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UTILITIES: S.C. Supreme Court declines to halt rate increase for nuclear project

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South Carolina utility SCE&G is permitted under state law to raise electricity rates to finance cost increases at the V.C. Summer nuclear plant, the state's Supreme Court ruled yesterday.

OCEANS: Barrier reef dredging could harm fish -- study

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Dredging projects near the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia could harm fish populations, according to a new study from researchers at James Cook University.

INVASIVE SPECIES: Goats excel at clearing marsh reed -- study

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Goats continue eating their way to the top of the list of techniques used by land managers to control invasive vegetation.

WILD HORSES: Activists urge judge to throw out ranchers' lawsuit over excess population

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Wild horse activists Tuesday asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit from Utah ranchers calling on the Bureau of Land Management to immediately remove wild horses from public lands.

PUBLIC LANDS: Officials draft plan to combat climate change

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Federal officials joined state officials, tribal members and private land managers to draft a climate change vulnerability and adaption plan in Missoula, Mont., on Monday and Tuesday.

NATIONAL PARKS: Officials on hunt for graffiti artist alleged to have tagged rocks in 10 parks

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The National Park Service is investigating a woman who apparently posted photos to her Instagram account of painted murals and other artistic graffiti on rocks in 10 Western national parks.

WHITE HOUSE: Landscape-level conservation is a priority -- CEQ acting chief

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Landscape conservation -- planning for environmental benefits on a large, regional level -- is a top priority for the Obama administration, said the Council on Environmental Quality's acting head, Michael Boots, this morning.

PUBLIC LANDS: Nonprofit gets anonymous $2M gift to retire grazing permits

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John Horning says his eyes filled with tears when he received the phone call last month.

KANSAS: Koch brothers' super PAC launches new ads against Orman

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The Koch brothers' sole super political action committee today launched a $1.1 million ad campaign in its final push against independent Kansas Senate nominee Greg Orman.

CAMPAIGN FINANCE: Midterm spending on pace to set record

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Candidates, party committees and outside groups are on pace to spend close to a record $4 billion on the midterm elections, according to an analysis by the Center for Responsive Politics.

ALASKA: Palin breaks with former running mate, backs independent for governor

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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) this week endorsed independent gubernatorial candidate Bill Walker's bid, snubbing Gov. Sean Parnell (R), her own hand-picked former lieutenant governor.

CALIFORNIA: $7.5B water bond's emphasis on storage 'a major flaw' -- report

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A proposition on California's ballot seeking to sell $7.5 billion in bonds to fund water projects tilts heavily toward spending on storage, when other options might be more cost-effective, a report out today said.

CALIFORNIA: Tossup coastal race features 2 self-professed greens

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SAN DIEGO -- One of the closest contests for a House seat this November takes place in a district near the coast here, in an area that used to be a Republican stronghold.

CLIMATE: Senators tour W.Va. as law school predicts state can meet EPA rule

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Two Senate Democrats toured West Virginia's coal country yesterday on the second leg of a climate change tour aimed at forging goodwill, if not immediate legislation.

BIOFUELS: Coalition ad campaign urges Obama to reverse proposed RFS cuts

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A pro-biofuels coalition today launched a series of online and radio ads pressing the Obama administration to reverse its proposed rollback of the renewable fuel standard.

PUBLIC LANDS: Green group's website tracks 'right-wing' efforts to take federal lands

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A Denver-based conservation group has established what it calls a one-stop online resource designed to shine a spotlight on the ongoing efforts by some Western leaders and groups to take control of millions of acres of federal lands.

WATER POLICY: Scientific review board backs underpinnings of jurisdictional proposal

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A scientific review board has backed most of U.S. EPA's conclusions in a key technical report underpinning a controversial proposed water regulation.

NATIONAL PARKS: IG faults Park Police in bungled search for missing woman

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U.S. Park Police made several missteps in their response last year to a missing 83-year-old woman, with officers waiting more than two days before requesting a helicopter, inconsistently communicating her disappearance between shifts and making inappropriate comments about her fate, according to Interior's inspector general.

RARE EARTHS: Former Pentagon official dismisses idea of crisis

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When China in 2010 restricted rare earth element exports to Japan amid a maritime dispute and went on to impose quotas to the rest of the world, it led to panic among policymakers and companies worried about losing access to the key materials used in technologies from mobile phones to weapons systems.

EPA: 'Discouraged' employees pine as ranks thin, workload grows

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As a U.S. EPA Superfund attorney, it's Brian Carr's job to prod polluters to clean up toxic dumps.
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