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OREGON STANDOFF: Remaining militants have months of food -- former occupant

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The four remaining militants at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge likely have enough food to keep them alive for two months, said one former occupant who spent three days there last week.

OREGON STANDOFF: Finicum yelled 'just shoot me,' eyewitness says

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LaVoy Finicum yelled "just shoot me" before Oregon State Police shot and killed him Tuesday on a remote highway north of Burns, Ore., according to one of his passengers, who was later arrested and charged in connection with the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation.

CLEAN WATER RULE: Concrete-lined Los Angeles River seen as regulatory quagmire

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LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles River brims with actors, directors and cameramen more often than water. The wide, concrete chute has appeared as a setting for car chases in the movies "Grease," "Repo Man," "Terminator 2" and many others. And while it usually has very little flowing water, the river figures to play a pivotal role in the implementation of the Obama administration's controversial Clean Water Rule that defines which wetlands and waterways qualify for federal Clean Water Act protections.

NATURAL DISASTERS: Pew's Cuttino talks government response, coordination to extreme weather events

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How are more frequent and complex extreme weather events affecting national preparedness and the government's ability to successfully respond? During today's OnPoint, Phyllis Cuttino, director of the Pew Project on National Security, Energy and Climate, discusses existing challenges to communication and coordination between federal and state government agencies in the response to natural disasters.

AUSTRALIA: Driver intentionally plowed over 17 kangaroos

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After the driver of a vehicle intentionally ran over 17 kangaroos in Australia yesterday, officials are searching for the suspect, according to reports.

ETHIOPIA: Lions rediscovered in East African park

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A wildlife charity discovered a previously unknown population of at least 100 lions in a remote park in northwestern Ethiopia.

CALIFORNIA: Former Coastal Commission members oppose director's firing

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Nearly three dozen former members of the California Coastal Commission said yesterday they oppose an effort to oust the agency's executive director.

CHEMICALS: Study raises health questions about BPA substitute

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A common chemical used as a replacement for bisphenol A may cause some of the same health problems, according to a study published yesterday.

AIR POLLUTION: Officials admit failure to meet regs at 2nd L.A. port terminal

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Los Angeles officials have conceded that a second shipping terminal at the Port of Los Angeles has not met pollution reduction requirements implemented nearly a decade ago.

AIR POLLUTION: Chamber of Commerce study rips brick MACT rules

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Brick manufacturing firms face a crippling struggle to comply with new air toxics standards that will yield relatively little in the way of added health benefits, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce charged today in a report that seeks to link the case study to a broader critique of the federal regulatory apparatus.

RAIL: Safety board rules out mechanical, track problems in Amtrak crash

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Federal officials released new documents yesterday showing no problems with the Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia last year or with the tracks and signals near the derailment.

EARTHQUAKES: Obama admin sets federal building standards

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The Obama administration released an executive order today setting a standard for federal buildings to withstand earthquakes.

EPA: Threats, waste on watchdog's 2016 agenda

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U.S. EPA's internal watchdog is set to have a busy year.

BIOFUELS: Biodiesel is so cheap, some refiners are paid to use it

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The price of biofuel in the United States has become so cheap that some refiners are being compensated to use it.

ELECTRICITY: Free power sinks Puerto Rico into $9B hole

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Puerto Rico's state-owned utility has given free power to all 78 of the island's municipalities, contributing to the company's $9 billion debt, the largest portion of the territory's $72 billion debt that it says it cannot pay back.

TECHNOLOGY: Musk set to unveil new version of power-storing batteries

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It's round two for Tesla Motors Inc.'s plan to bring rechargeable batteries to homeowners to store renewable power.

SOCIETY: Leonardo DiCaprio options rights to eco-disaster movie

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Oscar-nominated actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio has purchased the rights to an unpublished environmentally themed young-adult novel, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

WEATHER: NOAA scientists study massive El Niño up close

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists are spending many hours over remote stretches of the Pacific Ocean to study the strongest El Niño weather phenomenon in decades.

EMISSIONS: Industry, greens strike deal on phasing out HFC refrigerants

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Environmentalists and industry officials have agreed to a timeline to phase out certain refrigerants that have high global warming potential.

CALIFORNIA: State weighs extension of water conservation mandate

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California regulators will consider extending emergency water conservation orders later today and release figures on how much water residents saved in December.
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