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Alaska governor launches bid to measure oil in Arctic refuge
For decades, war has been waged over the holy grail of America's Arctic frontier, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The wide coastal plain on the edge of the Beaufort Sea contains stunning populations of caribou, grizzly, musk oxen and other wildlife...
Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Regional Authority, Congressional Budget Office, U.S. Senate
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New hydraulic fracturing rules proposed
Hydraulic fracturing, the process that involves shooting millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals underground to crack shale formations and unlock oil and gas, would become more difficult under new rules proposed by the Interior Department. As...
Tags: Energy Resources, Water Supply, Petroleum Industry, Land Resources, Natural Resources Defense Council
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Interior Department offers new rules for 'fracking'
WASHINGTON — The Interior Department proposed new rules to regulate hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on federal land Thursday, drawing criticism from environmentalists that it had weakened an earlier draft to placate industry. Industry...
Tags: Energy Resources, Water Supply, Petroleum Industry, Land Resources, Natural Resources Defense Council
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Federal omission in closing oyster farm broke law, court told
SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Interior Department violated federal law by failing to conduct an environmental review before ordering a Northern California oyster farmer to shutter his operation, attorneys for the farmer told a federal appeals court panel...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Environmental Issues, Forestry and Timber, Justice System, Judges
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Water war between Klamath River farmers, tribes poised to erupt
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — For decades this rural basin has battled over the Klamath River's most precious resource: water that sustains fish, irrigates farms and powers the hydroelectric dams that block one of the largest salmon runs on the West Coast....
Tags: Environmental Issues, Tea Party Movement, Natural Disasters, Warren Buffett, Water Supply
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Wildfire risk runs high, but budget cuts mean fewer firefighters
WASHINGTON — The drought that caused record wildfires in California and other Western states last year is expected to persist through the summer, but fewer firefighters will battle this year's blazes in other regions because of federal budget cuts,...
Tags: Tom Vilsack, Fires, U.S. Congress, Budgets and Budgeting
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Assembly approves off-reservation tribal casino
SACRAMENTO -- Assembly Speaker John A. Perez (D-Los Angeles) employed a little legislative arm-twisting to persuade lawmakers to pass a measure that would allow a Central California Indian tribe to open a casino just off a major state highway. The...
Tags: North Fork, John A. Perez, Coccidioidomycosis , Lifestyle and Leisure, Elections
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Hybrid cars to join U.S. government's fleet under new program
The U.S. Department of the Interior will become the first federal agency to take advantage of a new program to update its fleet of vehicles with gas-sipping hybrids. The initiative is part of a General Services Administration effort to replace aging...
Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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Free for all at national parks next week: No entrance fees
What better way to celebrate National Park Week than to visit a national park? Makes plans for that trip next week, when entrance to all national parks will be free, from Monday through Friday. Many parks plan special programs, such as Death Valley...
Tags: Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, National Parks
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Details about new plan for San Gabriel Mountains raise questions
Political leaders and outdoors enthusiasts expressed dismay Thursday over new details about an Interior Department recommendation for changes in federal management of a popular region of the San Gabriel Mountains. "The proposal raises many questions,...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Forestry and Timber, Judy Chu, Adam Schiff
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Senate OKs Sally Jewell as new Interior secretary
WASHINGTON - The Senate approved REI Chief Executive Sally Jewell Wednesday as the new secretary of the Interior by a vote of 87 to 11. Jewell, 58, had faced tough questioning by some Senate Republicans during her confirmation hearing in early March....
Tags: Environmental Issues, Sally Jewell, Petroleum Industry, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Recreational Equipment Inc.
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ConocoPhillips joins hiatus in offshore Arctic operations
SEATTLE — A third major oil company has announced it is backing off from offshore drilling in the U.S. Arctic, with ConocoPhillips saying it will put its planned 2014 operations in the Chukchi Sea on hold because of “regulatory...
Tags: Sean Parnell, Energy Resources, Environmental Issues, Ken Salazar, Litigation and Regulation
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