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AUTOS: New Tesla models can go 315 miles on single charge

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New versions of two Tesla Motors Inc. cars can now go up to 315 miles on a single charge, the company announced.

BLM: Veteran manager to head Utah state office

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A longtime Bureau of Land Management official has been tapped as the agency's Utah state director, BLM announced today.

EPA: Agency losing out on travel rebates — IG

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U.S. EPA may be leaving money on the table when it comes to travel expenses, the agency's internal watchdog has found.

WILDLIFE: Under Armour ends hunter's contract after husband kills bear

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Sports clothing company Under Armour Inc. has pulled its sponsorship of fitness icon and hunter Sarah Bowmar after she filmed her husband killing a bear with a spear.

RENEWABLE ENERGY: Price for solar at all-time low — lab report

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The purchase price of U.S. solar energy systems is at a record low, according to two new reports from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

CHEMICALS: Judge tosses Calif. cities' Monsanto lawsuits

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A federal judge dismissed the lawsuits of three California cities against Monsanto Co., saying they didn't show that the firm's sale of PCB-laced products decades ago caused a public nuisance damaging property rights.

AIR POLLUTION: Activists prod Utah utility not to sue EPA

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Rocky Mountain Power, a subsidiary of utility PacifiCorp, received tens of thousands of petitions yesterday urging the company to comply with federal pollution controls.

ARMY CORPS: La. may be liable for some MR-GO wetland costs — court ruling

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The state of Louisiana may be on the hook for paying some of the costs of restoring the wetlands around the infamous Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet after a court ruling yesterday.

PROPERTY RIGHTS: Ranchers drop lawsuit against Wyo. enviros

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A group of ranchers has abandoned a high-stakes lawsuit that targeted a Western environmental group for alleging trespassing on private property.

OBITUARY: Former National Geographic editor dies at 85

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Famed photographer and former editor of National Geographic magazine Wilbur E. "Bill" Garrett died Aug. 13 at 85 years old.

OCEANS: Selfies with dolphins could be banned

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Tourists hoping to snap a selfie with Hawaii's spinner dolphins might not have much longer to do it.

YELLOWSTONE: Visitation spike brings more injuries, DUIs

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Visitation is booming at Yellowstone National Park, which has raised safety concerns.

MARINE MAMMALS: Group maps Atlantic populations threatened by seismic tests

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Environmental group Oceana today released two animated maps that show dolphin and whale populations that could be threatened by seismic air gun testing in the Atlantic Ocean.

COAL: After killing export project, tribe finds new target

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Following the Lummi Nation's successful campaign to halt a coal export terminal in northern Washington, the tribe is focusing on another major project in the other end of the state at the mouth of the Columbia River.

AGRICULTURE: Oil and gas projects limit land conservation — USDA

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For years, ethanol critics have complained that the corn-to-energy craze is tearing up uncultivated land that could be used for conservation. A study by the Department of Agriculture suggests another factor — drilling for oil and gas in shale formations — also plays a role.

ADVOCACY: Pope Francis heralds day of prayer for environment

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Catholics will celebrate the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation next week, the latest move by Pope Francis to promote an environmental agenda.

CAMPAIGN 2016: Conservative group rips Strickland energy record in Ohio ads

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The conservative Freedom Partners Action Fund announced today it will pump $1 million into the competitive Ohio Senate race.

PUBLIC LANDS: Drilling ban would cost $11B, jobs — U.S. Chamber

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DENVER — A ban on fossil fuel extraction from public lands and waters could trigger the loss of $11.3 billion in federal revenue along with hundreds of thousands of jobs, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for 21st Century Energy found in a new analysis released today.

APPROPRIATIONS: La. floods may spark another congressional spending brawl

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President Obama said yesterday there may be need for a legislative package to help Louisiana recover from this month's historic flooding.

SOLAR: Calif. county rejects massive BLM-approved project

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A Southern California county refused to authorize a sprawling solar power project yesterday, jeopardizing the contentious federally approved project.
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