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ENDANGERED SPECIES: Feds holding interagency meetings to fine-tune multistate sage grouse plan

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The Obama administration is nearing completion of an unprecedented effort to restore the greater sage grouse, holding internal interagency meetings to finalize proposals to incorporate grouse protection measures into dozens of land-management plans covering millions of acres across the West.

CAMPAIGN 2014: Dueling TV ads launch in Alaska Senate contest

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A Democratic super PAC backing Sen. Mark Begich's (D) re-election bid launched a new television attack on Republican nominee Dan Sullivan today, criticizing the former Alaska Natural Resources Department commissioner for supporting the proposed Pebble mine in Bristol Bay.

CAMPAIGN 2014: Dem Senate candidate in Mont. hires enviro to run her campaign

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Montana's new Democratic Senate nominee Amanda Curtis yesterday named an environmentalist to run her uphill campaign against Rep. Steve Daines (R).

CAMPAIGN 2014: Manufacturers launch ads attacking ozone rules in key Senate races

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The National Association of Manufacturers is running ads in three key Senate races opposing lowering the federal ozone standard.

CLIMATE: In new video, DiCaprio urges 2-degree commitment ahead of New York summit

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Hollywood A-lister Leonardo DiCaprio has lent his name and voice to a series of videos to be released in the coming weeks aimed at boosting the United Nations' efforts to curb carbon.

NRC: Critics urge delay on high-stakes votes until Magwood leaves

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Calls are mounting for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to hold off on critical waste and licensing decisions until Bill Magwood -- an outgoing commissioner who has rejected a conflict of interest -- leaves the panel.

CAMPAIGN 2014: Ky. Senate candidates woo farmers by bashing each other

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) and Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes (D) faced off yesterday in the Kentucky Farm Bureau's boardroom, but the duo's first public showdown in the Bluegrass State's Senate battle would have been equally at home in a boxing ring.

NUCLEAR WASTE: DOE contractor illegally fired Hanford whistleblower -- Labor Dept.

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A contractor for the Department of Energy illegally fired a whistleblower after she brought up potential environmental hazards at the nation's largest nuclear waste site, according to a new decision from the Department of Labor.

AIR POLLUTION: EPA trumpets 'considerable gains' in curbing toxic emissions

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U.S. emissions of air pollutants linked to cancer, asthma and other serious health problems have plunged over the past few decades, according to a report released today by U.S. EPA.

PUBLIC LANDS: Wildfires could bankrupt states if they acquired federal tracts -- report

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Western states are ill-equipped to take ownership of federal lands because of the spiraling cost of fighting wildfires on national forests, according to a new report from a Denver-based conservation group.

EPA: 'Terrified' employees, 'beyond gross' vandalism in troubled regional office

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Documents obtained by Greenwire show U.S. EPA's Region 8 office has been troubled by persistent bathroom misbehavior -- leading to heightened security and frightened employees.

CANADA: Vancouver wants climate impact considered in pipeline decision

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Vancouver, British Columbia, is taking legal action to try to force Canada's National Energy Board to consider climate change in a pipeline decision.

MEXICO: Thieves puncture pipeline, sparking spill

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Residents living along a 4-mile stretch of river in northern Mexico were advised not to drink the water yesterday as crews mobilized to clean up contamination from an oil pipeline spill.

CHINA: Government scales back natural gas ambitions

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China has been eager to increase its production of natural gas in a bid to cut coal emissions and reduce air pollution, but the nation's ability to extract enough natural gas is in doubt.

AIR POLLUTION: GDP calculations that factor in air pollution show higher levels of economic growth

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Calculations of market performance that are adjusted to account for the cost of pollution and greenhouse gas emissions don't necessarily produce a dismal outlook for economic growth, according to a new research paper.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER: In rare collaboration, stakeholders sketch out battle plan on nutrient reduction

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Just weeks after a toxic algae bloom shut off the taps in Toledo, Ohio, for a weekend and spurred a national conversation about the nation's water quality problems and the contributions farms make to them, a group of agricultural, water utility, environmental and business leaders has issued a set of rare, collaborative recommendations.

RAIL: FRA publishes final reg on implementing anti-crash technology

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The Federal Railroad Administration today formally released a final regulation related to implementation of the costly anti-crash communications technology known as positive train control (PTC).

DOE: Safety still a problem at Idaho lab -- IG

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Safety problems persist at the Idaho National Laboratory, the Department of Energy's inspector general said in a report released today.

NATURAL GAS: Flaring in Eagle Ford Shale wastes billions of cubic feet of fuel -- report

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Gas flares from wells in the Eagle Ford Shale are wasting billions of cubic feet of natural gas per year and emitting more pollution than Texas oil refineries, a new report shows.

SOLAR: GE backs startup incubator aimed at boosting renewables

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General Electric Co. yesterday announced plans to sponsor a California startup incubator aimed at nurturing new solar companies.
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