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What Are The Environmental Impacts Of The Shutdown?

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EPA has curtailed hazardous waste clean-up work, air quality inspections, and reviews of toxic substances as a result of the shutdown.

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Delisting the Yellowstone Grizzly: Good News or Bad?

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Yellowstone’s grizzly bear population has bounced back since the mid-1970s, but environmentalists think the iconic predator still needs federal protection…

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