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NEVADA: Water agency aims to use eminent domain for dam project

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A Nevada water agency said it will use eminent domain to take two small tracts of land west of Lake Las Vegas. In a move it hasn't used since 2004,…

WYOMING: Bill would legalize roadkill as meat

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Wyoming residents would be allowed to take home roadkill if they plan to eat or process it under legislation before the state Legislature. Under the measure, people also would be…

IDAHO: Female Fish and Game appointee faces confirmation battle

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Idaho Gov. Butch Otter's (R) choice to fill a Fish and Game Commission spot has sparked a controversy in the area she is supposed to represent. Joan Hurlock was appointed…

MASSACHUSETTS: New bill would punish those who mislabel seafood

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Massachusetts legislators have offered a bill that would fine grocery stores and restaurants that mislabel seafood. The legislation also would make Massachusetts the first state to ban sales of the…

WATER POLLUTION: Calif. opens probe of pilot in Bay Bridge tanker wreck

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A California state agency is conducting a probe into the conduct of the ship pilot who was in charge of the empty oil tanker that ran into the San Francisco…

AIR POLLUTION: N.J. residents sue over toxins released from train crash

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More than 50 New Jersey residents have filed a lawsuit against the operator of a train that crashed into Mantua Creek in November 2012. One of the cars released gaseous…

WATER POLLUTION: Report finds $8.2B invested globally in watersheds rather than infrastructure

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Around the world, governments, businesses and local communities are increasingly choosing to invest in programs to improve the health of natural ecosystems rather than pay for costly industrial infrastructure to…

AIR POLLUTION: EPA finalizes haze rules for iron facilities, proposes Navajo compromise

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U.S. EPA this week finalized new air pollution control requirements for seven iron ore processing facilities in Minnesota and Michigan. At issue are taconite facilities owned by companies including U.S.…

EPA: Agency officials to meet with unions on sequestration

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U.S. EPA officials plan to meet with unions next week to discuss potential sequestration issues as the uncertainty about the federal budget continues. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, according…

NUCLEAR POWER: Utility will decide next month whether to fix or retire Fla. reactor

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Duke Energy Corp. aims to decide whether to repair or retire its weakened Crystal River nuclear plant in Florida by early February, CEO Jim Rogers said this week. Duke inherited…

COAL: Industry group faults EPA for higher electric bills

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U.S. electricity consumers struggling to pay utility bills are getting hurt by U.S. EPA's crackdown on coal-fired power, the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity said in a report today.…

RENEWABLE ENERGY: Wind hit installation record as developers raced to claim tax credit -- report

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Last year was a banner year for the wind industry as developers raced to complete projects ahead of the then-looming expiration of a key tax incentive, according to new research…

OIL AND GAS: Tugboat carrying 4,000 gallons of diesel sinks in Mississippi River

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A tugboat hauling 4,000 gallons of diesel and 100 gallons of lube oil sank into the Mississippi River around 5:30 p.m. local time yesterday, officials said. No one was on…

NATURAL GAS: Big business splits over exports

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The debate over whether to export the United States' new bountiful supply of natural gas is dividing powerful groups that represent some of the nation's biggest companies. The National Association…

ENFORCEMENT: DOJ touts 2012 record

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The Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division today cited settlements concerning the Deepwater Horizon disaster and its successful defense of U.S. EPA greenhouse gas regulations as highlights of its…

OCEANS: Officials confirm dock in Wash. as tsunami debris

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Japanese authorities confirmed a dock that washed onto Washington state's shores last month came free from the coast of Japan during the 2011 tsunami. A crew removed 400 pounds of…

WILDLIFE: State officials investigate killings of 4 bald eagles

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Washington Fish and Wildlife officials are looking into the killings of four bald eagles found floating in a Granite Falls lake last week. The birds will undergo an X-ray as…

OCEANS: Thousands of dead fish wash ashore on S.C. beach

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Thousands of dead fish washed ashore Tuesday along a mile and a half of a South Carolina beach, officials said. The occurrence is the second of its kind in the…

CHESAPEAKE BAY: Three-fourths of waters 'impaired' by chemicals -- report

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A new federal study has found that nearly three-fourths of the Chesapeake Bay's waters are "fully or partially impaired" by toxic chemicals. The report also warns people to limit the…

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Wood bison return to Alaska under reintroduction deal

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State and federal officials announced an agreement to reintroduce wood bison to the lower Yukon River area of Alaska by as soon as 2014. Using parts of the Endangered Species…
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