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LNG: DOE approves third export project on heels of GOP prodding

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The Obama administration today approved a third application for a company to export domestic natural gas to countries without a free-trade agreement, only one day after a top Senate Republican called for the White House to pick up its pace.

DOE: Bureaucracy, budget woes muddle reformer's bold agenda

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Many eyes are on Assistant Secretary David Danielson’s quest to reform the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as a possible model for the rest of the Department of Energy. But the agency’s more than 700 employees and seven far-flung field offices present a new challenge for the former energy venture capitalist. The clock is ticking for Danielson to keep his ambitious agenda from being lost in a blizzard of blown deadlines and budget overruns.

TOGO: Officials arrest alleged ivory trafficking kingpin

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Togo authorities this week arrested shop owner Emile N'Bouke on charges of trafficking ivory.

TAIWAN: Nuclear power plant may be leaking toxic water -- report

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A nuclear power plant in Taiwan may be leaking radioactive water, according to a report by a government watchdog group.

NEW YORK: State officials on the hook for abandoned fish at failed farm

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Officials in Columbia County, N.Y., have a fishy situation on their hands.

FLORIDA: Police officer rescues 100 baby sea turtles from parking lot

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A Florida police officer saved almost 100 baby sea turtles after finding the hatchlings in a hotel parking lot and on a nearby street.

WATER POLLUTION: Enbridge seeks extension for Mich. oil spill cleanup

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Enbridge Inc. has requested more time to clean up a 2010 oil spill on the Kalamazoo River, citing opposition from local groups who have blocked the dredging project's final phase.

NUCLEAR POWER: Trees reveal lasting impacts of Chernobyl

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Trees exposed to radiation in the area surrounding the site of 1986's Chernobyl nuclear accident in the Ukraine have suffered from lasting negative impacts, a new study reports.

OIL SANDS: Enviros slam ongoing leak in Alberta

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A Canadian energy company is under fire from environmental groups for its failure to stop an oil spill that has leaked hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil since June.

RENEWABLE ENERGY: Wind still struggles to reach New England customers during peak demand

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While last month's heat wave forced utilities in New England to crank up generation of power from expensive and dirty sources, at least two wind farms in Maine and Vermont were forced to reduce the amount of electricity they produced.

AUTOS: EVs carry heavier footprint than hybrids in most states -- study

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Electric cars may be good for the environment, but in most states, drivers concerned about climate change are better off buying hybrid vehicles, according to a new study that compared the greenhouse gas emissions associated with different alternative fuel technologies.

AIR POLLUTION: New technology uses fire to gain emission cuts, efficiency

SALMON: Farmers file suit against Interior agency over Klamath releases

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California agricultural groups yesterday sued the Bureau of Reclamation over water releases meant to protect salmon in the Klamath River.

GRID: Transmission ruling sets off alarms in clean energy industry

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A federal judge's decision this week that New England electric transmission companies should make less money on power line projects has sent a shiver through the solar and wind industry.

AIR POLLUTION: Suit seeks cleanup of controversial Nev. coal-fired plant

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Environmentalists and an American Indian tribe yesterday filed suit in federal court asking a judge to order a utility to clean up contaminated land and water around Nevada's Reid Gardner power plant.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Tricky panda pregnancies trip up scientists

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After artificially inseminating the United Kingdom's sole female panda earlier this year, Scotland's Edinburgh Zoo now faces the tricky task of determining whether the giant panda is pregnant.

OCEANS: NOAA broadcasts 'reality show' of undersea mission

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Tens of thousands of people are tuning in to a live broadcast from a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship and submarine.

FISHERIES: Researcher tracks Hawaiian fish history through old menus

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A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientist is using old menus from Hawaii to learn more about the fish that dwelt in the state's waters long ago.

OCEANS: Advocates push for marine reserve near Bermuda

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A plan to create a marine reserve in the Sargasso Sea would help protect the ecology of Bermuda, ocean advocates said yesterday.

WILDLIFE: 'Slaughterhouse Sue's' plans for Mo. horse plant stall

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A Missouri court has pulled the reins on a well-known horse slaughter crusader's plan to erect a horse processing facility in the state.
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