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AIR POLLUTION: Barbecues banned ahead of Chile's 2nd World Cup match

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World Cup fever is choking the Chilean capital of Santiago.

AIR POLLUTION: Bike paths help commuters breathe easier -- study

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Dedicated bike paths set off the road reduce bike commuters' exposure to traffic-related air pollution, according to research at the Harvard School of Public Health.

AGRICULTURE: Salmonella outbreak might soon be over at troubled chicken farm

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A troubled California chicken farm says its salmonella rates are now below the industry average.

BIOFUELS: Richard Branson group, Delta partner on renewable jet fuel venture

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Delta Air Lines Inc. is partnering with a nonprofit group founded by billionaire businessman Richard Branson to speed up the development of renewable jet fuels.

SOLAR: SolarCity plans 1 GW manufacturing plant in N.Y. to accelerate lower costs

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SolarCity today announced plans to buy an advanced solar panel manufacturer and build one of the largest plants in the world near Buffalo, N.Y., which is critical if solar is to compete with fossil fuels on the grid, the company's leaders said.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY: Cable TV boxes hog energy in U.S. households

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Cable TV boxes have become the second-biggest energy users in U.S. households, behind only air conditioners. They consume as much as 35 watts of power and cost around $8 a month for consumers -- and nothing short of pulling the plug will stop the energy drain.

NATURAL GAS: BP seals first gas deal with Pentagon since sanctions ended

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The Defense Department has awarded BP PLC a $43 million natural gas contract, its first Pentagon deal since U.S. EPA lifted sanctions on the company linked to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.

KEYSTONE XL: Clinton says pipeline isn't proxy for U.S.-Canada relationship

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said yesterday that the controversial Keystone XL pipeline shouldn't be viewed as a proxy for relations between the United States and Canada.

GULF SPILL: Texas firm sues BP over Deepwater Horizon cleanup contract

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A Texas company has sued BP PLC, saying the energy giant violated its cleanup contract after the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

COAL: Judge rules all landowners must agree to strip mining

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A Kentucky federal court judge recently ruled that all surface owners must consent to strip mining under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act.

NATIONAL PARKS: Biscayne seeks fishing restrictions to save wildlife

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Florida's Biscayne National Park has proposed phasing out commercial fishing, ending a popular two-day lobster season and imposing other restrictions to help fish populations recover.

WILDLIFE: Poaching 'is funding terrorist groups' -- U.S. trade official

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In front of a backdrop of illegal wildlife products seized at Kennedy International Airport, President Obama's chief trade negotiator reinforced the U.S. crackdown on poaching he said was essential to national security.

CHESAPEAKE BAY: Watershed states, D.C. sign new cleanup agreement

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Leaders of the six states and the District of Columbia that make up the Chesapeake Bay watershed signed a new cleanup agreement yesterday.

DROUGHT: Calif. cuts water to Forest Service, senior users; warns of more reductions

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California is tightening its spigots further as it enters the summer months of the third year of dry weather.

OFFSHORE WIND: Interior's Mass. lease sale will be largest ever

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The Interior Department today will announce plans to auction more than 1,100 square miles of waters off the Massachusetts coast for offshore wind projects, the largest lease sale of its kind in U.S. history.

TRANSPORTATION: Roadbuilders group using website to rally support for gas tax hike

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A key highway construction industry lobby launched a website this morning aimed at arming members of Congress with information to defend support for a gas tax increase.

CLIMATE: NRDC slams coal industry 'lies' in TV spot on EPA rule

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The Natural Resources Defense Council today launched a television ad campaign refuting industry's claims that a U.S. EPA proposal for carbon dioxide from existing power plants would cripple the economy.

CAMPAIGN 2014: Ky. group blasts Grimes for fundraiser with Reid

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The Kentucky Opportunity Coalition, a group supporting Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell's re-election in Kentucky, is airing a new ad that blasts Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes for not speaking in favor of coal during a recent Washington, D.C., fundraiser.

APPROPRIATIONS: Subcommittee advances energy, water spending plan

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A Senate subcommittee today advanced a $34 billion proposal to fund the Department of Energy, Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation.

CALIFORNIA: Green-power tycoon battles enviros, lawmakers over beach access

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California lawmakers sided with environmentalists yesterday in a bitter fight over public access to beachfront lands owned by venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, known in environmental circles for backing renewable power projects.
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