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ENERGY MARKETS: Republican FERC commissioner chafes at Perry's rule proposal

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Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner Robert Powelson spoke out yesterday about the Department of Energy's proposal to change electricity market rules, strongly reaffirming FERC's independent status and promising not to "blow up the markets."

BUDGET: House passes plan that could lead to ANWR drilling

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The House today adopted a fiscal 2018 budget proposal including language that could lead to oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.

INTERIOR: BLM proposal would revive mining in renewable energy zone

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The Interior Department may cancel the ban on new mining claims in a renewable energy development zone in the California desert, sources said, the first step in an effort to end federal participation in the energy plan.

JAPAN: Tokyo to send teams worldwide to spruce up neglected bonsai

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The Japanese government plans to send garden experts across the world to spruce up about 500 traditional Japanese gardens that are in dire need of repair.

UNITED KINGDOM: Government plans to ban ivory trade

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Nearly all ivory sales and exports would be banned under a new plan from the United Kingdom.

MARYLAND: Baltimore school evacuates over scary smell: Pumpkin spice

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An odd smell was floating around the third floor of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Baltimore yesterday. Students and teachers didn't know what to make of it.

OREGON: Director leaves scandal-plagued Energy Department

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The Oregon Department of Energy will need a new director after Michael Kaplan departs to become chief operating officer of the state Treasury in December.

CHESAPEAKE BAY: Acidification could upend estuary's ecosystem

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Acidification is likely to accelerate in the Chesapeake Bay, compounding the problems facing its ecosystem, according to a new spate of research on the nation's largest estuary.

POLLINATORS: Pesticide linked to bee deaths found in 75% of honey samples

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In a new study, three-quarters of honey samples collected worldwide contained a common pesticide that many think is harming bee populations, potentially demonstrating a pervasive problem for the pollinators.

CLIMATE: Industrial emissions drop 2%, led by power sector — EPA

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Greenhouse gas emissions fell 2 percent last year at the biggest U.S. industrial facilities, led by major cuts in the power sector, according to data released yesterday by U.S. EPA.

PEOPLE: Former DOE staffer jumps to Calif. utilities agency

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A former senior adviser at the Department of Energy is moving to a high-level position at the California Public Utilities Commission, Gov. Jerry Brown (D) announced yesterday.

PUBLIC LANDS: Groups push BLM not to revive mining in renewable energy zone

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Conservation groups are pushing back against a proposal by the Bureau of Land Management to cancel a two-year moratorium on new mining across 1.3 million acres within a Southern California renewable energy development zone.

SUPREME COURT: Justices asked to decide if tenants liable for cleanup costs

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New York property owners have turned to the Supreme Court in their bid to hold the former occupants of a site in Westbury, N.Y., liable for the costs of cleaning up groundwater contamination caused by a 1976 chemical spill.

OCEANS: Scientists discover new sea sponge in the deep Pacific

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Scientists have discovered a new species of sea sponge living on rock nodules targeted by miners 13,000 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.

YELLOWSTONE: Park recommends capping bison cull at 1,250

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Yellowstone National Park officials want to limit the winter bison cull to 1,250, which is a little more than a quarter of the August population, according to a report.

EXTREME WEATHER: Gulf Coast braces for Nate after rains kill 22

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Tropical Storm Nate is spiraling toward southern Mexico today after dropping heavy rains on Central America that caused at least 22 deaths.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Experts, trained dolphins to catch rare vaquitas in Mexico

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Mexican officials and international experts will begin a risky effort next week to catch and protect several dozen vaquita porpoises, a critically endangered species.

CALIFORNIA: Billionaire's beach access offer 'insufficient' — officials

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Billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla's decision to allow public access to a beach near Half Moon Bay, Calif., through his property is not enough, according to the California Coastal Commission.

FORESTS: Tooke to focus on existing authorities in tackling fire risks

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Forest Service Chief Tony Tooke says that though his agency is open to exploring expanded latitude to thin out fire-prone forests, his focus will be on using existing authority.

ENERGY AND COMMERCE: Griffith to take Oversight spot vacated by retiring Murphy

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Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) will temporarily take the reins of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
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