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SPAIN: Court reverses bullfighting ban

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The bullfighting ban in Catalonia has been reversed by a Spanish court on the grounds of being unconstitutional.

CONGO: Park ranger killed while guarding rare gorilla

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A park ranger in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Kahuzi-Biéga National Park was killed on Oct. 4 while attempting to protect a highly endangered subspecies of gorilla.

CHINA: Officials push banks to fund rural pollution cleanup

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China today announced it is urging banks to fund solutions for rural environmental issues.

BRAZIL: 21 charged with homicide in mining disaster

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Prosecutors in Brazil yesterday charged 21 individuals with homicide over their involvement in a dam collapse at a mine last year.

AUTONOMOUS CARS: Boston moves toward testing with eye on the environment

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Citing safety and environmental benefits, the city of Boston is moving toward allowing autonomous vehicle testing on its streets.

AIR POLLUTION: Refinery smoke no threat to public health — officials

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Colorado's Department of Public Health and Environment has said that a plume of yellow-orange smoke released during a power failure at a refinery last week does not threaten public health.

WATER POLICY: Can wastewater injection stop coasts from sinking?

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In a little over a year, the York River Treatment Plant in Virginia may know whether wastewater can solve the coastal region's sinking problem.

CHEMICALS: Watchdog unveils goals, shrugs off email concerns

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The U.S. Chemical Safety Board released a strategic plan for 2017-2021 yesterday, overhauling its mission statement and unveiling new goals.

ELECTRICITY: Raccoon cuts power for 25,000 in Colo.

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Emergency crew members restored power to more than 25,000 Colorado residents in Aurora and Denver today after a raccoon got into a power substation.

OFFSHORE DRILLING: Alaska governor proposes leasing Arctic seas

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Alaska Gov. Bill Walker (I) has proposed that the Beaufort and Chukchi seas be included in the federal five-year offshore leasing program, which would open up oil and gas exploration in the areas.

ETHANOL: Retailers shrug off worries about E15 and expand offerings

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If more ethanol in gasoline damages cars, that's not scaring Sheetz Inc. The gasoline station and convenience store chain plans to offer E15 at more locations in 2017 — and it's not alone.

FRANCE: Government may ditch carbon tax

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France's socialist government could be preparing to ditch its carbon taxation policy.

EMISSIONS: Tweaks to city plans could trigger major reductions — study

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Tweaks to six common city policies could reduce national carbon emissions by as much as 7 percent annually, according to a new study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

WATER POLLUTION: Judges weigh whether EPA is ignoring stormwater decision

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Federal judges today heard arguments in a lawsuit that contends U.S. EPA is trying to bypass a court's recent decision to toss out a pair of wastewater-treatment policies.

WILDLIFE: Poaching, illegal trade shrink snow leopard population

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There may be only 4,000 snow leopards that still exist in the wild, according to a recent report.

MINING: Questions surround diamond collection off ocean floor

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A remote and secretive operation about a dozen miles off Africa's Atlantic coast is collecting some of the most valuable diamonds in the world — from the ocean floor.

ARCTIC: NOAA plan aims to limit offshore drilling, surveys

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The Obama administration is advancing a plan that would limit exploratory drilling and seismic surveys in the Arctic, in an effort to minimize impacts on marine mammals, subsistence hunting and the physical environment.

WYOMING: Petroleum Association backs Cheney for House seat

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Wyoming's oldest and largest petroleum industry trade association has handed Liz Cheney (R) an endorsement for the state's U.S. House seat.

CALIFORNIA: Bera, Jones split over climate in debate for House seat

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Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.) and Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones (R) clashed this week on climate change at a debate for California's 7th District.

CLIMATE: Clinton 'more pragmatic' than Obama — former Duke boss

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A former CEO of utility giant Duke Energy Corp. this week said Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, if elected, might be able to push through climate change legislation, even if Congress remains in Republican hands.
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