Restore Louisiana Now President John Barry has long argued that suing big oil and gas companies is the best way to motivate them to repair damage to coastal wetlands, but his critics say the industry is already doing its share to right any wrongs it may have caused to the environment....
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It’s never easy to be a civil servant when the White House changes hands, and especially when it changes political parties. When a new president ascends to the Oval Office, he becomes at once civil servants’ new boss and the personification of whatever changes he promised on the campaign trail changes, that is, to the very work those civil servants were dutifully executing until the moment he was sworn in on Inauguration Day....
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The Environmental Protection Agency has violated the personal privacy of tens of thousands of farmers and ranchers, according to a unanimous ruling issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.The ruling in American Farm Bureau Federation and National Pork Producers Council vs. EPA concerned the federal agency’s 2013 release to three environmental groups of a vast compilation of spreadsheets containing personal information about farmers and ranchers who raise livestock and...
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House Speaker Paul Ryan and Donald Trump will begin a conversation they hope will end with a unified Republican Party when the presumptive GOP nominee visits Washington on Thursday.
But lingering concerns over Trump's tactics, tone and chances against likely opponent Hillary Clinton have left major questions over if and when a divided party still reeling from a nasty presidential primary can come together anytime soon.
Ryan, who caused waves last week when he said he is not yet ready to back T...
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The Round Rock City Council approved several agreements with Kalahari Resorts, including a Master Development Agreement, an Economic Development Agreement and a Ground Lease, at its Dec. 15 meeting. Kalahari Resorts announced in June its intent to build a family resort, water park and convention center on 351 acres south of U.S. 79 near Old Settlers Park and the Dell Diamond....
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The House voted 217-185 Thursday evening to approve a measure to keep the government open and provide the Trump administration with $5 billion in funding for the construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, putting the onus on the Senate to avert a shutdown. Congress and Trump have until midnight Friday night to enact a spending package representing roughly one-quarter of discretionary spending or there will be a partial government shutdown. Among the federal entities at risk of shutting...
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