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"Top news links, courtesy of Headwaters News. Lack of staff, funding hampers federal pipeline safety agencyThe Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, which is charged with inspecting and ensuring the safety of the spiderweb of pipelines that carry oil, gas and other materials has more than two dozen fewer inspectors than the 135 authorized by federal law, and that while the number of major spills from pipelines annually has remained at about 100, the amount of materials recovered after such spills has gone down dramatically.New York Times; Sept. 10\nExcess, lack of water in the U.S. reinvigorates pipeline dreamsAs portions of the United States are flooded in water and other areas not seeing a drop of rain in weeks, pipeline projects to move water from areas of excess to regions in need get a new look.Deseret News (AP); Sept. 12\nFederal judge approves USFWS's species deals with environmental groupsLast Friday, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan approved two far-ranging agreements with environmental groups that will put protection of 800 species on the agency's front burner.Great Falls Tribune (AP); Sept. 12\nWith Colorado roadless plan under review, USFS to auction energy leasesColorado's proposed plan to manage the 4.2 million acres of federal roadless forest lands in the state is under review in Washington, D.C., while the U.S. Forest Service continues its plan to auction off drilling rights on thousands of acres in the Elkhead Mountains west of Steamboat Springs and the Mamm Peak area on the Western Slope in November.Denver Post; Sept. 12"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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