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BIOTECH: Companies promise GMO transparency with new campaign

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Biotechnology crop companies today launched a campaign to answer questions about genetically modified foods.

OIL AND GAS: Colo. lawmaker drops fracking suit

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A Colorado lawmaker has dropped the lawsuit he filed last week to stop a hydraulic fracking operation next to his farm.

WATER POLLUTION: Green groups challenge new N.Y. dairy regulations

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Green groups are suing the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation over new rules easing water quality permitting requirements for the state's dairy farms.

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: Court sides with homeowners in dry-cleaning groundwater contamination case

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Federal judges on Friday said a Las Vegas dry cleaner is responsible for the cleanup costs of groundwater contamination near a shopping center, but the judges ordered a lower court to review the case again because the current owner was not responsible for the toxic releases.

WILDLIFE: Kenya's elephants face extinction -- first lady

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Poaching could lead to the extinction of Kenya's elephants in the next decade, the country's first lady said.

FORESTS: Forest Service considers role in Idaho's wide-load shipping process

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A company trying to ship water purification units to an oil patch in the Alberta area doesn't know when or if it will receive government approval to move the loads through Idaho.

OIL SHALE: Enviro coalition sues to stop BLM plan

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Several environmental groups have made good on their May threat to sue the Interior Department over its decision to allow oil shale and oil sands research and development on roughly 800,000 acres of public lands in Colorado, Wyoming and Utah.

EPA: Jackson joins commission to reach out to black community on climate change

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The former head of U.S. EPA will serve on a commission sponsored by Washington, D.C.-based think tank the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies that raises awareness about environmental and climate change issues in the African-American community.

CAMPAIGN 2013: Expedited election dates set for Ala. House vacancy

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Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R) has announced an expedited special election schedule to fill the seat of Rep. Jo Bonner (R), who plans to resign Friday.

DOE: Audit finds cost-share 'excessive' for $100M electric vehicle grant

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A $100 million Energy Department grant to an electric vehicle infrastructure company under the 2009 stimulus included an "excessive" cost-share arrangement, according to an audit report released today by the DOE Inspector General's Office.

ENERGY MARKETS: JPMorgan Chase mulls sale of trading business amid ongoing probe

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. is considering selling its physical energy trading business amid a high-stakes federal probe and heightened attention on Capitol Hill, a move one legal expert said was nothing more than a "cosmetic move to appease the public."

OIL AND GAS: Appeals court upholds $105M fine against Exxon for NYC water contamination

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Federal judges on Friday upheld a nearly $105 million judgment against Exxon Mobil Corp. for contaminating New York City water.

WILD HORSES: Taking back the West -- one contraceptive dart at a time

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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- Josie, a buckskinned mare that roams the Book Cliffs here, had given birth every year from 1996 to 2003. First, there was Joker. And then came Classy, Teardrop, Jolene, Gunshy, Jolie, Haywire and an unnamed colt. All but one were removed from the range -- with federal taxpayers picking up the tab. And Josie? She was spared the ravages of having that ninth foal by a volunteer with the nonprofit Friends of the Mustangs, who shot her with a 4-inch fertility dart in 2003. Josie is just one of about 40,000 wild horses roaming public lands in 10 Western states. Her story is one the Bureau of Land Management, horse advocates, ranchers, lawmakers and taxpayer watchdogs are hoping the agency can replicate as the cost of managing the nation's wild horses spirals out of control.

CLIMATE: C2ES' Peace discusses U.S. business investments in resilience planning

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Are U.S. businesses investing adequately in climate resilience planning? During today's OnPoint, Janet Peace, vice president for market and business strategies at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, discusses a new report analyzing the climate resilience investments of S&P Global 100 companies. Peace also gives recommendations on how small businesses can manage risks associated with climate change.

OBITUARY: Calif. Fish and Wildlife spokesman, former journalist dies

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A California Department of Fish and Wildlife spokesman, who also earned a reputation as a seasoned environmental reporter, died over the weekend while snorkeling with his family.

SWITZERLAND: 2 trains collide, injuring 35

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A head-on collision between two trains in Switzerland yesterday left at least 35 people injured and one yet to be recovered.

THAILAND: Oil spill threatens tourism, fisheries -- officials

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An oil spill that left the white beaches of an island off Thailand's eastern sea covered in crude may spread to the coast of the mainland, affecting the fishing and tourism industries, officials and an environmental group said today.

SCOTLAND: Aberdeen evolves from sleepy village to boomtown

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Once a modest fishing village, Aberdeen, Scotland, has become a major hub for the development of offshore energy technologies.

MISSOURI: Ballot measure may cut tax breaks for Peabody Energy's partners

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Activists plan to file a ballot measure in St. Louis that would ban tax breaks for Peabody Energy Corp.'s business partners as a part of their ongoing battle with the coal giant.

WATER POLLUTION: Millions of plastic particles float in Great Lakes

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Though not visible to the eye, bits of plastic are the latest pollutant to threaten the Great Lakes.
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