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WILDLIFE: Nations reach deal on illegal ivory trade

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A group of nations where the illegal ivory trade has flourished have struck an agreement to take critical steps to halt the practice, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

OCEANS: State Department rescheduling global conference postponed by shutdown

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A State Department-led oceans conference originally scheduled for October but postponed due to the government shutdown will be held sometime next year, one of the agency's top officials said yesterday.

ARCTIC: Industry balks at Interior's call for Chukchi leasing

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Oil and gas trade groups yesterday balked at the Interior Department's request that they rank which areas of Alaska's Chukchi Sea should be opened to exploration, arguing instead that the entire area should be opened to development.

BIOFUELS: Messaging war on RFS heats up ahead of EPA public hearing

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Ahead of a U.S. EPA listening session tomorrow on the agency's proposal to lower the federal targets for both corn-based ethanol and advanced biofuels next year, groups on both sides lined up to message on the proposal.

URANIUM: Closure of enrichment plants puts U.S. in a bind -- report

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The closure of a gaseous diffusion plant in Kentucky and the uncertain fate of its replacement in Ohio could put the United States in the precarious position of relying on foreign countries for reactor fuel and material critical to producing weapons, according to a new report.

NATIONAL PARKS: House panel OKs bill to reimburse states for shutdown costs

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The House Natural Resources Committee advanced a bill by voice vote this morning to reimburse a handful of states for the roughly $2 million they paid to keep national parks open during the government shutdown.

APPROPRIATIONS: House GOP adds 3 to spending panel

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Three new members were appointed to the House Appropriations Committee today, bringing the panel back to full strength with just more than a month before Congress must enact new spending legislation.

RENEWABLE ENERGY: FWS considering eagle take permit for massive proposed Wyo. wind farm

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The Obama administration announced today that it would consider allowing a company that wants to build one of the world's largest wind farms in southeast Wyoming to harm or injure eagles during the 30-year life of the project.

INTERIOR: Agency awards $100K whistle-blower settlement to polar bear scientist

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The Interior Department is awarding $100,000 to a wildlife biologist, one year after an internal investigation cleared him of scientific misconduct.

WILDLIFE: Ethanol's rise, conservation programs' demise spur habitat losses in Prairie Pothole region

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BISMARCK, N.D. -- As pheasant season opened this fall, the news reports were grim: Fewer birds were expected across the Dakotas, their numbers most likely thinned by a rainy summer nesting season and an early fall blizzard.

WHITE HOUSE: Sutley's exit prompts questions about fate of CEQ, climate push

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The chief of the Council on Environmental Quality is often the face of the White House on environmental policy. That hasn't been the case with Nancy Sutley.

CLIMATE: CCAP's Helme discusses U.N.'s progress on international agreement

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On the heels of last month's 19th Conference of the Parties (COP 19) to the U.N. climate convention, has the proper framework been set for negotiating a universal agreement in 2015? During today's OnPoint, Ned Helme, president of the Center for Clean Air Policy, discusses the final deal coming out of COP 19 and the critical role United States negotiators played in the conference. He also talks about funding questions surrounding the Green Climate Fund.

MEXICO: Officials recover stolen truck, radioactive material

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Mexican officials said they have recovered a stolen truck and the dangerous radioactive material it was transporting.

OHIO: Overhaul for energy mandates stalls in committee

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A legislative overhaul of Ohio's energy efficiency and renewable energy mandates appears to have stalled in committee.

CHEMICALS: Freight train derails in N.J.

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A freight train carrying flammable materials through New Jersey derailed today after striking a large abutment.

AIR POLLUTION: Emissions from heavy-duty diesel engines plummet -- study

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Emissions of nitrogen dioxide, fine particulate matter and other air pollutants from heavy-duty diesel engines are down significantly, even surpassing the targets required by U.S. EPA and the state of California, according to a new study.

AUTOS: Driving drops in urban areas -- study

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A new study found that driving has declined in urban areas across the country.

HIGH-SPEED RAIL: Calif. bullet train faces new hurdle

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Federal regulators have refused a petition to exempt from review a segment of proposed track for the California high-speed rail project.

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY: Former House E&C counsel named acting commission chairman

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A former House Energy and Commerce subcommittee counsel has been named acting chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

NUCLEAR POWER: Troubled Neb. plant poised for restart -- utility

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A Nebraska nuclear power plant shuttered since April 2011 is poised to restart, the Omaha Public Power District said in a report to regulators.
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