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WILDLIFE: Red wolf panel struggles to find path forward

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A panel convened to help understand the future of the declining population of wild red wolves is having trouble deciding on a path forward.

NATIONAL PARKS: Campaign shines light on outdoor side of Vegas

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A Web-based campaign launched yesterday as part of the National Park Service's centennial celebration is urging individuals to look beyond Las Vegas' casino doors and into the vast landscape that unfolds beyond.

NATIONAL PARKS: Yellowstone retires classic snow coaches

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Yellowstone National Park's lodging operator retired its fleet of iconic yellow snow coaches Tuesday, dropping the decades-old form of visitor transportation in favor of quieter and less polluting vehicles.

COLORADO RIVER: 'Patchwork' protections don't work -- report

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The Colorado River's environmental protection programs are disjointed and get low priority in the waterway's management, according to a new report from independent researchers.

NATIONAL PARKS: Without overhaul, Memorial Bridge will close to cars -- Jarvis

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The Potomac River's Arlington Memorial Bridge could close to vehicles in five years if it is not overhauled completely, the National Park Service said yesterday.

MARINE MAMMALS: 'Low-calorie' diet led to sea lion pup strandings -- NOAA

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California's sea lion pup strandings are linked to declining populations of sardines and anchovies, which forced nursing sea lion mothers onto a "low-calorie diet," according to a new study from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Companies pledge to rebuff illegal wildlife products

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Over a dozen tech, travel and fashion companies today made commitments to remove illegal wildlife products from their supply chains and to encourage the rest of their industries to follow suit.

NATIONAL PARKS: New advocacy institute to be housed at Duke

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National park advocates today announced the creation of a think tank dedicated to improving the protection and management of parks and other natural and historic places.

CAMPAIGN 2016: Kamala Harris' husband unloaded oil, agriculture stocks

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The husband of California Attorney General Kamala Harris (D), a candidate for U.S. Senate, has unloaded up to hundreds of thousands of dollars in investments connected with banks, oil companies and Monsanto Co.

CAMPAIGN 2016: Fossil fuel barons plow $107M into GOP contests

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Millionaires with links to fossil fuel production gave GOP presidential candidates more than $100 million last year, raising questions of what these donors expect if one of the candidates reaches the White House.

EPA: Journalists protest plans to publish air notices online

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Trade associations representing newspapers and reporters across the country are pushing back against U.S. EPA's plans to publish Clean Air Act permit notices online.

TRANSPORTATION: Missing details fuel oil tax opposition

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President Obama's proposed $10.25-per-barrel oil tax is short on specifics, particularly concerning its implementation, the Congressional Research Service said in a new analysis.

BUDGET: Progressive Dem plan boosts climate programs, aid for Flint

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Congressional progressives today released an alternative fiscal 2017 spending proposal that calls for setting a price on carbon and ending oil subsidies.

COAL: Republicans accuse admin of ignoring states, spending bill rider

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House Republicans say the Obama administration is ignoring states by moving forward with its controversial stream protection rule even though Congress ordered more collaboration in its latest omnibus spending bill.

AIR POLLUTION: House OKs bill to block EPA's brick-making regs

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A bill that would give brick and ceramic manufacturers an indefinite reprieve on compliance with new air pollution standards easily passed the House this morning on a mostly party-line vote as Republicans argued it would save jobs and Democrats countered that it would undercut environmental protections.

CAMPAIGN 2016: Romney urges Republicans to vote strategically against Trump

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Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney today castigated current GOP primary front-runner Donald Trump as a "fraud" who lacks the temperament to serve as commander in chief, and urged Republican voters to divide their votes in remaining primary states to block Trump's expected coronation as the party's 2016 nominee.

AIR POLLUTION: Roberts' refusal to halt rule means no 'open season' on EPA

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Chief Justice John Roberts signaled today that the Supreme Court won't intervene to block every major environmental rule that comes before it.

SUPREME COURT: Potential nominee spurned Obama admin in major enviro case

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A judge who is reportedly under consideration for the vacant Supreme Court seat ruled against the Obama administration in a major wetlands case that's pending before the Supreme Court.

WETLANDS: Peat miner asks high court for lift out of regulatory bog

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The Supreme Court will soon hear its first environmental case since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. The high-stakes fight over whether property owners can challenge government wetland decisions in court pits the Obama administration against landowners, states and industry. Even without Scalia, government challengers are feeling confident.

CAMPAIGN 2016: E&E Daily's Cahlink talks uphill climb for Trump in Congress

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As a Donald Trump GOP nomination becomes increasingly likely, will the Republican front-runner begin to gain support on Capitol Hill? On today's The Cutting Edge, E&E Daily reporter George Cahlink discusses the impact Trump's energy and environment agenda could have on members of Congress as they consider whom to support in the presidential race.
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