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CHEMICALS: EPA says glyphosate 'not likely' carcinogenic

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U.S. EPA has concluded that the chemical glyphosate is unlikely to be a human carcinogen.

TOXICS: Mercury keeps brain from exercise benefits — study

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Exposure to mercury while in the womb inhibits one's ability to improve cognitive function through exercise, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences said in a new study.

TOXICS: EPA must overhaul disinfectant testing program — IG

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U.S. EPA should implement a risk-based strategy to "assure continued effectiveness" of disinfectants used in hospitals, the agency inspector general's office said in a report released today.

SUPERFUND: Colo. creek cleanup gives community hope

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U.S. EPA is completing a Superfund cleanup in a rural Colorado mining town.

WATER POLLUTION: Sewage in Tampa Bay worries officials

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Florida's Tampa Bay could see algae blooms, fish kills and sea grass die-offs depending on how the water system flushes out the millions of gallons of sewage spilled into it this year.

GULF OF MEXICO: USDA announces $328M for water quality projects

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The Department of Agriculture will provide $328 million over three years to Gulf Coast states to improve soil conservation and water quality in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill.

ALT VEHICLES: Lyft to have fully autonomous fleet by 2021

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The ride-hailing service Lyft Inc. will have a fully autonomous fleet by 2021, co-founder and President John Zimmer wrote in a blog post this weekend.

OBITUARY: Former EPA, DOE staffer William Holmberg dies

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William Holmberg, a retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel and renewable energy advocate, died Sept. 8 at age 88 in Palm City, Fla.

TECHNOLOGY: 1st U.S. wave-powered project starts generating electricity

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The first wave-produced electricity in the United States has gone online.

PIPELINES: Ala. leak sparks gas shortages along East Coast

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During a routine monthly check of an old coal mine in Shelby County, Ala., on Sept. 9, an inspector with the Alabama Surface Mining Commission could smell "a strong odor of gasoline" in the area of Colonial Pipeline Co.'s Line 1.

COAL: Areas where miners work federal land are struggling — report

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The coal industry's decline is forcing policymakers to confront problems facing areas that mine federal coal.

SCIENCE: Climate study retracted after researchers used fake names

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Two former Forest Service scientists wanted to publish their findings on a mathematical model for calculating the average surface temperature of a rocky planet, but they thought their previous work would make it impossible to do so under their own names.

UNITED NATIONS: Figueres drops out of race for U.N. chief

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Christiana Figueres exited the race for U.N. secretary-general last week after consistently polling near the bottom of the candidates to replace Ban Ki-moon.

FLINT CRISIS: Mich. board removed city's right to sue state

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Flint no longer has the ability to sue the state of Michigan for its role in the city's water crisis.

OCEANS: Ship owner to pay $29M in Great Barrier Reef grounding

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Australia has reached a $29.66 million settlement outside of court with the owners of a Chinese coal carrier that in 2010 ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef.

ELECTRICITY: Controversial power plant project gets 2nd look in court

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A California appeals court plans to review a controversial project for a proposed $2.2 billion power plant in Carlsbad.

OREGON STANDOFF: Judge rejects Bundy's call for a mistrial

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PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge on Friday denied Malheur National Wildlife Refuge standoff leader Ammon Bundy's request for a mistrial.

TECHNOLOGY: N.D. coal mine uses 1st-in-nation drone for surveys

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A coal mine in North Dakota is the first surface mine in America to use a drone for land surveys.

NATIONAL PARKS: Wind Cave seeks hunters to curb diseased elk population

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A national park in South Dakota is recruiting volunteers to hunt its elk herd in an effort to control the population and combat a deadly disease.

PUBLIC LANDS: Forest Service launches biggest transfer from private inholding

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The largest land transfer from a private inholding to Forest Service-managed wilderness land took a step forward Friday when 4,463 acres from Shee Atiká Inc., a Sitka, Alaska-based Native corporation, went to the Admiralty Island National Monument.
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