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Emails show EPA working closely with climate-change deniers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior Environmental Protection Agency officials have been working closely with a conservative group that dismisses climate change to rally like-minded people for public hearings on science and global warming. Recently released emails show they also recruited help to counter negative news coverage and tout Administrator Scott Pruitt's stewardship of the agency.John Konkus, EPA's deputy associate administrator for public affairs, repeatedly reached out to senior staffers at the Heartland Institute. Emails show Konkus and the Heartland Institute mustering... Read More
Trump takes steps to ease firing of federal workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday signed a trio of executive orders to overhaul the federal bureaucracy by making it easier to fire federal workers for poor performance and misconduct, requiring that departments and agencies negotiate better union contracts and limiting the amount of time certain federal workers can spend on union business.Labor unions immediately criticized the moves.
"These executive orders will make it easier for agencies to remove poor performing employees and ensure that taxpayer dollars are more efficiently used," Andrew... Read More
The Latest: Weinstein takes books on theater, film to arrest
NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the sexual misconduct probe of film producer Harvey Weinstein (all times local):11:40 a.m.
Harvey Weinstein was in and out of custody so quickly in his rape case, he probably didn't have time to read the books he brought with him.
The film mogul carried three books under his arm as he surrendered at a New York City police station Friday.
One was "Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway Revolution," by Todd Purdum.
A second was Richard Schickel's biography of filmmaker Elia Kazan. The... Read More
Canadian investor backs away from Alaska mine project
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A Canadian company that was courted as a potential partner in a proposed copper-and-gold mine near one of the world's largest salmon fisheries in Alaska has backed away from the project.Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd., which is seeking to develop the Pebble Mine project in southwest Alaska, said Friday that it was unable to finalize an agreement with First Quantum Minerals Ltd., the potential investor.
It was not immediately clear what happened or what this means for the project, which has a permit application pending with the U.S. Army Corps... Read More
Court: Montana minimizes impact of mining near Yellowstone
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A gold exploration proposal near Yellowstone National Park faced a significant setback as a judge blamed Montana officials for understating the potential for mining to harm land, water and wildlife.The ruling released Friday means the Montana Department of Environmental Quality would have to conduct a lengthy environmental review before Lucky Minerals can proceed.
The Vancouver, Canada, company received approval last year to begin searching for gold, copper and other minerals at 23 locations in Emigrant Gulch, a picturesque area of steep... Read More
Top Stories in Business/Finance
- Emails show EPA working closely with climate-change deniers
- Trump takes steps to ease firing of federal workers
- The Latest: Weinstein takes books on theater, film to arrest
- Canadian investor backs away from Alaska mine project
- Court: Montana minimizes impact of mining near Yellowstone
- Bill to create health care price controls in California dies
- Venezuela's ex-oil czar sees economic collapse accelerating
- Maritime organization approves Bering Strait shipping routes
- Stocks dip as oil prices and energy companies fall sharply
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