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ENDANGERED SPECIES: Climate change prompts some polar bears to change their diet

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A population of polar bears living in the western Hudson Bay appears to have changed their diet amid a warming climate, according to researchers.

WILDLIFE: Monarch butterfly numbers hit record low -- study

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Monarch butterflies are in danger of disappearing, according to researchers.

WILDLIFE: Texas, PETA spar over Bigfoot hunt

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The state of Texas and the advocacy group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are at odds this week after Texas on Tuesday said it would be theoretically legal to hunt Bigfoot in the state.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Critics continue to hammer away at BLM sage grouse plan for Utah

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A broad coalition of national, regional and local environmental groups says an Obama administration plan to protect greater sage grouse and their habitat across millions of acres of public lands in Utah doesn't go far enough to address impacts from climate change and oil and natural gas drilling.

PUBLIC LANDS: Group urges Jewell to turn conservation 'words into actions' in 2014

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Interior Secretary Sally Jewell should take action on several conservation initiatives she announced in late 2013, including designating new national monuments, finalizing oil and gas master leasing plans, and implementing a departmentwide mitigation strategy, according to a new report from a Denver-based conservation group.

DROUGHT: Calif. closes rivers to fishing as conditions worsen

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California officials yesterday announced the closure of several rivers to fishermen in order to protect fish that are struggling amid record-breaking drought.

FISHERIES: Begich drafting bill to reauthorize Magnuson-Stevens law

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Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alaska) said today he plans to introduce in March a bill for reauthorizing the top U.S. fisheries law, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.

ENERGY POLICY: Sens. Wyden, Murkowski float bill to beef up focus on energy-water nexus

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The top leaders of the Senate's energy panel are looking to increase the federal government's focus on the connections between water and energy.

NRC: Boxer blasts NRC chief for withholding information on San Onofre

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The Democratic chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee took Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairwoman Allison Macfarlane to task today for withholding information related to a shuttered nuclear power plant in her state and suggested a lawsuit could be on the horizon.

WHITE HOUSE: Climate activist recounts VIP treatment at SOTU

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When Tyrone Davis met Michelle Obama on Tuesday, he tried to shake her hand. But she went in for a hug.

CAMPAIGN 2014: GOP campaign chairman hits Rahall on carbon tax

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CAMBRIDGE, Md. -- The leader of House Republicans' campaign efforts reminded a vulnerable West Virginia Democrat today that he will face constant jabs about his previous support for some climate change policies as the GOP tries to pick up his seat in the coal-heavy state.

NATURAL GAS: House GOP leaders push pipeline bill

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CAMBRIDGE, Md. -- While energy policy is not at the top of House Republicans' agenda as they gather for a private retreat here, leaders pointed to a natural gas pipeline bill that passed the chamber last year as a point of potential agreement with President Obama, who touted the fuel's benefits in his State of the Union address.

CLIMATE: Business groups launch coalition to fight EPA regs

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Business groups representing manufacturing, mining, agriculture and utility interests today launched a multimillion-dollar coalition to fight U.S. EPA's greenhouse gas regulations and advocate for regulatory reforms.

FLOOD INSURANCE: Reform bill set for passage after Senate rejects key alternative

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Senators this morning overcame the largest hurdle to final approval of a flood insurance reform bill, rejecting an amendment that would have preserved scheduled rate increases for policyholders but phased them in more slowly.

ARCTIC: Shell scraps 2014 exploration, cites 9th Circuit's lease decision

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Royal Dutch Shell PLC announced today it will not drill for oil this summer in the Arctic, citing a federal appeals court decision this month that cast doubt over its leases.

CAMPAIGN 2014: Enviro hero Waxman says he'll retire after 40 years in Congress

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California Rep. Henry Waxman, the top Democrat on the Energy and Commerce Committee and one of the most powerful legislative voices for environmentalism in history, announced today that he will retire after 40 years in Congress rather than seek re-election.

EPA: Strapped agency prepares hundreds of buyouts in sweeping workforce overhaul

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U.S. EPA is preparing buyouts for hundreds of employees in its regional offices, as part of an effort to pare its workforce in the face of budget constraints. The buyouts and "early-outs" are scheduled to occur over the next few months, with each office submitting plans to the Office of Personnel Management for approval. Under the former, employees would get a lump sum of $25,000 to leave; the latter allows certain employees to retire early and immediately receive annuity payments.

UNITED KINGDOM: Officials detect high radiation levels at nuclear plant

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Power plant workers were asked to stay home today as officials for Britain's Sellafield nuclear fuel reprocessing plant investigated the cause of elevated radiation readings.

MAINE: Lawmaker proposes pesticide ban to prevent lobster die-off

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A Maine lawmaker has offered legislation that would halt the use of certain pesticides that could be affecting the local lobster industry.

CALIFORNIA: L.A. mayor nominates new boss for troubled utility agency

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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (D) yesterday nominated a new chief for the city's Department of Water and Power, which has been hit recently by a series of controversies over spending and customer service.
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