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INVASIVE SPECIES: Scientists discover Asian carp eggs farther north in Mississippi River than ever before

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Scientists have discovered Asian carp eggs farther north in the Mississippi River than ever before, the U.S. Geological Survey announced yesterday.

RENEWABLE ENERGY: House Republicans subpoena documents on wind farm bird deaths

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House Republicans are looking to force the Obama administration to turn over documents connected to its enforcement of environmental laws at wind farms that have killed eagles and other protected birds.

CLIMATE: House subcommittees wrestle with carbon capture, storage technologies

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Two House Science, Space and Technology subcommittees grappled again today with the technology underpinning a controversial U.S. EPA power plant regulation aimed at curbing emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide.

NATURAL GAS: GOP senators introduce bill fast-tracking pipelines to reduce flaring

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A trio of Republican senators from Western states today unveiled a bill that would ease environmental reviews -- and therefore fast-track the permitting -- of natural gas pipelines on federal and Indian land.

SENATE: Landrieu announces Energy Committee senior staff

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Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairwoman Mary Landrieu (D-La.) has named Louisiana native Elizabeth Craddock as her committee staff director.

AGRICULTURE: Comment period ends on contentious USDA review of herbicide-resistant crops

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The Agriculture Department closed a public comment period yesterday on a controversial environmental review of corn and soybean crops genetically engineered to resist the herbicide 2,4-D.

ENERGY POLICY: New refiners lobby group hires McConnell veteran to defend crude export ban

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Independent refineries working to halt policymakers' burgeoning interest in easing the nation's nearly four-decade-old crude export limits have hired a former chief of staff to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to help lead a new lobbying coalition.

PUBLIC LANDS: Drilling boom brings 'light pollution' to Southwest's pristine night skies

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FORT DAVIS, Texas -- The night sky in West Texas is one of the darkest in the continental United States. A clear night here offers astonishing views of stars, planets and the Milky Way and sets the stage for the McDonald Observatory, home of one of the world's largest telescopes.

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING: Fracking drives up demand for sand, creates headaches in mining areas

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Before 2007 there were just a handful of sand mining operations in Wisconsin. Now there are dozens -- and more than 100 mining and related facilities have received permits to operate.

NATURAL GAS: Ukraine aid bill aims to boost 'energy security' but doesn't call for LNG exports

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A bill to be marked up this afternoon by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to address the crisis in Ukraine contains symbolic provisions highlighting the importance of energy security and directing the secretary of State to assist the country in diversifying its energy supplies, according to a draft obtained this morning by Greenwire.

EPA: A close friendship riven by lies

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Rob Brenner and John Beale met at Princeton University in the late 1970s and co-owned a vacation home. They worked together for more than two decades at U.S. EPA, carpooled to work and met regularly for early-morning breakfasts and Friday night dinners with their wives. They even had a joint retirement party on a Potomac River cruise in late 2011. Then their friendship -- and Brenner's luck -- took a turn for the worst.

NIGERIA: Oil spills, water contamination stir unrest in Niger Delta

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Oil spills and pollutant discharges are ruining waters in the Niger Delta as local unrest, sabotage and disagreements over royalty payments slow the response to contamination that has built up over the years in one of Africa's most populous and oil-rich regions.

AUSTRALIA: Photos show government pushed to strip protections from 'pristine' forests -- enviros

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Australia's government is facing new accusations of misleading the United Nations after photographs released allegedly showed ecologically pristine areas were misrepresented as degraded forests.

CHINA: Panasonic to compensate employees for air pollution hazards

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Air pollution in China is now so hazardous that Panasonic Corp., the Japanese electronics company, has announced it will give employees a wage premium for working there.

INDIANA: Governor poised to OK bill that would require state to recycle half its municipal waste

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Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) is set to sign into law a bill that would commit the state to eventually recycling half its municipal waste.

MINNESOTA: Agency delays sulfate standard decision for state's lakes, rivers

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Minnesota's Pollution Control Agency has postponed a key decision on sulfate pollution in the state's lakes and rivers, saying the agency needs more time to study the issue.

CHEMICALS: Groups urge Apple to lower toxin risk to workers making iPhones

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Two activist groups and critics of Apple Inc. manufacturing practices launched a campaign yesterday drawing attention to what the groups say are a hazardous mix of chemicals used at the company's Chinese manufacturing plants that threaten the health of workers.

COAL: 18 Ohio facilities operating with expired permits -- investigation

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More than a dozen Ohio coal facilities are operating with expired pollution discharge permits, with several of the expired permit holders having given generously to Gov. John Kasich's gubernatorial campaign in 2010, according to records obtained by the Associated Press.

AIR POLLUTION: States want Obama admin to back international standards for ship emissions

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Ahead of an international committee vote on a five-year delay for rules limiting emissions from large ships, state clean air agencies are urging the Obama administration to back the standards' expected 2016 start date.

CALIFORNIA: Water needs face $2-3B annual funding shortfall -- study

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The cost of meeting California's water needs exceed available funding by $2 billion to $3 billion annually, a report released yesterday said.
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