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NATIONAL PARKS: Lincoln Memorial hit with act of vandalism

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Vandals splashed green paint on the Lincoln Memorial early this morning in what appears to be the first instance of vandalism in recent memory to the iconic Washington, D.C., monument.

GRID: FERC snubbing states under Order 1000 -- NARUC

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A federal effort to revamp the way the grid is planned and paid for could encroach on states' rights to oversee the electric grid, a group of state commissioners warned this week.

OIL AND GAS: Colo. lawmaker sues to halt fracking near his farm

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A Colorado congressman is suing to stop the hydraulic fracking operation across the street from his farm.

ETHANOL: USDA to roll out controversial sugar purchase program

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The Agriculture Department on Monday will roll out a program that allows the government to buy up excess sugar in the marketplace and sell it to ethanol producers.

WILDERNESS: Congress leaps into legal battle over historic mountain lookout

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By June 2002, the historic Green Mountain Lookout in Washington's North Cascades was leaning badly from heavy snows and was at risk of slipping off the mountain.

AIR POLLUTION: Deal struck for slashing emissions at West's largest coal-fired power plant

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Operators of the largest coal-fired power plant in the West announced an agreement today with the Department of the Interior and environmental groups that will reduce air pollution by quantities greater than U.S. EPA had sought.

CLIMATE: Appeals court rejects Texas, industry challenge to EPA's GHG implementation rules

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Federal judges today rejected arguments from Texas and industry groups that U.S. EPA unlawfully forced states to adopt its greenhouse gas rules on an inappropriately short timeline.

ENERGY POLICY: Alliance to Save Energy's Callahan discusses future of Senate efficiency bill, amendments

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As Senate leadership weighs the future of the Shaheen-Portman efficiency measure this week, how could controversial amendments affect the legislation's chances of passing the full Senate? During today's OnPoint, Kateri Callahan, president of the Alliance to Save Energy, discusses the Senate's latest moves and explains why she believes, despite increased state and local action on efficiency, federal support is still necessary.

UNITED KINGDOM: Enviros blast Prince Charles for shipping water 6,000 miles to Middle East

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Prince Charles is facing criticism from environmental groups for funding his charities with profits from the sale of royal-branded water that is shipped 6,000 miles from Scotland to luxury grocery stores in the Middle East.

GERMANY: Nation's pollution increases as utilities burn more coal

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German air pollution is on the rise after Chancellor Angela Merkel ordered the shutdown of nuclear power plants.

JAPAN: Nuclear regulators step up role at Fukushima Daiichi

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Japan's nuclear regulator is stepping up its role in the cleanup of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

THAILAND: Oil spill leaves beachfront tourist attraction peppered with crude

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After a leak in a pipeline operated by PTT Global Chemical PLC spilled roughly 50 tons of oil into the ocean, a once glistening beachfront tourist island in Thailand's eastern sea was left with black waves of crude oil.

NEW YORK: Governor signs shark fin ban into law

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New York restaurants serving shark fin soup will have to revamp their menus once a statewide ban takes effect next year.

MICHIGAN: Agency proposes land management plan in response to purchasing cap

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The future of land management in Michigan is up in the air.

AIR POLLUTION: Group offers environmental tours of Los Angeles

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A community group is offering environment-themed tours around Los Angeles to highlight the effects of air pollution on the city's poorest neighborhoods.

WATER POLLUTION: Fuel spill in British Columbia kills fish

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A tanker truck crashed into a British Columbia creek last week, spilling more than 9,000 gallons of jet fuel into the waterway.

PESTICIDES: Scientists find toxins from 100 miles away in Calif. frogs

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Ten distinct chemicals, including a degraded form of DDT, a toxin banned for more than 40 years, were found in the tissues of frogs living in the mountain ponds of the Sierra Nevada -- 50 to 100 miles away from where the chemicals were used on crops in California's Central Valley.

PESTICIDES: Scientist who argued against bee-killing chemical bans joins insecticide maker

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A scientist whose research for the British government was used to argue against pesticide bans is leaving her job to work for an insecticide manufacturer.

RENEWABLE ENERGY: E.U., China settle solar panel dispute

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The European Union and China have brokered a deal to settle a dispute over the cost of solar panel exports.

AUTOS: BMW offers rental deal to EV buyers

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Buyers who have range-anxiety fears about BMW AG's new electric car will have the option of renting a conventional sport utility vehicle for long trips and vacations.
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