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ENDANGERED SPECIES: FWS mulls plan to steer money away from 'futile' species

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The Fish and Wildlife Service is considering a proposal that could shift funding away from endangered or threatened species that may be too expensive to save from extinction.

EPA: Conservatives gird for fight over deputy post

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Jeffrey Holmstead, who oversaw U.S. EPA's air office in President George W. Bush's first term, is a "leading candidate" for deputy administrator, a conservative source involved in past EPA fights told E&E News today.

DOE: CO2 isn't 'primary' cause of climate change — Perry

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Energy Secretary Rick Perry this morning said carbon dioxide is not the primary driver of climate change, stirring the global warming debate ahead of his appearance on Capitol Hill this week.

WESTERN WATER: Dams: 'Relics' or vital to an 'all of the above' fix?

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As the West struggles with climate change, drought and rapid growth, talk about the region's water crisis boils down to a complicated question: Build more dams and infrastructure, or ramp up conservation? E&E News put that question to two outspoken leaders with competing views.

FLORIDA: Fort Myers struggles to handle toxic site

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City officials voted to start the cleanup process of toxic sludge dumped in a Florida city by ordering tests but failed to agree to begin the cleanup process.

ALASKA: Black bears kill 2 in 2 days in odd maulings

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A mine contract employee yesterday was killed by a black bear in Alaska's Interior, the second fatal black bear attack in the state in two days.

WISCONSIN: Groups challenge sand-processing plant

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Two Wisconsin environmental groups challenged a recent approval of a $65 million sand-processing project by the state Department of Natural Resources.

CALIFORNIA: State moves to take beach property from billionaire

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The state of California is taking steps to get control of private land that leads to a pristine beach in the hope of restoring public access.

CHEMICALS: 200+ scientists urge limits on antimicrobial products

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Over 200 scientists and medical professionals are pushing to curb the use of antimicrobial chemicals in a wide variety of personal care products.

WATER POLLUTION: Upstate N.Y. supplies contain more PFOA than thought

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Residents of Hoosick Falls, N.Y., learned yesterday that local groundwater contained much higher levels of a toxic manufacturing chemical than previously reported.

DRINKING WATER: Duke pulls request to use chemical to curb air pollution

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Environmentalists in North Carolina claimed a victory this week after Duke Energy Corp. withdrew a request to add a chemical compound at several of its coal-fired power plants that curbs air pollution, but the power company may have caused a spike in drinking water pollution two years ago.

DRINKING WATER: Superfund site may threaten northern N.J. reservoir

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Pollution from the Ringwood Superfund site potentially threatens the Wanaque Reservoir, a major drinking water source for northern New Jersey.

COAL: Investors plan treatment plant for Powder River Basin

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A group of investors is planning to raise $80 million for a coal treatment facility in the Powder River Basin, an investment they say would increase the value of local coal.

SCIENCE: Volcanoes led to dawn of dinosaurs — study

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Massive volcanic eruptions about 200 million years ago likely led to the age of the dinosaurs, according to a new study.

PARIS AGREEMENT: Poll finds little support for withdrawal

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Less than a third of Americans support President Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement, according to a new poll.

NEVADA STANDOFF: Bundys seek release, claim violation of right to swift trial

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Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and eight co-defendants last week filed an emergency motion seeking their release from federal custody, arguing that their due process rights have been violated as they await trial over charges related to the 2014 armed standoff between ranchers and federal agents.

AIR POLLUTION: Court nixes enviros' bid to keep moving in Wyo. haze case

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A federal appellate court has again rebuffed environmental groups that want to keep forging ahead with a legal challenge to U.S. EPA's regional haze reduction plan for Wyoming.

NATIONAL PARKS: Program helps worshippers find God on public lands

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Visitors to dozens of national parks can find a unique way to worship on Sunday mornings.

FISHERIES: Atlantic salmon decline worsens — report

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Fewer Atlantic salmon are getting back to their rivers to spawn, according to a international conservation group.

OCEANS: Global coral bleaching event eases

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Scientists announced yesterday that the mass bleaching event that has affected coral reefs worldwide is finally easing.
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