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INVASIVE SPECIES: Labrador retrievers could muzzle onslaught of giant snails in Fla.

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In an effort to stem the spread of the giant African land snail, Florida officials are turning to Labrador retrievers.

ARCTIC: Researchers discover huge canyon under Greenland ice

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A Grand Canyon-sized crevasse has been found beneath Greenland's ice sheet, researchers said.

WILDFIRES: As blaze spreads in Yosemite, park policy lets it burn

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While the massive Rim fire has encroached deeper into Yosemite National Park, the National Park Service is unlikely to step up firefighting efforts.

OCEANS: Navy training could kill whales, dolphins

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Over the next five years, Navy training and testing could kill hundreds of whales and dolphins and injure thousands more, according to two environmental impact statements released by the military.

CLIMATE: What do penguins, grapes and magnolias have in common?

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Experts warn that climate change will usher in a host of nasty events, from rising sea levels at the beach to less snow at your favorite ski resort. Rising temperatures from human activity have been linked to more asthma attacks, hurricanes and bark beetles, and less maple syrup.

CHESAPEAKE BAY: Cardin to highlight cleanup progress at Senate field hearing

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As political debates rage around the U.S. EPA-led cleanup plan for the Chesapeake Bay, the estuary's champion in Congress will next week spotlight the progress that has so far been made.

COAL: Bipartisan senators renew investigation into EPA's mine veto

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Louisiana Republican Sen. David Vitter and West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin are reigniting congressional efforts to investigate U.S. EPA's 2011 retroactive coal mine veto.

CAMPAIGN 2014: Both parties play waiting game as Mont. Senate seat goes wanting

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Things have not been going according to plan this summer for Senate Democrats in Montana.

CLIMATE: National assessment to include first-ever chapter on ocean effects

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A dedicated chapter about how climate change affects U.S. oceans and marine resources will be included for the first time in the forthcoming National Climate Assessment, due out in early 2014.

FLOOD INSURANCE: Law raising rates will 'never' be implemented without vouchers

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The pain of looming hikes in the price of flood insurance could be softened by government vouchers that help lower-income homeowners retain coverage and toughen up their homes, according to a proposal released by researchers yesterday.

EPA: NSA refuses to confirm or deny existence of Jackson's email, phone records

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If former U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson used a personal email address for agency business, her secret is safe with the National Security Agency.

FORESTS: War over logging in western Ore. heats up

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As the August congressional recess wraps up, environmentalists, county officials and loggers are intensifying their pitches to Oregon's lawmakers -- and voters -- ahead of the next battle in the state's timber wars.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: U.S. proposes using 'surrogates' to gauge impacts to listed wildlife

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The Interior and Commerce departments yesterday proposed a new rule that would offer more flexibility in how the federal government estimates and monitors potential impacts to threatened and endangered species.

EPA: Will retirement of 2 senior scientists hinder critical air reviews?

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The retirement of two senior U.S. EPA scientists is raising questions about whether there might be more delays in reviews of air quality standards, including the long-stalled ozone standard.

POLITICS: On Obama's energy agenda, websites of White House, political group not always in sync

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When the nonprofit group formed to promote President Obama's agenda launched its high-profile summertime climate change campaign, its online presence changed to reflect the new emphasis -- replacing a website referencing the president's "all of the above" energy plan with a page touting him as "not waiting around for climate deniers in Congress."

INDIA: Enviro groups push for ban of pesticide that killed 23 children

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Environmental groups in India are urging the government to ban a pesticide that killed 23 children in July.

JAPAN: South Korea widens fishery imports restrictions over concerns about radiation

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South Korea today extended a ban on imports of Japanese fish as concerns continue to grow over potential contamination from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

GHANA: Oil industry link to whale deaths denied

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Ghana has dismissed claims that offshore oil operations killed several whales last week, angering environmental groups that have called for an investigation into the deaths.

CHINA: Top oil executives under investigation in apparent move toward reform

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China has launched an investigation into the dealings of four top oil executives in a move that experts believe is aimed at reforming the country's powerful oil industry.

ALASKA: Oil tax cut repeal approved for primary ballot

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Alaska residents will have the chance to decide whether oil companies will keep a tax cut the Alaska Legislature approved this year.
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