Climate change could further expand the range of the invasive lionfish, whose numbers have already exploded in the past decade along the Atlantic Coast, according to a new study.
INVASIVE SPECIES: Lionfish could expand range as oceans warm -- study
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SENATE: Third-party groups ramp up ad spending in Iowa, Colo.
Third-party groups are flooding the Iowa Senate race with fresh ads today as environmentalists take on state Sen. Joni Ernst (R) and a conservative group hits Democratic Rep. Bruce Braley over support he has received from billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE: Brown, Shaheen in dead heat in new poll
New Hampshire's Senate race appears to be neck-and-neck with about six weeks to go until Election Day, according to a new CNN/ORC International poll.
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OBITUARY: Lobbying legend Thomas Hale Boggs Jr. dies
The son of two members of Congress and the driving force behind one of Washington, D.C.'s most influential lobbying firms died yesterday.
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY: Canadian consulting firm opens D.C. office
A top Canadian energy efficiency consulting firm that represents companies with projects in the United States has opened its first office in Washington, D.C.
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SCIENCE: Key leaders call for increased R&D funding, focus to keep U.S. competitive
The United States will lose its leadership in science research and development, a key to economic competitiveness, unless the federal government works to aggressively increase funding and support for U.S. research efforts, top business leaders and scientists said in a new report today.
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WATER POLICY: AGs from 7 states, D.C. back Obama admin on Clean Water Act proposal
Attorneys general from seven states and the District of Columbia expressed support today for a contentious Obama administration Clean Water Act proposal that has become a political punching bag.
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TRANSPORTATION: Freight-rail industry objects to bill headed for markup tomorrow
The leading freight railroad trade group is voicing concerns over what it terms "restrictive regulations" in a bipartisan bill that would bolster the authority of the federal agency charged with overseeing freight rates.
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OIL AND GAS: Bipartisan Senate bill would try to free up pipeline construction
Four senators today are introducing a bill designed to ease construction of oil and natural gas pipelines and transmission lines to export energy to Canada and Mexico.
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EPA: Prolific porn watcher still on payroll
Months after getting caught in the act of watching pornography at the office, a highly paid U.S. EPA employee has been banned from the building, but he's still on the payroll.
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COAL: Black lung cases up sharply amid industry challenge
The prevalence of severe cases of black lung disease among coal miners in central Appalachian states has rebounded to 1970 levels, according to findings published by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
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CLIMATE: White House, industry partner on coolant phaseout with eye on U.N. talks
The Obama administration and the American air conditioning and coolant industry announced steps today to reduce powerful greenhouse gases in hopes of swaying U.S. trading partners to follow their lead.
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SOLAR: Approval of Calif. project sparks debate over threats to birds
The state has granted initial approval of the first phase of a large solar power plant in Southern California's Chuckwalla Valley, prompting renewed debate over whether the project's contribution to clean energy development trumps potentially significant impacts to migrating birds.
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BOLIVIA: Nation's most storied mine faces danger of collapse
A Bolivian silver mountain depicted in the center of the country's flag is in danger of implosion due to excess exploitation.
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CHINA: Cleanup remains slow on swaths of polluted farmland
The smokestacks stopped spewing smog nearly four years ago, but cleanup of contamination surrounding a former steel mill in Beijing has yet to begin since it was shuttered to reduce pollution.
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WATER POLLUTION: 'Red tide' threatens Fla. economy
Slow-moving toxic algae in the Gulf of Mexico is harming wildlife and stands to threaten Florida's popular beaches and waterways.
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AIR POLLUTION: EPA denies N.C. petition to change baseline for emission allowances
U.S. EPA has rejected North Carolina's bid to amend a rule setting baseline pollution allowances for areas that meet federal standards for airborne fine particulates.
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TRANSPORTATION: Getting more people on buses, bikes would decrease emissions -- study
Getting more people to hop on a bike or bus to avoid Monday morning traffic is the easiest way the world can reduce traffic-caused air pollution, according to a new study from the University of California and the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy.
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TRANSPORTATION: States will have option of conducting NEPA reviews for major projects
State governments will soon get the chance to take charge of federally required environmental reviews for highway, rail and transit projects, courtesy of a congressional mandate approved two years ago.
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AGRICULTURE: Nutella craze pinches world hazelnut supply
Farmers are struggling to meet the massive demand for hazelnuts spurred largely by the company that makes Nutella.
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