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PUBLIC LANDS: Occupier takes 'joy ride' in government pickup

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One of the remaining occupiers of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge posted videos online yesterday decrying the destruction of a memorial to dead occupier Robert "Lavoy" Finicum and calling for the FBI to leave Oregon. Meanwhile, his imprisoned leader, Ammon Bundy, called on elected officials to support their "constituents in federal custody."

FLINT CRISIS: Better late than never, pipeline nears completion

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FLINT, Mich. -- Construction of a massive 74-mile pipeline to bring Lake Huron water to Genesee County is set to finish ahead of schedule this summer -- though the project is really more than 50 years late.

CLIMATE: World faces narrow window to cut carbon emissions -- study

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Humans have only a small window to zero out carbon dioxide emissions that could lead to changes affecting the globe for tens of thousands of years, according to new research published today.

PUBLIC LANDS: BLM 'better not come around' -- Cliven Bundy

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BUNKERVILLE, Nev. -- The Bureau of Land Management is an illegitimate landlord that is not welcome on this scrubby patch of Mojave Desert lands, rancher Cliven Bundy said last week.

OREGON STANDOFF: Finicum gets hero's sendoff at Utah funeral

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KANAB, Utah -- More than 1,000 people gathered late last week to pay their respects to LaVoy Finicum, whom family and supporters remembered as a God-fearing, family man who loved to compete, sing and play tricks. Shot by police last month, Finicum's death has roused anti-federal lands activists who share a deep distrust of the federal government and a desire to challenge its authority.

OIL AND GAS: Sidley Austin's Irvin discusses investment, transaction trends

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How are oil and gas companies adjusting their business activities to manage current market dynamics? During today's OnPoint, Kenneth Irvin, co-leader of Sidley Austin's global energy practice, discusses emerging trends for investments and financial transactions and efforts to transform old business models to adjust to today's market. Irvin also weighs the potential for market manipulation investigations.

INDIA: Man dies from apparent meteorite strike

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A man in India was killed Saturday by a large object that fell from the sky, likely the first recorded case of death from a meteorite.

GERMANY: Commuter trains collide, killing 9, injuring 150

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At least nine people were killed and around 150 injured when two commuter trains slammed into each other at full speed in southeastern Germany.

VERMONT: AG drops probe into environmental activist

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The state attorney general's office has decided to drop its criminal investigation into Annette Smith, an environmental activist accused of working as a lawyer without a law license to support adversaries of large-scale wind and solar power operations.

CALIFORNIA: Turmoil simmers at 'one of the most difficult bureaucracies'

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California's Coastal Commission is set to consider ousting its executive director tomorrow at a public meeting expected to draw a crowd.

AGRICULTURE: Texas farmers fret as pesticide ban takes hold

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Every year is a gamble for farmer Scott Frazier, who constantly worries how factors beyond his control -- weather, crop prices, broken equipment -- will affect yields on his Nueces County, Texas, farm south of Corpus Christi.

ZIKA VIRUS: How 1 Texas county plans to tackle outbreak

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With the threat of Zika looming large, public health officials in Texas are drafting a plan to deal with the mosquito-borne virus that's likely to hit the area this summer.

TOXICS: 'Rented white coats' vouch for safety of lead, asbestos

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When corporations want to find scientists to publish questionable studies and expert witnesses to tout novel theories in court, some researchers are willing to play ball.

ZIKA VIRUS: Disease-carrying mosquito has long, deadly history

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The species of mosquito now infecting people with Zika virus across the Americas has a long history of infecting humans with other unpleasant diseases such as yellow fever, dengue fever and chikungunya.

FLINT CRISIS: Emails suggest state cover-up of Legionnaires' outbreak

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Emails obtained by the Detroit Free Press show concerns about a deadly Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Flint, Mich., were being discussed among federal health officials more than eight months before the state's governor disclosed the issue.

SUPERFUND: EPA approves final cleanup plan for Libby

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U.S. EPA yesterday approved a final cleanup program at a Superfund site in Montana where officials say hundreds have been killed by asbestos poisoning.

AIR POLLUTION: Study links childhood asthma, prenatal exposure

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Children born to mothers exposed to traffic-related air pollution are at higher risk of developing asthma in their preschool years, researchers conclude in a new study.

BIOFUELS: Declining oil prices could shutter ethanol mills

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Two of Archer Daniels Midland Co.'s mills will be reviewed for "strategic options," which could lead to a sale, according to ADM officials.

NUCLEAR POWER: La. plant to get special inspection after unexpected shutdown

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A Louisiana nuclear plant will undergo a special inspection after it had an unexpected shutdown and loss of cooling last month, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said yesterday.

NUCLEAR POWER: NRC approves licenses for 2 Texas reactors

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved operating licenses today for two new reactors in South Texas, but the Japanese-backed developer still must find a U.S. investor for the project to proceed.
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