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OCEANS: Mysterious sea star die-off raises worries along West Coast

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For more than 20 years, Pete Raimondi has closely tracked the West Coast's tidal region, studying everything from the consequences of oil spills to the effectiveness of marine protected areas.

NATIONAL PARKS: Dozen years after ranger's murder, Ariz. monument to lift access restrictions

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The National Park Service announced today that the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona will soon lift restrictions barring visitors from large swaths of its lands, more than a decade after much of the area was declared off-limits because of public safety concerns tied to illegal cross-border activity.

WHITE HOUSE: Majority dub Obama's presidency a 'failure' -- poll

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A new poll conducted by ABC News and The Washington Post has dismal results for President Obama: Most Americans, including many Democrats, consider his presidency a "failure."

ENERGY POLICY: Voters are skeptical of mandates but favor tax breaks for renewables -- poll

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A majority of Americans are skeptical of federal energy mandates but still favor tax breaks for wind power and other forms of renewable energy, according to a poll released today by the pro-business American Energy Alliance.

DOE: Canadians to highlight KXL during Moniz visit

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Canada's Minister of Natural Resources Greg Rickford plans to highlight the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project during a visit by Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz this month.

NOMINATIONS: GOP, Boxer scrap over Reid's handling of NRC, FERC nominees

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Senate Republicans today accused Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) of trying to micromanage nominations to critical agencies tasked with overseeing the grid and energy infrastructure and asked two Obama nominees for assurances they would not bend to the senator's political will.

CLIMATE: In House hearing, state regulators split on carbon rule

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State officials who will take the lead in implementing U.S. EPA's existing power plant greenhouse gas rule were split during testimony today before a House panel about the June 2 proposal: Some argued it is too tough, while others said it is not tough enough.

OFFSHORE DRILLING: Former watchdog -- 'Public Enemy No. 1' -- returns to the Gulf

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NEW ORLEANS -- Michael Bromwich is used to making enemies on the job.

AIR POLLUTION: Want to clear smoggy city air? Plant more trees -- study

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Planting trees can be a cost-effective remedy to ozone pollution in cities with persistent air quality problems, according to a study that examined urban reforestation as a means of controlling ground-level ozone.

PUBLIC LANDS: Utah, county denied rehearing in Canyonlands roads case

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A federal appeals court yesterday denied a request by Utah and one of its counties to rehear their case to reopen a 9-mile road along a riverbed in Canyonlands National Park to motor vehicles, a decision that could threaten Utah's bid to claim thousands of miles of additional roads crisscrossing federal lands.

NATURAL GAS: Energy-hungry Japan waits as U.S. debates exports

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NIIGATA PREFECTURE, Japan -- Engineers at the Nihonkai liquefied natural gas import terminal on the banks of the Sea of Japan are quietly retooling a maze of 1970s-vintage pipelines and storage tanks to handle shipments of much-needed shale gas from Louisiana. But nobody at this massive terminal in northwestern Japan dares predict how long the country will have a robust appetite for imported LNG as calls grow louder for restarting Japan's 48 reactors, which supplied almost a third of the nation's power.

EFFICIENCY: AHRI's Yurek talks DOE lawsuit on energy conservation standards

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Last month, the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) filed suit against the Department of Energy following DOE's release of its final rule on energy conservation standards for commercial coolers and freezers. During today's OnPoint, Stephen Yurek, president and CEO of AHRI, discusses the suit and the key challenges he believes his industry faces in meeting the technological requirements of the rule.

CANADA: Scientists discover long-lost 19th-century shipwreck in Arctic

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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced yesterday that archaeologists had found one of two ships lost more than 160 years ago during a disastrous expedition to find the Northwest Passage.

CHINA: Major water diversion project set to open

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China is on the cusp of completing a $62 billion infrastructure project to redirect rivers toward Beijing and the nation's dry north, but some are worried the diversion project will come at a cost for rural areas.

JAPAN: Nuclear plant clears regulatory hurdle

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Japan's nuclear industry took a critical step today toward the first restart of a nuclear power station since the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi disaster forced plants to meet tighter safety standards.

GERMANY: Worker injured in large explosion at chemical plant

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Police in Germany are investigating the cause of a massive explosion at a chemical processing company that seriously injured an employee.

MICHIGAN: Detroit reaches deal to hand off water, sewer services to suburbs

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Detroit took an important step in its effort to exit bankruptcy by cutting a deal with three Michigan counties on regional water and sewer services, authorities said yesterday.

HAWAII: Lava would spare homes, but not highway, under new predictions

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Homes in a subdivision on Hawaii's Big Island may be spared a lava inundation, but new projections increased the number of residents at risk of becoming "lava-locked" by the flow from the Kilauea Volcano.

MONTANA: Lawmakers keep renewable energy standard

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A Montana legislative committee has agreed to maintain an existing renewable energy standard.

WATER POLICY: Utility turns to beer to show benefits of reuse

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If it weren't for dirty water, beer wouldn't exist. Now, an Oregon wastewater utility is turning to beverage makers to return the favor.
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