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CALIFORNIA: Brown, largely absent from campaign trail, coasting to re-election despite enviros' disappointment

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California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) is running for re-election, although plenty of people are ignorant of the fact.

HOUSE: E&C panel promotes counsel, hires former Boeing, EPA staffer

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The House Energy and Commerce Committee has promoted a staffer to take over as its top lawyer and brought on a Boeing executive to join the oversight subpanel staff.

OIL AND GAS: House Dems urge BLM to prevent illegal drilling

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Leading House Democrats yesterday urged the Bureau of Land Management to strengthen its national policy for preventing illegal drilling for federal minerals, a practice that they warned increasingly threatens the environment and taxpayers.

RAIL: Bipartisan senators urge board to advance 'competitive switching' plan

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Three senators want the Surface Transportation Board to move forward with an initiative known as "competitive switching" that shippers say would give them more options in a highly concentrated freight rail market.

EPA: Former Browner, Gore aide killed by out-of-control car

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A former aide to U.S. EPA chief Carol Browner and Vice President Al Gore was killed this week in a car accident in California, according to local news reports.

ADVOCACY: Former Bush Ag undersecretary lobbies for enviro group

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A former longtime George W. Bush administration official is now lobbying for the Wilderness Society, a prominent environmental group.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Coalition of energy, land and water groups opposes new habitat rules

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A coalition of energy and utility groups, water users, farmers and home builders yesterday blasted an Obama administration proposal to rewrite key rules and policy affecting critical habitat for threatened and endangered species.

NATIONAL MONUMENTS: Foundations pony up to enhance Calif. mountains Obama is protecting today

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Philanthropic groups have pledged $3.5 million to restore, beautify and improve community access to the Angeles National Forest, the site of President Obama's newest national monument.

FEDERAL AGENCIES: Watchdog sets up legal defense group for scientists

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Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has set up a new group to help defend public scientists in court.

WATER POLICY: Small business agency taking aim at waterways rule has outsized impact on federal regulations

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A little-known federal office that has long been a thorn in the side of regulatory reform advocates is taking center stage in the battle over a controversial water regulation.

FEDERAL AGENCIES: Senate flip would spark onslaught against Obama policies

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For the first six years of the Obama administration, Senate Republicans' minority status has handcuffed their efforts to rein in the environmental and energy policies they loathe. But if Republicans retake the Senate in this year's election, it'll be open season for attacks on President Obama's environmental agenda.

UNITED KINGDOM: Alien species overwhelm British waterways

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Invasive species are making their way into the United Kingdom's waterways, and scientists are sounding the alarm.

EUROPEAN UNION: Bloc mulls raising fish quotas on Russian import ban

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The European Union will debate today whether to allow fishermen to extend their quotas next year to compensate for Russia's ban on Western food imports.

WATER POLLUTION: Driller spills brine in N.D.

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A 42,000-gallon saltwater spill in a tributary of a Missouri River reservoir in western North Dakota damaged vegetation but did not threaten drinking water, state health officials said.

WILDLIFE: Cascadian Farm launches campaign to boost bees

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In an effort to aid plummeting bee populations, Cascadian Farm Organic -- the organic food company owned by General Mills Inc. -- is launching a "Bee Friendlier" campaign to raise awareness of the plight of the insects.

CLEAN TECH: Investment surges in wake of green bust

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Investors' confidence in science-focused startups is returning as memories of the last clean technology bust begins to fade.

COAL: Miner crashes train after spat over working conditions

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A dispute over working conditions at a northeast Wyoming coal mine ended with an employee crashing a train.

DEFENSE: Pentagon unveils military's plan to deal with climate change

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is expected today to lay out the U.S. military's plan to deal with the effects of climate change at the Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas in Peru.

TRANSPORTATION: Plea talks continue for ex-highway administration official

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Lawyers for former Federal Highway Administration official Lawrence Cullari, criminally charged in July with fraud and making false statements, are continuing to work on a plea bargain for their client, a newly filed court order indicates.

INVASIVE SPECIES: Blaze aims to eradicate nonnative plants in Valley Forge

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Firefighters conducted a prescribed fire at the Valley Forge National Historical Park in Valley Forge, Pa., on Thursday in an effort to control invasive plants.
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