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NATIONAL PARKS: Arrest announced in vandalism at Saguaro; cleanup of cactuses continues

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The National Park Service, working with local police and a state gang task force, brought a "major vandalism incident" to conclusion last week with the arrest of a Tucson, Ariz., juvenile, who now faces felony charges for graffiti that damaged nearly a dozen of Saguaro National Park's famed cactuses.

CAMPAIGN 2014: Liz Cheney faces fine over improper fishing license application

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Senate hopeful Liz Cheney received a fishing license based on an application that mistakenly listed her as a 10-year resident of Wyoming, according to state officials.

CAMPAIGN 2013: Holt states carbon tax support during N.J. Senate debate

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At a Democratic primary debate in the race to fill New Jersey's vacant Senate seat, Rep. Rush Holt last night reaffirmed his support for a carbon tax and rapped front-runner Cory Booker for not having specific plans of his own.

SEQUESTRATION: Western attorneys general tell Obama to hand over mineral royalty payments

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A group of attorneys general from nearly a dozen Western states recently sent a letter to President Obama and some of his top Cabinet members arguing that the administration cannot withhold $110 million in annual federal mineral revenue payments due to the budget sequester.

ENERGY POLICY: New Senate bill aims to boost domestic production, amid other GOP priorities

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Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) introduced legislation late last month meant to promote domestic energy production and fight back against parts of the Obama administration's regulatory agenda.

CLIMATE: Bicameral caucus sees role for Energy Department in CO2 reduction

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The Department of Energy can make a significant contribution to President Obama's carbon dioxide reduction goals by promulgating efficiency rules, encouraging private investment in advanced energy technology and taking a closer look at the climate-related effects of exporting natural gas, a congressional task force said today.

CYBERSECURITY: Former CIA chief blasts Congress for failing to protect grid

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Congress is failing to act on a growing number of cyberattacks threatening the country's power sector networks, leaving the energy industry responsible for finding a way to better protect the system, a former director of the CIA said today.

CLIMATE: States claim EPA set up 'straw man' in urging Supreme Court to pass on GHG case

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States yesterday redoubled their efforts to persuade the Supreme Court to take up a case challenging U.S. EPA's landmark greenhouse gas regulations.

COAL: White House meeting part of new, uncertain relationship between EPA, industry

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Last week's much-touted White House meeting between Obama administration environmental leaders and West Virginia Democrats on coal was part of what advocates are calling an increasing dialogue between both sides of the contentious debate.

BIOFUELS: EPA slashes this year's cellulosic targets

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U.S. EPA has backed down from an ambitious target for cellulosic biofuel production, releasing a final rule today that requires refiners to blend 6 million gallons into the nation's supply of gasoline this year.

HONG KONG: Nation seizes illegal ivory shipment

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Hong Kong customs officials yesterday confiscated a $5.3 million shipment of illegal ivory, rhino horns and leopard skins in the territory's latest endangered species bust.

JAPAN: Government steps in as Fukushima plant leaks 300 metric tons of tainted water per day

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An estimated 300 metric tons of radioactive water a day is seeping into the ocean out of the quake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, according to a Japanese government official.

CALIFORNIA: Bay Area cities standardize solar permit process

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Nine cities in the San Francisco Bay Area have developed a standardized permitting process for solar power users.

NEW YORK: Lawmakers plan to tackle GMO labels

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A bill proposing that genetically modified food be labeled will not be dicussed this week in the New York Legislature as expected, but it remains on the books.

WATER POLLUTION: Enviros decry EPA review of Ky.'s selenium standard as effort to weaken regs

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Environmental groups are raising the alarm about U.S. EPA's ongoing review of Kentucky's proposed water protection standards for selenium, a chemical element often found in waterways near coal mining sites.

AIR POLLUTION: EPA hints at cross-state rule revisions

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U.S. EPA is offering new details about its plans to rework a rule regulating harmful emissions that cross state lines even as the Supreme Court reviews the rule.

MINING: Security guards return to Wis. iron ore site after scuffle

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An Arizona security firm will return to patrolling the forested site of a proposed Wisconsin iron ore mine after getting caught up in a dispute between environmental groups and the mining company.

UTILITIES: Duke Energy profits fall on weak commercial sales

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The largest power provider in the United States, Duke Energy Corp., today announced that a lower-than-expected quarterly profit was caused in part by weak commercial sales.

NUCLEAR WASTE: Enviros sue Calif. over research lab cleanup

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California regulators improperly disposed of radioactive waste from a former nuclear research lab outside Los Angeles, according to a lawsuit filed yesterday by environmental groups seeking to halt the site's cleanup.

RENEWABLE ENERGY: GE calls off plans for Colo. solar plant

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General Electric Co. has canceled plans for a $300 million solar panel factory in Aurora, Colo., as part of a deal with U.S. alternative energy leader First Solar Inc.
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