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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS: Executive pleads guilty to safety violations that killed 2 workers

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The president of a Texas company that produced hazardous chemicals used in paper mills pleaded guilty yesterday to violations of occupational safety laws that killed two employees. Matthew Lawrence Bowman…

UTILITIES: Court sends FERC back to drawing board on Calif. ratepayer case

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Federal judges today sent a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rule determining how much a Southern California utility could charge ratepayers to cover the cost of new electric transmission lines back…

AGRICULTURE: Disease plagues Fla. citrus

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A bacterial disease has infected all 32 of Florida's citrus-growing counties, causing citrus production to decrease 10 percent from initial estimates. The disease, citrus greening, affects all types of citrus…

WILDLIFE: BLM struggles to find room for wild horses

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Wild horses in Texas will be put up for adoption this weekend as the federal government continues trying to figure out what to do with the animals. The Bureau of…

PEOPLE: New leader of Wyo. conservation group a marathoner, avid outdoorsman

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The Wyoming Outdoor Council announced the hiring yesterday of Gary Wilmot, an accomplished marathoner and mountaineer, to become executive director of the state's oldest independent conservation group. Wilmot, who had…

SEQUESTRATION: Enzi delays release of mineral payments bill

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Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) is holding off on unveiling a bill that would keep the federal government from cutting mineral royalty payments. The Interior Department announced it would hold onto…

TRANSPORTATION: Sen. Paul floats bill to set up infrastructure fund

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Sen. Rand Paul yesterday introduced legislation that would establish a fund to repair crumbling infrastructure projects around the country. The Emergency Transportation Safety Fund, as the Kentucky Republican called it,…

OFFSHORE DRILLING: Disclosure exemption hamstrings House transboundary bill -- former Lugar aide

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Language exempting energy companies from disclosing payments to foreign governments could hamper passage of a House bill approving a U.S.-Mexico drilling agreement, according to a top energy aide for former…

BIOFUELS: White House rule delays hurting investments -- advanced ethanol industry

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White House delays in reviewing renewable fuel feedstocks are hurting investments in advanced biofuels, a coalition of advanced ethanol producers yesterday told the Office of Management and Budget. Stalled reviews…

KEYSTONE XL: Obama donors urge rejection of pipeline

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More than 150 donors to President Obama's last two campaigns are urging him to reject the Keystone XL oil pipeline, saying his decision carries the same "urgency and importance" as…

CALIFORNIA: Utility wins rate increase as costs of climate policies rise

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A San Diego utility yesterday won the right to hike power bills an average 12.2 percent, funding that in part will go toward costs connected with California's climate and energy…

OFFSHORE DRILLING: Interior, Commerce announce review of seismic noise in Gulf of Mexico

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The Interior and Commerce departments this morning announced the beginning of a multiyear review of the impacts of oil and gas activities on marine mammals and fish in the Gulf…

COURTS: Obama taps DOE general counsel for N.Y. bench

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President Obama yesterday nominated the Department of Energy's general counsel to the federal bench. Gregory Howard Woods has served at the Energy Department for about a year. He is nominated…

AGRICULTURE: 576-page House farm bill cuts deeper than last year

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The House farm bill would strip the Department of Agriculture of its authority to fund the installation of ethanol pumps at gas stations, as well as prohibit new permits that U.S. EPA requires for pesticides sprayed over water.

OBITUARY: Forward-looking former S.C. water chief dies

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The former chief of South Carolina's Water Resources Commission died Wednesday at age 67 after a years-long battle against cancer. Alfred "Freddy" Vang spent three decades in state government and…

PEOPLE: Dalai Lama's environmental awakening came at 24

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The Dalai Lama's environmental awakening came at age 24, the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader said this week at the start of a four-day tour in Portland, Ore. He said he…

OBITUARY: Architect, green building leader dies from brain tumor

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Kevin Pierce, a Chicago architect who served as a leader in green design and sustainable development, died last week at 55. Pierce was the chief operating officer and former board…

CHINA: Stubborn emitters stymie nation's efforts to crack down on pollution

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As the political will to address pollution in China has increased, officials there face the difficult task of policing the offenders. The Chinese were rattled by the pollution crisis this…

SUPERFUND: EPA investigates leaking drum at toxic N.Y. site

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Federal investigators are looking into reports of fluid seeping from a drum at a contaminated site, which was previously an aviation manufacturing facility in Port Jefferson Station, N.Y. A resident…

WATER POLLUTION: Scotts removes phosphorus from fertilizer

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Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. has stopped used phosphorus in its Turf Builder lawn fertilizer in what it says is a milestone for the industry. The change is aimed at reducing harmful…
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