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Top CNS stories for today including the Trump administration formally rolled back a major Obama-era policy that brought under federal protection many streams and wetlands across the U.S.; A new poll indicates a deep divide between Democrats and Republicans on how they view the Trump administration’s handling of climate change and energy policy; A federal judge issued an injunction temporarily halting the implementation of a Tennessee law designed to regulate voter registration drives, and more.

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A smoky river canyon in Idaho. (Chris Marshall/CNS)

1.) The Trump administration Thursday formally rolled back a major Obama-era policy that brought under federal protection many streams and wetlands across the U.S.

In this July 27, 2018, photo, the Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyo. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

2.) A poll released Thursday indicates a deep divide between Democrats and Republicans on how they view the Trump administration’s handling of climate change and energy policy.

OxyContin pills are seen at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt., in 2013. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

3.) All cities and counties in the United States will be able to participate in a potential settlement of their lawsuits against opioid manufacturers, a federal judge ruled.

House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif., left, and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., arrive for a gathering of the Democratic Caucus as Congress returns for the fall session, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. Nadler says his committee will move forward with impeachment hearings this fall, bolstered by lawmakers on the panel who roundly support moving forward. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

4.) The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday formally outlined how it will conduct its investigation into whether to begin official impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, even as Democrats struggle to define where they are in that process.

Regional

FILE - In this March 18, 2014 file photo, voters cast their ballots in Hinsdale, Ill. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

5.) Calling the law vague with a “complex and punitive regulatory scheme,” a federal judge issued an injunction Thursday temporarily halting the implementation of a Tennessee law designed to regulate voter registration drives.

In this Aug. 3, 2019, file photo, several law enforcement agencies respond to an active shooter at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. The suspect in the mass shooting was indicted Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, for capital murder. Patrick Crusius, 21, of Allen, Texas, was indicted in connection with the Aug. 3 mass shooting that left 22 dead. He is jailed without bond. (Mark Lambie/The El Paso Times via AP, File)

6.) A grand jury in Texas delivered a capital murder indictment Thursday against the suspect in last month’s deadly mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart.

Science

A white-browed sparrow-weaver. (Robert Cooke)

7.) Scientists for years have believed neonicotinoid pesticides are responsible for catastrophic declines in the bee population, but a new study indicates one type of poison could also be responsible for the dramatic decline in migrating birds.

The bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus in the Normanno-Breton Gulf, or English Channel. (GECC)

8.) High levels of toxic pollutants – including ones banned decades ago – have been observed in the skin and blubber of bottlenose dolphins living in the English Channel, according to a new study.

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