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ENDANGERED SPECIES: Amid drilling boom, rare lizard's fate remains uncertain

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The protected status of the spot-tailed earless lizard, which inhabits areas of the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas, is up in the air.

FORESTS: Researchers probe drought's impact on redwoods

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Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, are investigating whether the California drought is affecting the state's famous redwood trees.

WILDLIFE: Hardworking beavers' 'cheap and cheerful restoration' aids waterways

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Across the West, biologists are increasingly enlisting the help of nature's engineers to restore waterway ecosystems.

NATIONAL MONUMENTS: 4 Republicans back designation of Chicago historic site

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Four Republican lawmakers last week urged President Obama to designate a national monument recognizing the historic significance of Chicago's Pullman neighborhood, a planned community built by industrialist George Pullman in the late 1800s that was the center of a bloody and violent labor strike.

FOREST SERVICE: Western governors want feds to back off, let states manage groundwater

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Western state governors say they're concerned that a proposed Forest Service directive designed to better protect groundwater on national forestlands will supersede states' long-held rights to manage and protect groundwater and potentially interfere with state water rights.

NORTH DAKOTA: Conservation measure draws spending from industry, green groups

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A proposal before North Dakota voters to create a conservation fund is drawing heavy spending from both sides, including from out-of-state donors.

MAINE: Ad in House contest attacks Democrat's energy policies

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The National Republican Congressional Committee today released a new attack ad slamming Maine state Sen. Emily Cain's (D) energy policies, as Republicans look to flip the state's open 2nd District seat.

NEW YORK: LCV Action Fund backs Bishop's re-election bid

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The League of Conservation Voters Action Fund waded into New York's competitive 1st District race today, endorsing Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop as he seeks a seventh term.

NORTH CAROLINA: Sen. Hagan rakes in $4.9M during 3rd quarter

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North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan (D) reported nearly $4.9 million in third-quarter fundraising, boosting her financial advantage in the closing weeks of her race against state House Speaker Thom Tillis (R).

MICHIGAN: Democrat retains lead in Senate race -- poll

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Democratic Rep. Gary Peters is holding onto his single-digit lead in the Michigan Senate race over Republican nominee Terri Lynn Land as the pool of undecided voters shrinks, a new poll in the state shows.

LOUISIANA: Cassidy urges Landrieu to oppose 'unreasonable' ozone standard

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Louisiana Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy made the Obama administration's consideration of a tighter Clean Air Act standard for ozone an issue in his Senate race against Democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu.

COLORADO: Udall, Gardner continue to scrap over energy policy, flood response

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DENVER -- Colorado Sen. Mark Udall (D) and Rep. Cory Gardner (R) sparred over a host of energy issues yesterday -- from the necessity of a carbon tax to the future of the Keystone XL pipeline -- as the lawmakers faced off in the first of two debates this week.

ENERGY POLICY: KXL bill 'will never reach the president's desk' -- former Rep. Hoekstra

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A prominent Michigan Republican doesn't expect House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton's campaign to clear the Keystone XL oil pipeline by way of Congress to succeed.

PESTICIDES: Hundreds weigh in on plan to raise tolerance level for 'bee-killing' chemical

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More than 950 people had weighed in on a controversial request to raise the tolerance levels for a pesticide linked to bee deaths at the close of a public comment period yesterday.

COAL: Public Citizen fires back at Murray over defamation suit

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Murray Energy Corp. and the watchdog group Public Citizen are sparring in court over radio ads that criticized the coal company's stance on U.S. EPA rulemaking.

CALIFORNIA: Water bond measure flooded with support, but opponents have a strategy

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The first proposition on California ballots next month will ask voters to approve spending $7.5 billion in state bonds to fund water projects.

COAL: UMWA protests 'rotten, stinkin'' rules at D.C. rally as political ad war rages

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Several hundred members of the United Mine Workers of America and their supporters marched along Pennsylvania Avenue in downtown Washington, D.C., this morning to protest U.S. EPA regulations meant to reduce pollution from coal-fired power plants.

CLIMATE: Advocates push eBay to drop ALEC membership

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Eighty nonprofits amped up pressure on eBay yesterday to sever ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council, arguing that the conservative advocacy group's work is inconsistent with eBay's stance on issues including climate change.

FEDERAL AGENCIES: Not just paper pushers, IGs carry guns, go undercover

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Inspectors general -- internal watchdogs at federal agencies -- are not just auditors willing to plow through government documents to find fraud and waste. Many also have the legal authority to go undercover, conduct surveillance and even carry guns.

UNITED KINGDOM: E.U. approves Hinkley Point nuclear plant

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The European Commission yesterday approved a controversial nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point in the United Kingdom.
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