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RENEWABLE ENERGY: Solar companies scurry to adapt as U.S. market shifts to residences

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The biggest solar panel makers in the United States are hurrying to adapt to a changing domestic market as states hit their targets for large-scale renewable power supply and demand for residential rooftop solar increases.

BIOFUELS: Bankruptcy worries loom as funding dries up at cellulosic plant

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The operator of one of the nation's first commercial-scale cellulosic biofuel plants revealed yesterday that it could be forced to declare bankruptcy if funding continues to dry up.

OIL AND GAS: Researchers turn to crowdfunding for dispersant research

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Researchers at Columbia University looking to develop a cleaner way of dispersing oil from marine spills are relying on crowdfunding to finance their project, which was developed in response to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

OIL AND GAS: Pipeline springs leak in Ohio nature preserve

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A pipeline yesterday leaked crude oil into a nature preserve near Cincinnati, officials said.

ELECTRICITY: EPA says it wasn't endorsing gas-fired plant with supportive letter

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A U.S. EPA letter sent in support of a proposed gas-fired power plant in Newark, Del., was not a formal endorsement of the project, the agency said.

ENERGY POLICY: U.S., state rules seen forcing 13% plunge in Calif. fuel use by 2020

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California's consumption of gasoline and diesel will fall as much as 13 percent within six years because of the effect of state and federal rules, a report released today said.

POLITICS: Right-leaning group sees climate change creating wealth, other benefits

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The tug of war over the true economic impact of climate change continued today with the release of a paper by a conservative think tank arguing that rising temperatures and wealth creation are linked.

WHITE HOUSE: Podesta to lead forum on preparing U.S. for climate risks

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The White House will host a high-level forum tomorrow evening on its plans to make the United States more resilient to climate change.

COAL ASH: Lawmakers, regulators tweaked law in Duke's favor -- documents

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Duke Energy Corp., the nation's largest utility, worked with North Carolina lawmakers for help fending off a 2013 lawsuit from environmental groups seeking to force it to do more to stop pollution at its coal ash ponds, documents show.

AIR POLLUTION: EPA asks court to reconsider decision on Indian Country rule

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U.S. EPA has asked a federal appellate court to reconsider its ruling that threw out the agency's air pollution rule for some American Indian territories.

WATER POLLUTION: EPA gets reprieve on nutrient standards for Mississippi River Basin

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A federal court yesterday granted U.S. EPA a reprieve from developing numeric standards for water pollution in the Mississippi River Basin until it decides on the agency's appeal of a lower court ruling.

MONTANA: State proposal would allow smaller bison population to roam more freely

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A new draft proposal could let Yellowstone National Park bison roam more freely throughout Montana if their numbers drop to fewer than 3,300 animals.

NATIONAL PARKS: Everglades superintendent leaves legacy of water stewardship

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The steward of Everglades National Park will retire this month, leaving a decadelong legacy of solving water issues and protecting wildlife.

INTERIOR: Okla., industry sue over federal endangered species mega-settlements

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The state of Oklahoma and the Domestic Energy Producers Alliance are taking the Fish and Wildlife Service to court over the agency's 2011 mega-settlements with environmental groups.

ADVOCACY: Police arrest Greenpeace activists involved in French nuclear power plant break-in

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Nearly three dozen Greenpeace activists were arrested today after breaking into France's oldest nuclear power plant.

CAMPAIGN 2014: Former La. governor, ex-con to run for Congress

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Former four-term Louisiana governor and convicted felon Edwin Edwards yesterday announced his candidacy for Louisiana's 6th District congressional seat.

COAL: Groups want EPA intervention with expired Ohio permits

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The Sierra Club and the Ohio Environmental Council are asking U.S. EPA to investigate whether there is any undue political interference in Ohio permitting for coal mining and associated activities.

BLM: Babbitt says agency 'outgunned and outmatched' by industry

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The Bureau of Land Management has bent over backward to accommodate the oil and gas industry, at the expense of public lands, said former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt.

EPA: Environmental reporters' group slams 'incredibly secretive' agency

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After a massive chemical spill fouled drinking water in West Virginia early this year, it took nearly a week for a Charleston Gazette reporter to get an interview with someone at U.S. EPA.

OIL AND GAS: U.S. industry must invest $641B in infrastructure over next 20 years -- report

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U.S. oil and gas companies must invest up to $641 billion on midstream infrastructure during the next two decades -- more than double 2011 estimates -- to get booming U.S. production of natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids to market, according to a study released today.
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