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AIR POLLUTION: Midwest petcoke piles draw ire

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The piles of petroleum coke, or petcoke, accumulating along Midwest shipping channels are drawing anger from locals.

WATER POLLUTION: Towboat sinks, leaks oil into Mississippi River

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A towboat yesterday sank and released oil into the waters of the Mississippi River in Iowa.

COAL: Groups take aim at Army Corps mine approvals

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Environmental groups opened a new front this week in their war against the Army Corps of Engineers' streamlined permitting system for certain Appalachian strip mining permits.

HIGH-SPEED RAIL: Judge puts brakes on Calif. bullet train plans

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A judge yesterday put up a new roadblock for California's plans to move forward with a high-speed rail line by ordering the state to write a new funding plan for the massive $68 billion project.

RENEWABLE ENERGY: NYC plans solar farm on former landfill

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A former landfill on Staten Island will house New York City's largest solar energy project.

RENEWABLE ENERGY: San Francisco may revive solar financing program

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San Francisco officials have a plan to bring back a solar financing program that many cities praised until federal regulators canceled it three years ago.

CITIES: Rio mayor to succeed Bloomberg as chief of C40 climate group

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NEW YORK -- Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes will succeed New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg as chairman of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group when Bloomberg steps down from the post next month.

WILDLIFE: WTO backs E.U. ban on seal imports

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The World Trade Organization ruled against a bid by Canada and Norway to strike down an E.U. ban on their seal products.

FISHERIES: Judge drops poaching charges on tribal treaty

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A federal judge yesterday dismissed indictments against five people who were charged with poaching walleye and other fish from American Indian reservations.

OCEANS: Wasting disease wipes out sea stars

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From California to Maine, sea stars are dying en masse on both the West and East coasts.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Feds to decide on long-debated listing for trout population

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The Obama administration today said it will decide whether a population of a trout species found in the Missouri River should receive federal protections after spending years on the candidate list.

NOAA: Tsunami-trash prediction thrusts fledgling program into spotlight

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The recent publication of a computer model has thrust an obscure program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration into the limelight.

CAMPAIGN 2014: Fla. GOP leaders urge Rep. Radel to resign over cocaine bust

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Florida's Republican leaders yesterday urged Rep. Trey Radel (R) to resign following news last week that the congressman was arrested in October for cocaine possession.

PEOPLE: Al Gore goes vegan

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Former Vice President Al Gore has decided to adopt a vegan lifestyle, according to a source who wished to remain anonymous.

TOXICS: Enviros protest EPA proposal to ease disposal rules for some PCB wastes

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U.S. EPA has proposed approving a plan by electric utilities to dispose of some polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) wastes in sites where PCBs are now barred by the Toxic Substances Control Act.

HOUSE: Texas lawmaker failed to disclose all finances -- probe

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A Texas lawmaker did not disclose his business affiliations with a biogas company and other firms over the past two decades, violating federal finance law, according to a Houston Chronicle investigation.

FEDERAL WORKFORCE: Senator wants budget conferees to keep hands off worker benefits

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Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) is urging budget conferees to keep federal benefits cuts out of any compromise on long-term spending.

HOUSE: Top administrative official retires

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The House's top administrative official is stepping down after three years overseeing everything from office supplies to paychecks for the chamber.

CLIMATE: 'Goodwill can be lost pretty fast if you don't deliver,' greens warn U.S.

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WARSAW, Poland -- U.N. global warming talks that concluded here this weekend may have marked a turning point for the United States' reputation in international climate change negotiations.

NRC: New records policy drawing heavy fire from Senate Democrats

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Top Senate Democrats are urging the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to abandon policies that lawmakers say undercut Congress' ability to oversee the agency and U.S. nuclear safety.
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