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Retired federal judge to represent Westlands Water District
GreenspaceFormer U.S. District Court Judge Oliver Wanger has agreed to represent an influential irrigation district that frequented his courtroom.... -
Has Obama stifled oil production?
In my Sunday column, I noted that U.S. oil production and drilling have risen under President Obama. But some people, including some readers, say that's misleading because, they claim, the increase has occurred on private lands, while production has...Tags: Land Resources, Barack Obama, Petroleum Industry, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Environmental Issues
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Native American tribe worries pipeline will disturb graves
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — As President Barack Obama pushes to fast-track an oil pipeline from Oklahoma south to the Gulf Coast, an American Indian tribe that calls the oil hub home worries the route may disrupt sacred sites holding the unmarked graves of...Tags: Arts and Culture, Elections, TransCanada Corporation, Republican Party, Barack Obama
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Imperial County to appeal federal court QSA ruling
Staff WriterJust a couple of weeks after Imperial County’s case was dismissed against the federal government, the local agency has announced it plans to continue the fight. The county and its air district will appeal the April 6 decision to dismiss its lawsuit...Tags: Government, Facebook, Environmental Pollution, Water Supply, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Offshore oil exploration plan draws fire
The Obama administration's latest move to permit testing for oil and gas off Maryland and other Atlantic coast states is drawing flak from both environmentalists and the oil industry.
Speaking at a lightly attended public hearing Wednesday afternoon in...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Annapolis, Science and Technology, Petroleum Industry, American Petroleum
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Input Sought On Cook Inlet Oil And Gas Leases
The U.S. Interior Department is seeking input on a possible oil and gas lease sale in Cook Inlet. In a Saturday news release, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says the request for comments is a key step in the planning process for responsible oil and...
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Government can't keep up with Freedom of Information Act requests
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration couldn’t keep pace with the increasing number of people asking for copies of government documents, emails, photographs and more under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, according to a new analysis...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, NASA, Civil Rights
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Group: BLM ecological study flawed due to politics
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - An environmental group on Nov. 30 accused the U.S. Bureau of Land Management of neglecting science in favor of politics while the agency conducts six ecological studies covering millions of acres and a variety of landscapes across...Tags: Litigation, Trials, Wildlife, Conservation, U.S. Geological Survey
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Occupy DC camps persist as rally planned next week
WASHINGTON (AP) — They were let back into Zuccotti Park, but kicked them out of a vacant house in Seattle. In other places, Occupy protesters are in courtrooms fighting evictions. While the movement flickers, the protest in the nation's capital...Tags: Land Resources, Police Arrests, Occupy Wall Street, Washington, DC, Economy, Business and Finance
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U.S. bans imports of 4 exotic snake species
CNNThe United States is banning the importation of four species of snakes and their eggs, the Interior Department announced Tuesday. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced the ban -- which covers the Burmese python, the northern and southern African...Tags: Ken Salazar, Everglades National Park, CNN (tv network), Key Largo, Everglades
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President Obama seeks more power over bureaus
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will ask Congress on Friday for greater power to shrink the federal government, and he would start by trying to merge six major trade and commerce agencies whose overlapping programs can be baffling to businesses,...Tags: Washington, DC, Barack Obama, Business, Ronald Reagan, Small Businesses
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Sault tribe announces plans for $245 million downtown Lansing casino
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A $245 million American Indian casino in downtown Lansing could create about 2,200 jobs and help fund scholarships for area students, according to backers of a plan to open the gambling facility.
The Kewadin casino would be...Tags: Greektown, Awards and Prizes, Awards and Prizes, Freedom of the Press, Politics
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