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Inside the investigation, seizure and death of Peanut the social media star squirrel

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New York environmental workers who came with a warrant looking for Peanut the squirrel found the scampering social media star on a bathtub. His housemate, Fred the raccoon, was in a suitcase in a bedroom closet.
Soon after the Oct. 30 seizure, both animals were euthanized and Peanut became a martyr – held up as a symbol of government overreach by political candidates, including Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance, who invoked Peanut’s name during a rally just days before the presidential election. State and Local officials were inundated with angry messages and even bomb threats.

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Green Energy: Not in the faster-permitting mix?

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For years, proponents of green energy have argued that a slow, inefficient permitting process in the United States hinders a transition to clean sources of electricity.
“Permitting reform,” as it’s called, is needed to unleash green energies such as solar and wind, which don’t emit greenhouse gases that cause climate change, supporters have argued. The Trump administration agrees on the need to speed up energy projects, but not for wind or for solar, which is the fastest-growing source of electricity generation in the U.S.

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In Wyoming, the Eastern Shoshone tribe classifies buffalo as wildlife rather than livestock

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Jason Baldes drove down a dusty, sagebrush highway earlier this month, pulling 11 young buffalo in a trailer from Colorado to the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. His blue truck has painted on the side a drawing of buffalo and a calf.
As the executive director of the Wind River Buffalo Initiative and Eastern Shoshone tribal member, Baldes has helped grow the number of buffalo on the reservation for the last decade.

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Proposed Endangered Species Act rule change prompts alarm

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The Trump administration plans to eliminate habitat protections for endangered and threatened species in a move environmentalists say would lead to the extinction of critically endangered species because of logging, mining, development, and other activities.

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Three die in boat crash during Alabama fishing contest

National Fishing, National News / Associated Press

Two boats collided during a fishing tournament April 16 in Alabama, killing three people, officials said.
Major League Fishing said in a statement that a boating accident occurred during the second day of the Tackle Warehouse Invitational held on Lewis Smith Lake, a popular recreational destination about 70 miles north of Birmingham.

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Endangered sea turtle populations show signs of recovery in more than half the world, survey finds

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Endangered sea turtles show signs of recovery in a majority of places where they’re found worldwide, according to a new global survey released Thursday.
“Many of the turtle populations have come back, though some haven’t,” said Duke ecologist Stuart Pimm, who was not involved with the research. “Overall, the sea turtle story is one of the real conservation success stories.”
The study looked at 48 populations of sea turtles around the world.

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Interior Department staff offered buyouts; nominee for BLM withdraws from consideration

National News, Nature Page & Night Sky / Associated Press

Employees across the Department of the Interior had until the end of April 9 to respond to the latest offer to take buyouts or early retirement, according to a document obtained by the Associated Press, as the Trump administration continues its efforts to reduce the federal workforce.

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SCOTUS punts on challenge to New York’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act’s “sensitive” areas

New York, News / Associated Press

The U.S. Supreme Court on April 7 declined to take up a challenge to gun laws in New York that ban firearms from certain “sensitive” locations and require that handgun owners be of “good moral character.”
The high court did not give an explanation on why it chose not to hear the Antonyuk v. James case.

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Snatched pets and livestock deaths blamed on Mexican gray wolves, prompting emergency declaration in rural New Mexico

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Commissioners in a rural New Mexico county say pets are being snatched from front yards and livestock are being maimed and killed by endangered Mexican gray wolves that seem to have no fear of humans, prompting them to declare a state of emergency.
In the latest flash point over efforts to reintroduce wolves into the western U.S., Catron County commissioners heard nearly three hours of testimony Thursday from frustrated ranchers and concerned rural residents — some of whom traveled from Arizona to attend the packed meeting. Dozens more joined online, including environmentalists and state and federal officials.

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Inside the investigation, seizure and death of Peanut the social media star squirrel

Green Energy: Not in the faster-permitting mix?

In Wyoming, the Eastern Shoshone tribe classifies buffalo as wildlife rather than livestock

Proposed Endangered Species Act rule change prompts alarm

Three die in boat crash during Alabama fishing contest

Endangered sea turtle populations show signs of recovery in more than half the world, survey finds

Interior Department staff offered buyouts; nominee for BLM withdraws from consideration

SCOTUS punts on challenge to New York’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act’s “sensitive” areas

Snatched pets and livestock deaths blamed on Mexican gray wolves, prompting emergency declaration in rural New Mexico

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