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WILDLIFE: Hunters prepare for alligator hunt at Fla. preserve

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A Florida nature preserve will open its doors today to 11 alligator hunters who were chosen at random to hunt the reptiles.

WILDLIFE: SeaWorld to build larger orca tanks in face of criticism

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SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. today will announce it is upgrading killer whale habitats after suffering from drops in attendance and a host of negative publicity from animal rights activists.

DROUGHT: Calif. extends cuts to private water companies

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California regulators ordered investor-owned water agencies yesterday to notify their customers of outdoor water use restrictions and work with local governments to track violations.

PUBLIC LANDS: Drilling Colo.'s Thompson Divide could degrade water quality -- study

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A study designed to establish base-line water quality in west-central Colorado's pristine Thompson Divide in the event of future oil and gas drilling has found that surface waters and springs in the area are indeed clean and support a large volume of aquatic life that one of the study's authors says could be placed at risk by development.

CARBON CAPTURE: Enzi says his position didn't help son win DOE grants tied to stalled project

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Sen. Mike Enzi (R) said during a Wyoming debate yesterday he didn't help his son win a job with a company that has received nearly $10 million in Department of Energy grants to develop a carbon-capture project.

CALIFORNIA: Bid to block rules restricting beach bonfires dies in state Senate

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Legislation aimed at thwarting a Los Angeles-based air district's bid to force the removal of some beach bonfire rings was held in a state Senate committee yesterday, likely killing the measure for the session.

CAMPAIGN 2014: Fla. TV station pulls Steyer group ad under pressure from governor's campaign

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The political action committee of billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer yesterday shrugged off a Fort Myers, Fla., TV station's move to stop airing one of its ads against Florida Gov. Rick Scott following a cease-and-desist letter from the GOP incumbent's lawyers.

CAMPAIGN 2014: EDF affiliate diverges from NRDC, airs ads for GOP congressman in N.Y.

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The political arm of the Environmental Defense Fund yesterday began a new ad push for Rep. Chris Gibson (R-N.Y.), praising his votes against proposals to cut spending on climate in a closely fought race where other greens have backed Democratic challenger Sean Eldridge.

PUBLIC LANDS: Murkowski 'appalled' that Jewell can find 'zero solutions' in Izembek dispute

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Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) says she is "appalled" that Interior Secretary Sally Jewell continues to oppose the construction of a gravel road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge that Murkowski and local residents say is badly needed to improve public safety.

CLIMATE: Greens hope methane rules are closer than ever

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Environmentalists hope U.S. EPA is preparing to announce plans this fall to use the same Clean Air Act provision to tackle oil and natural gas methane emissions that it used for power plant carbon emissions.

UTILITIES: EPA finalizes long-awaited cooling water rule that's roiled GOP, green groups

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U.S. EPA today finalized its highly anticipated -- and long-delayed -- final cooling water rule to protect fish, larvae and other species from being sucked into thirsty power plants and factories, a measure that's drawn the ire of both Republicans and environmental groups.

PUBLIC LANDS: Push for access to remote Wash. peak puts tribes, locals at odds

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Both sides in a debate over public access to eastern Washington state's Rattlesnake Mountain agree: It's quite a view from the top.

COAL: Key decision next week in export debate

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Next week may prove to be pivotal in the lengthy permitting process for coal export terminals in the Pacific Northwest, particularly in Oregon.

ELECTRIC GRID: In win for FERC, appeals court upholds regional grid-planning rule

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A federal appeals court today upheld a landmark Obama administration rule that overhauls the process for upgrading the country's aging electric grid.

CAMPAIGN 2014: With race to take on Begich in the home stretch, candidates sharpen attacks amid fears of GOP split

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EAGLE RIVER, Alaska -- By all traditional political measurements, Dan Sullivan should have a comfortable lead in Alaska's primary next Tuesday for the Republican Senate nomination. Sullivan, Alaska's former state attorney general and natural resources commissioner, has raised dramatically more money than his two competitors. By mid-August, Sullivan reported campaign contributions of $4.1 million, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. But for the last five months, Sullivan has been the target of a $3.8 million negative ad campaign funded by Put Alaska First, the political action committee organized by Alaska's incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Begich.

UNITED KINGDOM: Anti-fracking activists superglue themselves to environment department

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Activists protesting the controversial hydraulic fracturing oil and gas production technique have superglued themselves to the main doors of the United Kingdom's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

INDONESIA: Power shift fuels fears of more rainforest devastation

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After a change in leadership in Indonesia, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation raised concerns about future investment in rainforest protection, according to a report released today.

SOUTH KOREA: Watchdog warns of shrinking storage space for spent nuclear fuel

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An independent nuclear advisory body said temporary storage space for the nation's spent nuclear fuel will be full by 2016.

AUSTRALIA: Government overruled scientists on Great Barrier Reef dump

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A former senior director for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park said today the Australian government overruled its own scientists to approve dumping of 5 million metric tons of dredged sediment inside the reef park.

PESTICIDES: Comments due today on EPA rule for protecting farmworkers

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U.S. EPA has received more than 2,000 comments to guide the agency's update of agricultural worker protection standards, which would require annual training on handling pesticides, mandate better notification of treated fields, and improve communication of pesticide risks to workers who have difficulty understanding English.
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