor on message -- emails

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Two well-known energy executives pressed Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) to pay more attention to coal and oil in her public remarks, according to emails obtained by Greenwire.

CHINA: President's visit will hinge on clean tech

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Environmentally friendly technologies will likely take center stage as Chinese President Xi Jinping starts his visit to the United States today.

SYRIA: Civil war prompts first withdrawal from seed vault

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The first withdrawal from a seed vault built in the Arctic has been made to replace seeds damaged during Syria's ongoing civil war.
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