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ETHANOL: Hopes for robust corn crop mount after last year's drought

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With last year's withering drought still fresh on their minds, corn growers are hoping Mother Nature will give them a break in the coming growing season. Projections released by analysts…

PUBLIC HEALTH: Report urges more study on breast cancer's environmental link

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A new federal report draws a strong link between environmental factors and rising rates of breast cancer and lays out a need for more research into mitigating those factors, including…

PUBLIC LANDS: Federal court rules in favor of Grand Canyon Skywalk developer

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A federal court yesterday upheld a $28.5 million judgment in favor of the Las Vegas developer who financed the Grand Canyon Skywalk. The business arm of a northern Arizona Hualapai…

INTERIOR: Point Reyes oyster farm owners appeal ruling in fight to keep it open

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The battle to keep a California oyster farm open continues after its owners decided to appeal a judge's decision to deny an injunction last week. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez…

WILDLIFE: Zoos use dogs to calm cheetahs

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Zoos are introducing their cheetahs to dogs in an attempt to calm the skittish big cats and to draw attention to their low population numbers. The dogs offer the cheetahs…

INVASIVE SPECIES: Fla. contest hauls in 50 snakes

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Hunters captured at least 50 Burmese pythons during a monthlong contest in Florida's Everglades, according to officials. The 2013 Python Challenge drew in more than 1,500 people to search for…

INTERIOR: FWS won't fix vessel that sank in Alaska

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The Fish and Wildlife Service likely won't repair a $2.5 million research vessel that sank while docked in Alaska because of the high cost, a spokesman said yesterday. The 63-foot…

FISHERIES: As in 'Moby-Dick,' whaler uses blubber to power ships

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Icelandic whaler Kristján Loftsson is using a cocktail of 80 percent diesel and 20 percent whale oil to power his ships. Loftsson processes the oil by heating whale blubber using…

PUBLIC LANDS: Obama appoints financial consultant to N.M. preserve board

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SANTA FE, N.M. -- President Obama appointed a high-profile member of the New Mexico business community to the controversial board that oversees the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Catherine Allen, a…

LAKE TAHOE: Enviros file federal lawsuit to challenge development plan

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Environmental groups yesterday filed a federal lawsuit challenging new rules for land-use planning around Lake Tahoe that took nearly a decade to write. The Sierra Club and Friends of the…

BLM: Agency adds staff, amends policy to boost transmission development

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JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. -- The Bureau of Land Management is beefing up its staff of project reviewers to speed approval of transmission projects aimed at conveying wind and solar power…

CLIMATE: Group urges Obama to spotlight warming's impacts on minorities, the poor

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An environmental group focused on improving life in minority communities is asking President Obama to use his State of the Union speech tonight to point to climate change's outsized effects…

PEOPLE: Interior green-power guru moves to California Energy Commission

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An Interior Department renewable energy expert is one of two new appointees to the California Energy Commission. Gov. Jerry Brown (D) appointed Janea Ashanti Scott to the Golden State's energy…

TRANSPORTATION: LaHood to high-speed faithful: 'Keep on keepin' on'

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In the not-so-distant future, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said, he expects commuters in California and in parts of the Midwest to hop on trains that reach speeds of up to…

BUDGET: Trio of sequester bills target oil industry tax breaks

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A trio of new bills from Senate Democrats are taking aim at a variety of oil industry tax breaks in order to prevent the coming sequester. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)…

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Wandering wolverine sparks controversial bid to revive Colo. population

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A wolverine that hiked 500 miles to become the first of its species in Colorado in 90 years may become the standard-bearer for the reintroduction of the rugged mountain predator…

POLITICS: Fiery W.Va. attorney general ramps up criticism of, threats to EPA

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West Virginia's new attorney general, Republican Patrick Morrisey, is threatening the Obama administration with more legal action if U.S. EPA doesn't change its "current path" of increased regulation of power…

EPA: Rulemaking chops seen as edge for 2 inside candidates to replace Jackson

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With U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson leaving the agency today, two of her lieutenants are being discussed in Washington, D.C., as leading candidates to succeed her. Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe…

LNG: Senate Energy panel chairman cites climate, fracking concerns as export debate begins

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Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Ron Wyden linked the proposed shipments abroad of U.S. liquefied natural gas to threats of climate change and controversies over hydraulic fracturing as his committee began what's expected to be a long, grueling debate over LNG exports.

OBITUARY: Former Gazprom chief dies at 78

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The former CEO of the Russian energy company Gazprom died this week at age 78. Rem Vyakhirev was known for pushing back against reformers aiming to break apart and privatize…
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