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INVASIVE SPECIES: Study finds abrupt removal could harm native plants, animals

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The practice of eradicating invasive species from ecosystems as quickly as possible has the potential to harm native endangered species, researchers say.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: NMFS to issue final rule listing 5 foreign sturgeon species under ESA

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The National Marine Fisheries Service will finalize protections for five species of sturgeon found in Europe and Asia.

OFFSHORE DRILLING: Experts, 'Veep' actor urge Interior to halt planned seismic air-gun surveys

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Critics of the Interior Department's plan to allow the use of seismic air guns to search for oil and gas beneath the Atlantic seafloor enlisted a bit of star power yesterday from actor Reid Scott of the HBO comedy show "Veep."

OIL AND GAS: Bid for Calif. fracking moratorium dies on state Senate floor

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California legislation that would have established a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing and other forms of petroleum-well stimulation failed in the state Senate yesterday.

ENERGY POLICY: EIA offers short menu of options for ducking crude shut-in

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Easing the nation's crude export limits are one of only a few options to manage the growing U.S. production of -- and evaporating imports of -- light crude oil, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said yesterday in the first of a closely watched series of reports on the boom in domestic shale fuel.

OIL SANDS: Shaheen granted greens' wish for study of Canadian crude spills

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Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), one of the GOP's top targets for defeat this Election Day, authored a provision in last year's massive government funding bill that requires the Obama administration to study whether spills of Canadian oil sands crude are harder to fight than conventional fuel.

EPA: Agency at risk of wasting cash on contracts -- IG

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U.S. EPA paid more than $25 million to an outside company for a big-ticket climate change contract, but weak oversight means the agency might not be getting its money's worth for that contract and others, a new watchdog report found.

AIR POLLUTION: Court rejects EPA guidance on aggregate 'major source' permitting

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An appeals court vacated a U.S. EPA guidance on determining whether to combine multiple, adjacent air pollution sources for permitting.

CLIMATE: Details emerge on how Obama admin will unveil power plant rule

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President Obama will participate remotely in Monday's rollout of one of the centerpieces of his second-term climate change agenda: U.S. EPA's proposal to curb power plant carbon dioxide emissions.

CLIMATE: States divided, wary as rule release draws near

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The planned release Monday of U.S. EPA's proposal for slashing heat-trapping emissions from existing power plants will shine a spotlight on how states will meet its mandate. It's going to be complicated. There's no single starting line. Where a state begins will depend on its politics and power supply. And every one of them is concerned that the coming rule won't fully protect its interests.

CLIMATE: Mass. environment Commissioner Cash talks economic impacts of EPA climate rule

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As the Obama administration announces federal limits on greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants this morning, do states that have already implemented cap-and-trade mechanisms provide a good example for how the rule might work? During today's OnPoint, David Cash, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, discusses the economic and emissions numbers associated with his state's carbon regulations. He also talks about the behind-the-scenes conversations among states on linking with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, of which Massachusetts is a member.

BRAZIL: Environmental worries threaten site of golf's Olympic comeback

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Golf hasn't teed off at the Olympics in 110 years, and now environmental concerns could put its comeback in peril. Grass has been going down at the golf course for the 2016 Rio Olympics, but organizers Saturday said a state prosecutor could halt the work unless the developer shows it's following environmental and other regulations.

OHIO: State, Army Corps look for alternative to Lake Erie silt dumping

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Ohio state and federal officials will team up to find a different way to deal with silt dredged from a harbor in Toledo, Ohio, and dumped into Lake Erie.

KENTUCKY: State cuts a third of jobs at mine safety agency

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Deep cuts to the budget of Kentucky's mining safety agency led Gov. Steve Beshear's administration to announce a restructuring plan Friday reducing the regulator's workforce by more than a third.

CHEMICALS: Fire at Ga. plant exposes limitations

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A fire and explosion at a Marietta, Ga., chemical plant last month exposed some of the data collection limitations that make it hard to know the impact of such disasters.

CHEMICALS: Company to stop selling risky rat poison pellets

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The maker of a controversial rat poison has agreed to stop selling a product that poses risks to children, wildlife and pets, the company said last week.

WATER POLLUTION: Medical pot growers are draining, contaminating waterways -- state study

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Medical marijuana farms are draining and polluting drought-stricken rivers and streams in Northern California, according to state wildlife officials.

COAL: Enviro group appeals mining permit near Pa. state park

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A Pennsylvania environmental group is appealing a state mining permit that will allow a 3,175-acre expansion of a coal mine that opponents say will harm streams at a state park.

AIR POLLUTION: Studies link aircraft emissions to health woes near airports

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People who live near major airports face elevated risks of respiratory problems because of contaminants from heavy air traffic, according to a pair of studies released last week.

TRANSPORTATION: Federal rule would tighten targets for local spending

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States and local governments will have to do more to link transportation spending with results under proposed regulations published in today's Federal Register.
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