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Rev. William Barber, president of the N.C. chapter of The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People addresses supporters at Halifax Mall outside the state legislature in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, June 17, 2013. Supporters of what the group calls "Moral Mondays" are outraged over GOP policies that they say restrict voting access, undermine public education and hurt the poor and jobless. More than 80 people are facing criminal charges after the seventh week of protests led by the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

NC NAACP protest ends with more than 80 arrests

A protest spearheaded by the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP led to the arrests of 84 people Monday at the state legislature in the seventh installment of the civil rights group's near-weekly demonstrations. Protesters and supporters railed against the health and environmental policies of the Republican-controlled legislature as well ...

  • Updated: 9:05 p.m. Monday, June 17, 2013
Lara Stern, right, holds her daughter, Alana, 8, and husband Samuel Stern on Sunday, June 16, 2013 during a community prayer and praise worship service at First Baptist Church near Colorado Springs, Colo. The Stern family and at least ten other families at the church lost their homes to the Black Forest wildfire. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Mark Reis)

Investigators 'zeroing in' on Colo. wildfire start

Rain helped firefighters douse Colorado's most destructive wildfire in state history, while a new wind-whipped blaze in California forced evacuations and threatened homes Monday near Yosemite National Park. Investigators believed Colorado's Black Forest Fire was human-caused, and were going through the charred remains of luxury homes destroyed and damaged in ...

  • Updated: 7:39 p.m. Monday, June 17, 2013

Firm to pay $35,000 for sprayed fracking fluid

A company whose oil well sprayed out 84,000 gallons of hydraulic fracturing flowback water in February has agreed to pay $35,000. The Greeley Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/16cq6lc) the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission could have fined PDC Energy around $9,000, but company officials said it was the "appropriate thing to ...

  • Updated: 6:46 p.m. Monday, June 17, 2013

Lawsuits filed against Calif.'s Delta Plan

Several opposing groups have filed lawsuits against a broad, long-range plan to manage the ailing Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta that was adopted in May. The four suits, filed over the course of the past month by environmental groups and water users, argue the Delta Plan does not fulfill its two ...

  • Updated: 5:32 p.m. Monday, June 17, 2013

Illinois gov. signs tough fracking regulations law

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation giving the state the nation's strictest regulations for high-volume oil and gas drilling. In a news release, Quinn's office says the governor signed the bill Monday. Quinn says the law will "unlock the potential" for thousands of jobs in southern Illinois while protecting ...

  • Updated: 5:00 p.m. Monday, June 17, 2013

Rabid bat found in Hall County home

A rabies alert has been issued in part of Hall County after a rabid bat was found inside of a house in Gainesville. The Gainesville Times reports (http://bit.ly/12QNHed ) the bat was found in a house Friday and has been shipped to the virology section of the Georgia Public Health ...

  • Updated: 4:28 p.m. Monday, June 17, 2013
In this April, 8, 2013 photo, Lucy Childers, 6, plays on the rock formations at Ferne Clyffe State Park in Goreville, Ill. Southern Illinoisans have hopes and fears surrounding the high-volume oil and gas drilling called fracking that may be starting in the Shawnee National Forest. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday signed into law the nation's strictest regulations for high-volume oil and gas drilling. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Quinn signs into law tough fracking regulations

Gov. Pat Quinn on Monday signed into law the nation's strictest regulations for high-volume oil and gas drilling. "This new law will unlock the potential for thousands of jobs in Southern Illinois and ensure that our environment is protected," Quinn said in a news release announcing his widely expected signature ...

  • Updated: 4:23 p.m. Monday, June 17, 2013

Cloud Peak seeks 198M ton coal lease in Montana

Federal and state officials will weigh in this week on a Wyoming company's application to lease 198 million tons of coal adjacent to a southeastern Montana mine, amid an emerging debate over whether the government is undervaluing the coal from such projects. Cloud Peak Energy is seeking to expand its ...

  • Updated: 4:07 p.m. Monday, June 17, 2013

Lawmaker: Remove radioactive waste from landfill

A suburban St. Louis lawmaker on Monday called for the removal of nuclear waste from a landfill near Lambert Airport, citing concerns about an underground fire nearby. Underground smoldering at the Bridgeton Landfill in St. Louis County has for several months created a foul odor. In March, Missouri Attorney General ...

  • Updated: 3:59 p.m. Monday, June 17, 2013

Anti-fracking groups rally outside NY Capitol

About 2,000 opponents of a natural-gas drilling process that involves blasting chemical-laden water deep into the ground rallied outside New York's Capitol on Monday as a new statewide poll showed a slight increase among voters who are against it. The Siena College poll of about 800 registered voters showed 44 ...

  • Updated: 3:24 p.m. Monday, June 17, 2013
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