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"President-elect Donald Trump once rejected the idea of selling public lands to states because he wanted 'to keep the lands great.'"

"Which cities have the greenest streets? MIT’s Senseable City Lab is pushing toward an answer to this question with a new project called Treepedia."

"Some workers who make or work with the endocrine-disrupting chemical have levels 1,000 times higher than the general public, a federal study found."

A federal court on Wednesday delayed oral arguments in the Obama administration’s appeal to reinstate its hydraulic fracturing regulation for federal lands for two months."

"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which has faced congressional hearings and secret government sanctions over its sloppy lab safety practices, is keeping secret large swaths of information about dozens of recent incidents involving some of the world’s most dangerous bacteria and viruses."

"Thomas Karl and colleagues were harassed by Republicans for publishing inconvenient science. A new study proves them right."

"Industry officials worry tax reform could target energy companies".

"Legislation to allow Congress to repeal in a single vote any rule finalized in the last 60 legislative days of the Obama administration sailed through the House Wednesday, the second time in less than two months."

"House Republicans are endorsing a procedural change to make it easier for Congress to transfer federal land to state or local government agencies."

"EPA's revised Worker Protection Standard is scheduled to take effect on Monday (Jan. 2), but the new rules face an uncertain future in the new administration."