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NUCLEAR POWER: Duke could get license for 2 S.C. reactors this year

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Duke Energy Corp. could get a license to build and operate two nuclear reactors in South Carolina by the end of 2016, according to federal regulators.

NEW YORK: Group forms to fight Cuomo's nuclear bailout plan

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) this week criticized a new coalition that opposes the state bailout of three upstate nuclear power plants.

PEOPLE: Biodiesel spokesman jumps to energy-efficiency group

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Ben Evans has joined the Alliance to Save Energy.

ADVOCACY: Groups press firms for more disclosure, reveal Exxon-ALEC ties

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Environmental and public health groups are pressing fossil fuel companies to stop supporting climate skeptics and increase their focus on global warming.

COAL: Don Blankenship makes plea of innocence from prison

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Imprisoned coal baron Don Blankenship yesterday sent reporters a unique personal appeal as to why people should believe his innocence, before a federal appeals court hears the case later this month.

OREGON STANDOFF: Ammon Bundy uses witness stand to spread message

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Ammon Bundy yesterday told jurors that he organized the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in order to take "a hard stand" against the government's ownership of public land.

AIR POLLUTION: API joins fight against EPA regional regulations

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The American Petroleum Institute has joined the legal challengers to U.S. EPA's revised regional consistency regulations.

PUBLIC LANDS: Federal judge rebukes BLM, halts approval of Utah drilling project

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A federal judge has overturned the Bureau of Land Management's approval of 16 wells that are part of a much larger natural gas drilling project in northeast Utah, faulting the agency for not properly analyzing impacts to air quality and recreational activity.

HURRICANES: 'This storm will kill you,' Fla. governor warns

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) issued a dire warning to residents as Hurricane Matthew barreled toward the state: "This storm will kill you."

ENDANGERED SPECIES: FWS declares 2 beetles extinct

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The Fish and Wildlife Service has officially concluded that two beetle species are now extinct.

PEOPLE: Group salutes 'lifetime solar pugilist' Reid

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The Solar Energy Industries Association awarded five members of Congress with solar awards today, including Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Democrats urge Obama to veto 'anti-wildlife' bills

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Nearly half of House Democrats yesterday called on President Obama to veto three high-profile measures that they said contain "damaging anti-wildlife provisions."

CLEAN POWER PLAN: Lawmakers urged to 'look before we leap'

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An attorney who represents the United Mine Workers of America pressed three lawmakers yesterday to request a federal report on the economic impact of the next phase of the Paris climate agreement.

FORESTS: Agency, lawmakers push to ease visitor access

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Congress and the Forest Service are working to make permits easier to obtain for groups that want to use national forest lands for tours and other organized activities.

NATIONAL PARKS: Lawmakers threaten NPS with subpoena over harassment docs

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House Oversight and Government Reform Committee leaders are threatening to subpoena the National Park Service if the agency continues to drag its feet on turning over sexual harassment-related documents that a top official said he would get for the committee.

WHITE HOUSE: Clinton's summer spent sliming fish, dishwashing in Denali

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In the summer of 1969, Hillary Clinton graduated from Wellesley College and left for Alaska to wash dishes and slime fish. That's about all anyone knows of her summer spent elbow deep in fish guts.

NORTH CAROLINA: Dem foe hits Sen. Burr over energy industry contributions

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North Carolina Democratic Senate nominee Deborah Ross is hitting Sen. Richard Burr over his support from the energy industry in a new web video, seizing on recent reports that the Republican lawmaker received nearly $1.7 million in campaign donations from the coal, natural gas and oil industries during his political career.

MONTANA: Zinke: 'Flat-out lie' that he would dispose of public lands

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Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke (R) last night aggressively denied suggestions that he would endorse the wholesale disposal of federal lands, rebutting assertions from Democratic challenger Denise Juneau as the pair faced off in their third and final debate of the 2016 cycle.

CALIFORNIA: Senate rivals clash over water, experience

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Rivals for California's U.S. Senate seat battled last night over who has the best approach to addressing the state's water woes, although many of their proposed fixes were similar.

CALIFORNIA: Boxer, Feinstein endorse Kamala Harris for Senate seat

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California Democratic Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein today jointly endorsed state Attorney General Kamala Harris in her race for the Senate, further enhancing her edge as she battles another Democrat for the job.
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