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ENDANGERED SPECIES: Rare Mo. fish granted endangered status

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The grotto sculpin, a rare fish found in Missouri, has been granted endangered species status, though its habitat will not be designated as critical.

WILDLIFE: Interior seeks tribal input on suite of eagle policy changes

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The Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking tribal input on a suite of proposed changes to its eagle conservation policies.

FOREST SERVICE: Agency fails to do its job, many employees say

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Nearly half the workers at the Forest Service don't think their agency is doing its job.

CLIMATE: Markey to co-chair Senate warming caucus

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A former House Democratic leader on climate issues announced today that he will help lead a Senate group dedicated to moving legislation to curb emissions.

EVERGLADES: Fla. governor challenges Obama to visit polluted coasts

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R), who has been taking daily shots at President Obama for everything from health care reform to the federal budget, yesterday challenged him to tour areas of the state suffering from releases of polluted water.

INTERIOR: Former Reid staffer to be nominated for BLM director -- Salazar

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DENVER -- The White House will name Neil Kornze as its selection for the next director of the Bureau of Land Management, according to former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and other sources.

RENEWABLE ENERGY: EIA chief, green groups spar over forecasts

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Energy Information Administration chief Adam Sieminski is defending his agency's forecasts of future energy production from renewable sources amid questions from green groups.

NUCLEAR WASTE: Appeals judges appear dubious of DOE's rationale for collecting fees

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Federal judges today posed stiff questions to Department of Energy officials on why the agency continues to collect fees for disposing of nuclear waste even though it has no operating national repository.

APPROPRIATIONS: Senate CR likely to drop 'Monsanto rider,' carry light-bulb rider

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Senate Democrats are expected to strip language from their stopgap spending bill that allows the temporary planting of genetically engineered crops even if a court vacates federal approval of those crops, according to foes of the provision.

CLIMATE: White House's Zichal discusses EPA efforts on greenhouse gas regulations

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How will last week's announcement of U.S. EPA's proposed rule for new power plants influence next year's anticipated rule for existing sources? During today's E&ETV Event Coverage of a Bipartisan Policy Center Energy Project event, Heather Zichal, deputy assistant to the president for energy and climate change, gives context to last week's move by EPA and discusses the future of air regulations coming out of the agency.

INDIA: Preliminary nuclear plant contract enters final stages

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Nuclear Power Corp. of India and Westinghouse Electric Co. are close to finalizing a preliminary contract to start work on a nuclear plant, a source said.

JAPAN: TEPCO gets green light to seek restart of 1 nuclear plant

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Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, received approval from a hesitant local governor to apply to restart a different plant in western Japan.

RUSSIA: Judge orders jail time for Greenpeace Arctic protesters

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A Russian judge today jailed a photographer and two Greenpeace activists for their roles in a protest at an Arctic oil platform last week.

LOUISIANA: Town struggles to find footing as sinkhole swallows surroundings

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The Louisiana town of Bayou Corne is divided over a giant sinkhole that continues to engorge its surroundings.

HAWAII: EPA launches probe of molasses spill with state officials

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U.S. EPA and the Hawaii Department of Health yesterday announced a joint investigation into a spill that leaked 1,400 tons of molasses into Honolulu Harbor.

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Hertz rents Teslas in Calif.

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Starting at $500 a day, travelers can rent Tesla Motors Inc. cars at two major California airports.

TRANSPORTATION: Freight train derails, leaks oil in Canada

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A freight train derailed in the western Canadian province of Saskatchewan yesterday, sending 17 cars off the track, one of which leaked lube oil, a Canadian National Railway Co. spokesman said.

AGRICULTURE: U.S., Japan ink organic certification deal

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U.S. and Japanese officials today inked an agreement that will allow food products certified as organic in either the United States or Japan to be sold as organic in both countries.

MANUFACTURING: Industry saves $1B, 11M metric tons of emissions in White House push

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For the Energy Department, advanced manufacturing doesn't mean just producing the latest and greatest widget.

UTILITIES: N.Y. regulators ask FERC to revisit downstate 'capacity zone' ruling

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NEW YORK -- Empire State utility regulators have asked their federal counterparts to reverse a decision that would allow the New York Independent System Operator to create a special financial "capacity zone" close to New York City to attract new power plants.
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