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CLIMATE: EPA's power plant rule still includes CCS -- sources

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U.S. EPA next week likely will introduce another carbon dioxide proposal for future power plants that will require coal-fired facilities to phase in carbon capture and storage technology, but the details of the rule remain sparse.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY: Reid blasts GOP 'anarchists' holding up Senate bill to make political points on health care

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Accusations of anarchy and hostage-taking flew on the Senate floor this morning as Republicans continued to block debate over a pending energy efficiency bill because of unrelated objections to the health care reform law.

JAPAN: Fukushima water should be released into sea -- adviser

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Japan should prepare to release a massive tide of water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean once public trust is regained and the water has been confirmed as containing only low levels of radiation, a U.S. adviser to the plant's operator said today.

HONDURAS: To save forests, government hands over land to indigenous group

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In a move that officials say will protect forests, the Honduran government has granted land to the indigenous Miskito people.

MEXICO: Tropical storm threatens Gulf oil terminals

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A strengthening tropical depression is threatening the southern Gulf of Mexico, resulting in the closure yesterday of two key oil export terminals, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said yesterday.

ARIZONA: Commission backs off deregulation, spurring energy deals

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The Arizona Corporation Commission this week decided not to consider deregulating the state's retail electricity market.

ALASKA: North America's tallest mountain drops in stature

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North America's tallest mountain has been slightly diminished.

CALIFORNIA: State lawmakers streamline environmental review law

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California officials yesterday streamlined the state's leading environmental review law, paving the way for a speedy development of the Sacramento Kings' new basketball arena.

LEAD: Battery recycler will pay for free blood tests

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A California battery recycler will offer free blood tests to residents worried that they might have been exposed to cancer-causing toxins, health officials said yesterday.

SOLID WASTE: First lady's drinking water initiative doesn't address trash issue -- enviros

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A campaign launched by Michelle Obama to encourage people to drink more water has drawn criticism from environmentalists for not addressing trash and funding concerns.

WATER POLLUTION: Acid rain drives alkalinity jump in eastern U.S. rivers -- study

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The alkalinity of more than 60 rivers and streams across the eastern United States is on the rise, and acid rain is largely to blame, according to a study.

WATER POLLUTION: Molasses spill in Hawaii could lure sharks

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A 1,400-ton leak of molasses in waters near Honolulu harbor could attract sharks and other maritime predators, Hawaiian health officials said.

RAIL: Service disruptions likely if Amtrak, state DOTs can’t finalize talks -- industry group

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The head of the transportation industry's top lobby group is urging Amtrak and state departments of transportation to quickly finalize negotiations over capital investments and operations along state-supported rail corridors -- warning that rail service could be disrupted if they don't.

BIOFUELS: FAA awards $40M to develop new technologies, fuels for planes

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The Federal Aviation Administration today awarded $40 million to two universities to develop a new "Air Transportation Center of Excellence" to study ways to reduce the commercial aviation industry's environmental footprint.

NUCLEAR WASTE: S.C. cleanup contractor lays off 465 workers

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The company contracted to clean up the Savannah River Site's high-level radioactive waste in South Carolina plans to lay off 465 of its 2,200 workers.

COAL: New study puts environmental price tag on mountaintop mining

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An area the size of Washington, D.C. -- about 68 square miles -- would have to be strip mined every 81 days to meet U.S. coal demand, says a new study on Appalachian mountaintop-removal mining.

WATER POLLUTION: Ky. judge sides with green groups in discharge dispute

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A Kentucky circuit court judge has sided with environmental groups in a clean water dispute with a local utility.

COAL ASH: Groups file new suit against Duke Energy in N.C.

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Environmental groups sued Duke Energy Corp. in North Carolina U.S. District Court yesterday over coal ash pollution concerns.

FLOODS: Rising waters force thousands more to evacuate in Colo.

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With a flood threat still imminent and rain continuing to fall, authorities have asked thousands more people in the city of Boulder and neighboring towns to evacuate as rivers and creeks have reached dangerous levels.

EARTHQUAKES: Calif. approves early warning system for shakers

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California could soon have an early warning system for earthquakes.
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