SPOTLIGHT

1. WESTERN WATER

How a useless dam nearly destroyed an iconic beach

VENTURA, Calif. — The Pacific Ocean devoured Surfers' Point here because the Ventura River had stopped delivering sand needed to maintain it. The culprit was 16 miles upstream: Matilija Dam.

SPOTLIGHT

1. WESTERN WATER

How a useless dam nearly destroyed an iconic beach

Top Stories

2. WHITE HOUSE

Trump stokes fears of government shutdown

3. POLITICS

Science envoy's resignation letter spells out 'IMPEACH'

4. NEVADA STANDOFF

Government again fails to win convictions

Transition

5. EPA

GOP lawmakers aimed to influence picks for regional chiefs

6. MINING

New safety chief largely unknown to industry, union

Politics

7. PUBLIC LANDS

Roosevelt IV says Zinke hasn't lived up to Teddy's legacy

8. COAL

Trump touts cleaning of coal as Murray battle heats up

9. LOBBYING

National Farmers Union set to 'play offense' on ethanol

Congress

10. INFRASTRUCTURE

Congress faces big lift on NEPA for Trump permit push

11. OFFSHORE DRILLING

Groups spar over House bid to ease marine-mammal safeguards

12. NATIONAL MONUMENTS

Grijalva bashes review as Zinke neighbors post signs

13. PUBLIC LANDS

White House sought to silence NPS concern over bill — memo

Natural Resources

14. ENDANGERED SPECIES

Timber plan reignites battle over spotted owl

15. CHESAPEAKE BAY

Conowingo Dam sediment pileup could harm cleanup

16. FISHERIES

'Catch as many as you want,' officials say after salmon spill

Law

17. WATER POLLUTION

Court lengthens suspension of power plant case

18. OIL AND GAS

Law professors urge justices to take La. levee board's suit

Energy

19. NUCLEAR

Fuel bank set to open next week in Kazakhstan

20. PIPELINES

Colo. to tighten regulations after fatal explosion

Air and Water

21. AIR POLLUTION

EPA posts attainment designations for SO2

Business

22. AGRICULTURE

European regulators have 'serious doubts' over Bayer-Monsanto deal

Public Health

23. BROWNFIELDS

IG lays out recommendations to boost program, funding

Transportation

24. TRANSIT

Trump signs resolution to make Metro safer

25. AUTOS

Apple downshifts its self-driving car plans

States

26. MASSACHUSETTS

Enviro chief quietly refunded state for personal flight

27. MICHIGAN

LG to open $25M electric car parts factory near Detroit

28. ALASKA

Thawing permafrost worsens climate change

International

29. CHINA

Category 10 storm kills 3, halts financial markets

30. INDIA

After turning dogs blue, factory shuts down

31. NETHERLANDS

Enviros demand in court that government act on air pollution

Electricity

Calif. PUC's Picker says DOE grid study to have little impact on utilities, operators

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