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WATER POLLUTION: Army Corps agrees to seek permits for oil leaks from dams

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The Army Corps of Engineers for the first time will publicly report on and apply for permits to cover oil leaking from some of the country's largest hydro dams under a settlement the agency reached with environmental groups yesterday.

CAMPAIGN 2014: Enviro group endorses in 4 House races

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The League of Conservation Voters Action Fund has doled out endorsements in recent days in four House elections -- some of which are more competitive than others.

TRANSPORTATION: Americans shrug when asked how to pay for road and transit needs -- poll

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When it comes to finding more money to pay for roadwork and other transportation projects, the American public doesn't know where to turn, the findings of a new poll indicate.

PUBLIC OPINION: Southerners less likely to believe in energy, environment link -- poll

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Southerners are less likely than other Americans to believe that energy production and use affect the environment, a study shows.

WHITE HOUSE: Podesta huddled with Dem megadonors Steyer, Soros amid campaign launch, records show

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Early this year, President Obama's new counselor John Podesta met with some old friends for lunch in the West Wing.

AGRICULTURE: As Toledo recovers from water supply shutdown, lawmakers shine light on pollution source

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Toledo, Ohio, can finally turn on the tap. But repercussions from the recent contamination of the city's drinking water with toxic cyanobacteria may play out in the state Legislature, as lawmakers look to tighten regulations on large-scale agriculture in the state.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Interior yanks protections for wildflowers on oil shale lands

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The Fish and Wildlife Service today announced it is withdrawing a proposal to protect two wildflowers in the pathway of potential oil shale development after a conservation agreement was signed to protect the eye-catching plants from energy development, grazing and invasive weeds.

EPA: Shy, modest regional chief shepherds one of administration's most hotly debated decisions

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The fate of one of the largest open-pit mines ever envisioned in the country may be in the hands of one man -- U.S. EPA Region 10 Administrator Dennis McLerran.

CLIMATE: Japan bets on 'clean coal' to revive Fukushima

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HIRONO, Japan -- In the belly of a sprawling power complex almost 150 miles north of Tokyo, embattled Tokyo Electric Power Co. has hatched a plan to boost its bottom line and breathe life back into towns of the Fukushima Prefecture dealt a deadly hand in 2011 of monster earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown.

CHINA: Quake-formed lake forces evacuations

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Thousands of residents still recovering from the deadly earthquake that rocked southwestern China last weekend have been evacuated due to the looming threat of a rapidly growing lake formed after post-quake landslides blocked off rivers.

EUROPEAN UNION: Leaders blocked environmental proposals -- officials

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Outgoing European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and his Secretary-General Catherine Day blocked several proposed environmental regulations in the last two years, a new report claims.

MEXICO: Lawmakers approve bulk of energy reforms

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Lawmakers in Mexico approved new rules for the nation's energy industry yesterday that will make it easier for international energy companies to extract oil and gas reserves.

MISSOURI: Voters reject tax increase for highway projects, OK farm amendment

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Missouri voters yesterday rejected a proposed sales tax hike that would have funded key infrastructure projects.

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Google offers $1M prize for improved power inverter

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Google Inc. is offering $1 million to the research team that can shrink the size of power inverters vital to electric vehicles while maintaining power output -- a potential boon for automakers.

RAIL: Most Amtrak stations fall short of 1990 disability act requirements -- IG

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Only a small fraction of stations served by Amtrak comply with a landmark disability law, and the passenger railroad's attempts to bring up that number have been hobbled by management shortcomings, agency Inspector General Tom Howard concludes in a newly released audit.

AIR POLLUTION: Houston-area residents urge EPA to crack down on refinery emissions

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Environmental groups and residents living near Houston-area oil refineries asked U.S. EPA to limit emissions from the plants at a listening session held yesterday.

WATER POLLUTION: Canadian spill gives enviros ammo against U.S. projects

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The head of Imperial Metals Corp. is apologizing for this week's mine tailings dump breach at the company's Mount Polley copper, gold and silver mine in British Columbia, which sent significant amounts of waste into nearby waterways.

BIOFUELS: Boeing, South African Airways partner in tobacco power program

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Boeing Co. and South African Airways -- the country's largest carrier -- are collaborating on a plan to develop jet fuel from a tobacco plant in an initiative to slice carbon emissions.

ELECTRICITY: Fuel cells light up South African village

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A new system to help remote areas in Africa plug into the electric grid has resulted in a South African village becoming the first in the world to be powered by fuel cells, according to the companies behind the project.

NUCLEAR POWER: NRC approves higher cooling water temperatures at Fla. plant

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has signed off on a request from the operator of a Florida nuclear power plant to operate cooling canals at higher temperatures even though it may contribute to algae growth.
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