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WILDLIFE: Roadblocks stymie efforts to open N.M. horse slaughter plant

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A New Mexico company in the final stages of rehabbing its cattle-processing facility into a horse slaughterhouse has hit some barriers.

BEACHES: N.J. offers $100M for elevating houses along coast

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie this week launched a $100 million relief program aimed specifically at helping property owners elevate their coastal houses.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: FWS approves candidate agreement for Ted Turner's northern N.M. ranch

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SANTA FE, N.M. -- The Fish and Wildlife Service approved a voluntary conservation agreement yesterday for Ted Turner's Vermejo Park Ranch in northern New Mexico aimed at providing federal assurances for efforts to restore native fish on the 920-square-mile ranch.

WILDLIFE: 8 arrests on poaching charges launch DOJ crackdown in Puerto Rico

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Federal officials sent a strong message this week with the arrest of eight Puerto Ricans: Poach a few endangered turtles and face up to five years in prison.

WILDFIRES: Colo. senator asks Forest Service, military to study Black Forest response

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Colorado Sen. Mark Udall (D) wants the Forest Service and the Department of Defense to conduct a thorough review of how the two agencies worked together to combat last month's devastating Black Forest wildfire north of Colorado Springs, Colo., and determine whether any lessons were learned that could aid future firefighting efforts.

KEYSTONE XL: Greens intensify efforts to undermine State review

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Environmentalists are redoubling their campaign to undercut the State Department's review of Keystone XL, a push that one of the biggest backers of the $5.3 billion pipeline today acknowledged could be paying off in further delays.

NEWSMAKER: From poverty fighter in rural Alaskan villages to mining CEO

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The man spearheading a massive copper-and-gold mining venture in southwestern Alaska portrays his project as a big economic boost for Native Alaskans.

AIR POLLUTION: Appeals court upholds EPA rejection of Okla. haze plan

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A federal appeals court has upheld U.S. EPA's authority to reject Oklahoma's plan to reduce regional haze pollution from two coal-fired power plants, a move that environmentalists say they hope can be a precedent in similar cases.

APPROPRIATIONS: House panel approves scant EPA, Interior funding despite walkout by top Democrat

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The House's sparse bill to fund environmental and natural resources programs became a proxy battle in the larger war over federal spending today, prompting a key Democratic appropriator to walk out of a committee markup in protest.

AIR POLLUTION: Court backs EPA ozone limit but orders review of public welfare standard

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Federal judges today upheld U.S. EPA's ozone standard in a challenge from public health groups that said the agency ignored a scientific consensus pointing to a stricter limit. But the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit sent the secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standard back for agency review, holding that EPA erred in setting the secondary standard that was identical to the primary.

CHINA: Dwindling water supply threatens nation's hunger for coal

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As China looks to bolster its coal mining industry, the country is suffering from depleting water resources.

LOUISIANA: State to sue power companies over wetlands destruction

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Officials in Louisiana today will file a lawsuit against several energy companies over damaged coastal wetlands.

MARYLAND: O'Malley plans to toughen renewable energy standard

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Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) tomorrow is expected to propose new standards for more aggressive renewable energy use.

AUTOS: Ford, Toyota end hybrid partnership

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A short-lived hybrid vehicle partnership between two auto industry giants is over.

WATER POLLUTION: Shipping companies face $10.4M penalty for dumping waste

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Two European shipping firms will pay a $10.4 million penalty for illegally dumping oil-tainted water and faking records.

WATER POLLUTION: EPA offers tool for property owners to calculate stormwater runoff

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U.S. EPA today launched an electronic tool to help property owners calculate the amount of stormwater runoff produced at a specific site and test out changes that could help stanch the flow.

OIL AND GAS: Emergency declaration would speed Shell's cleanup in Calif. city -- officials

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Officials in Carson, Calif., are calling for a local emergency declaration in order to force the state and Royal Dutch Shell PLC to expedite the cleanup of a contaminated site.

NUCLEAR POWER: TVA skipped reactor audits for years -- IG

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For four years, no audits have been done on commercial-grade materials for a quality assurance program at a Tennessee Valley Authority nuclear reactor project in Tennessee, according to a report from the authority's inspector general.

OFFSHORE DRILLING: Company considers relief well as fire rages on blown-out gas well in Gulf

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The operator of a natural gas well in the Gulf of Mexico that experienced a blowout yesterday said it may drill a relief well to bring the situation under control.

MINING: Court upholds SEC conflict minerals rule

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A federal judge yesterday upheld a controversial Securities and Exchange Commission rule meant to cut down on the use of minerals from conflict-torn Central Africa.
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