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WILDLIFE: Arsonists strike planned horse slaughter plant in N.M. -- owner

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The owner of a southeastern New Mexico company looking to start slaughtering domestic horses said arsonists set fire to his facility.

NATIONAL PARKS: Officials investigate possible connection in vandalism incidents

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Officials are looking into whether the defacement of the Washington National Cathedral may be related to vandalism in other parts of the city, including on the National Mall.

PUBLIC LANDS: BLM puts Ohio forest fracking plan on hold

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The Bureau of Land Management's plan to allow hydraulic fracturing in an Ohio state forest has been halted for now.

PEOPLE: Biodiesel lobby hires fuel expert to lead technical operations

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The biodiesel industry's trade group has tapped a longtime fuel expert to lead its technical operations.

CAMPAIGN 2014: W.Va. state lawmaker switches parties to challenge Rahall

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West Virginia state Sen. Evan Jenkins announced today that he will challenge Rep. Nick Rahall (D) for his congressional seat in 2014 -- but he will do so as a Republican after cutting ties to the Democratic Party.

FEDERAL WORKFORCE: Union seeks changes in phased-retirement plans

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At the Department of the Interior, more than 10,000 employees could retire today, draining the agency of its institutional knowledge in one fell swoop.

OCEANS: GOP farm bill rider seeks answers about National Ocean Policy

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House Republicans are determined to get answers about the Obama administration's National Ocean Policy.

FEDERAL AGENCIES: Panel advances OPM nominee, but trouble looms in the full Senate

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President Obama's selection of Katherine Archuleta to serve as the director of the Office of Personnel Management hit a snag today when Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee ranking member Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) announced he would place a hold on her nomination.

CHEMICALS: Lautenberg's absence looms large as EPW vows to improve TSCA reform bill

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The absence of the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) loomed large over a hearing on one of his pet issues: how to fix the nation's broken chemical management system.

WATER POLLUTION: Court awards attorneys' fees in closely watched blending case

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A federal appeals court yesterday reversed course and said the government must cover an Iowa coalition's attorneys' fees in a closely watched case that threw out two U.S. EPA policies that were deemed to be new rules for wastewater treatment.

APPROPRIATIONS: Panel begins intense battle over Interior, EPA spending

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A House Appropriations subpanel has begun a daylong fight over fiscal 2014 funding for U.S. EPA, the Interior Department and the Forest Service, facing an expected 40 or more amendments from panel members on both sides of the aisle.

BIOFUELS: Fla. plant begins producing ethanol from waste

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In a major milestone for next-generation fuels, a facility in Florida today became the world's first large-scale biorefinery to produce ethanol from waste using a technology that combines thermochemical and biological processes.

NEWSMAKER: How this climate activist learned to 'walk the walk'

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A bitter billing dispute with her electric company changed environmentalist Keya Chatterjee's life. Battling Pepco over charges for electricity at her Washington, D.C., row house in the dead of winter six years ago, Chatterjee eventually just ordered the utility to shut off the power. She and her husband lived in the dark and cold for a few months, an experience that convinced them that even when they turned the lights back on, they could use less power. They went on a strict energy diet, one that has only increased since having a baby two-and-a-half years ago. "Getting mad at Pepco was like a gateway drug to sustainability," Chatterjee said. "Then we started getting rid of everything."

NEPAL: Royal Bengal tiger population jumps

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Nepal's wild royal Bengal tiger population has leaped to 198 animals, a 63.6 percent increase in five years, according to a government survey.

JAPAN: Normalcy returns to beach towns near Fukushima

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Beach towns near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant are slowly returning to normal more than two years after the plant's massive meltdown.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: Oil exploration could threaten national park

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The World Wildlife Fund says a U.K.-based company's proposal to explore for oil in Africa's oldest national park could put the park at risk.

THAILAND: Oil giant criticized for spill response

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Thailand's state-owned oil and gas company has been slammed for its response to an oil spill that marred a popular tourist destination.

INDONESIA: State oil company works to contain spill

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PT Pertamina, Indonesia's state-owned oil and gas company, said it was attempting to contain oil spilled after large waves damaged its fuel tanker.

WATER POLLUTION: Bankrupt Detroit stops testing beach for E. coli

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Residents have resumed swimming at a Detroit River beach one year after the cash-strapped city stopped testing the polluted waterway for E. coli and other harmful bacteria.

WATER POLLUTION: EPA designates portion of Gulf Coast as impaired

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U.S. EPA has placed a portion of the Gulf Coast on a state list of impaired waterways in order to force Louisiana to address the problem.
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