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WATER POLLUTION: Truck crash spills industrial soap into Mont. river

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Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials closed access to the Blackfoot River after a tractor-trailer crashed yesterday morning and spilled industrial soap into the waterway.

SUPERFUND: EPA IG launches new probe into cleanup of N.C. site

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U.S. EPA's inspector general is launching an investigation into the agency's handling of a high-profile Superfund cleanup site in North Carolina that was the subject of a Supreme Court case last term.

OIL AND GAS: Blaze sends fireballs into sky at N.D. oil facility

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A massive fire at an oil supply and logistics facility in Williston, N.D., has been put out, the town's fire department said today.

OIL AND GAS: Chevron agrees to lower emissions from proposed refinery upgrade

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Chevron Corp. agreed this week to a lower cap on greenhouse gas emissions from a planned $1 billion refinery modernization project in Richmond, Calif.

ENERGY POLICY: DOE seeks investing partners for loan guarantee program -- Moniz

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The Energy Department is looking for investing partners in advanced low-carbon emission technology that it supports through its loan guarantee program, the head of the agency said today.

GULF SPILL: Judge postpones retrial of BP engineer as law firm sues BP, reporter

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Authorities have postponed the retrial of a former BP PLC engineer until an appeals court determines whether a judge was correct to toss out his previous conviction. Kurt Mix is accused of obstructing an investigation into the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill.

LAW FIRMS: Bracewell hires partner focused on mining, energy

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Bracewell & Giuliani has bolstered its finance team by hiring a new partner who specializes in mining and energy industries.

COAL: Feds slap Ky. mine with 'cessation order' amid landowner fight

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The federal Office of Surface Mining has slapped a Kentucky mining company with a "cessation order" for failing to obtain sufficient landowner consent.

WILDLIFE: Benz-driving suspect sought in drive-by peacock shooting

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Authorities say a man with a pellet gun in a Mercedes-Benz could be a suspect in the shooting of dozens of peacocks on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in California.

DROUGHT: Groundwater hits record low in San Bernardino Basin

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Local officials say groundwater levels have hit their lowest point ever in California's San Bernardino Basin area.

WILDFIRE: Obama says Western fires fueled by climate change

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President Obama attributed the West's severe fire season, including the largest wildfire in Washington state history, to climate change yesterday during a fundraiser in the Pacific Northwest.

CONSERVATION: Bipartisan lawmakers, enviros urge full funding for LWCF

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A bipartisan group of lawmakers joined environmentalists today to call on Congress to fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund, emphasizing its importance to the recreational industry as the fund hits its 50th anniversary.

OFFSHORE DRILLING: Poll shows voter support for more leasing, API says

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More than two-thirds of American voters support drilling U.S. waters for oil and gas, and the same ratio say they would support candidates who back offshore drilling and more domestic oil and gas production, according to a new poll commissioned by the American Petroleum Institute.

WIND ENERGY: Sierra Club hits 9 more House Republicans with ads criticizing PTC inaction

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The Sierra Club announced today it is launching online advertisements targeting nine more House Republicans to criticize the lack of action to renew a key clean energy tax break.

PEOPLE: Sutley confident in new White House green team

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Nancy Sutley thinks the Obama administration's environmental agenda is in good hands, even now that many of its architects have hit the road.

AGRICULTURE: GOP senators accuse EPA chief of targeting farmers, ranchers

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Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) accused U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy of "unfairly target[ing]" farmers and ranchers during a meeting between the environmental chief and Senate Agriculture Committee Republicans yesterday.

DOE: Nuclear security No. 2 confirmed by Senate

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The Senate today confirmed President Obama's nominee for deputy administrator of the nation's nuclear security complex.

ENERGY POLICY: Landrieu sees major legislation stymied until after election

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Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairwoman Mary Landrieu (D) says she is going to wait until the voters of Louisiana decide whether to send her back to Washington before attempting to push any more ambitious energy legislation through the Senate.

COAL: Manchin's Ex-Im Bank bill on hold

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West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin this morning said politics were delaying the release of legislation to reauthorize the U.S. Export-Import Bank.

TRANSPORTATION: Senate to vote by next week on bailout of highway trust

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Final congressional approval of a highway funding bailout by next week appears likely as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced a deal this morning to bring a House-passed measure to the floor.
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