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FISHERIES: Conservationists attempt to revive N.Y. oyster beds

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Returning New York City oysters to menus remains a far-off proposition, but an effort to restore the environmentally beneficial creatures to the city's infamously polluted waterways is underway.

ARCTIC: Unmanned vessel floats farther from shore

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An unmanned barge carrying 950 gallons of fuel has drifted farther from the Alaskan coast, said the Alaska Coast Guard.

WILDLIFE: Ebola kills market for bush meat in West Africa

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The Ebola outbreak has taken a swift toll on bush meat traders in affected African countries.

NATIONAL PARKS: Biden's vacation at Grand Teton lodge sparks Interior probe

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The Interior Department yesterday launched an investigation into the National Park Service's management of a lakeside retreat in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park following a four-night stay by Vice President Joe Biden and 12 family members.

OCEANS: BOEM finalizes partnerships to probe for offshore sand reserves

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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management finalized the last of 13 agreements with East Coast states yesterday aimed at jointly surveying largely unexplored sand resources in federal waters.

FISHERIES: Commercial landings increased in 2013 -- NOAA

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U.S. commercial fishermen sold more fish last year than in 2012, largely thanks to record landings of wild salmon, according to a new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

INTERIOR: Group critiques Jewell's conservation record one year after key speech

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Interior Secretary Sally Jewell has made "significant and measurable progress" toward fulfilling the conservation goals she laid out in a major policy speech one year ago, but she must protect more public lands, ensure taxpayers get a fair return on federally owned oil and gas resources, and combat global climate change, according to a new report from a Denver-based conservation group.

PUBLIC LANDS: Bundy accuses BLM of 'retaliations' in proposed new desert protections

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Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy this week accused the Bureau of Land Management of "mounting retaliations" against him and the people of southern Nevada by proposing new environmental protections in its sweeping land-use plan for the region.

CALIFORNIA: LCV puts GOP candidate for 31st District on 'Dirty Dozen' list

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The League of Conservation Voters named the final member of its "Dirty Dozen" program, targeting Republican Paul Chabot in his bid for California's open 31st District seat.

MINNESOTA: Industry groups standing by House Ag panel's top Democrat

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The agriculture industry's biggest players are spending big to keep House Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) in office, even with their top legislative priority -- the 2014 farm bill -- behind them.

ADVOCACY: Calif. chemicals group to join EWG

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A California-based environmental group that was founded by parents after the death of their child from an illness they feared was linked to exposure to toxic chemicals will become a program of the Environmental Working Group, the organizations said today.

FEDERAL AGENCIES: Comedian Colbert pokes fun at DOE's pumpkin stencils

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The Energy Department wants pumpkin carvers to forgo the scary jack-o'-lantern face this Halloween in favor of an image of a compact fluorescent bulb, a windmill or perhaps even Secretary Ernest Moniz's famous hairdo.

WHITE HOUSE: Think tank sues science office for documents on polar vortex

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A conservative-leaning think tank is suing the White House's science office for documents related to a video it produced on the polar vortex.

EPA: New No. 2 trades retirement for political hot seat

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Stan Meiburg had happily retired after his 36-year career at U.S. EPA. He was catching up on yardwork and home improvement projects at his house in Atlanta, spending time with his new wife, and considering teaching a college course next spring.

ETHANOL: Researchers slam study showing cellulosic production ups emissions

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Researchers affiliated with the Agriculture Department and Department of Energy are pushing back against a study from earlier this year that questioned the greenhouse gas benefits of producing ethanol from cornstalks, husks and other agricultural wastes.

PUBLIC LANDS: 6 races seen as key to state takeover bids in restive West

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It's been more than six months since rancher Cliven Bundy's standoff with the Bureau of Land Management in the Nevada desert rekindled a national debate over who owns federal lands in the West, but the issue is still fresh in voters' minds.

POLITICS: Are money and power changing the environmental movement?

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In a widely circulated memo this week, environmental groups boasted that they're "poised to execute the last phase of our biggest and most sophisticated electoral effort ever." They're on track to spend $85 million, they said, including $40 million on six Senate races. Not only are environmental groups spending record amounts of cash on the races, they are also trumpeting a common vision with what advocates call an unprecedented level of coordination. And they vow it will last through future elections. But their critics say the environmental community's clout has made the movement more pragmatic at the expense of core values, including defeating the Keystone XL oil pipeline.

AUSTRALIA: Scientists develop vaccine to help koalas with chlamydia

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A new vaccine that combats a strain of chlamydia that has ravaged koala populations across Australia has successfully been tested, said scientists.

CALIFORNIA: Man-made lake stays full despite parched rest of state

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While the rest of the state suffers from unbearable drought conditions, man-made Lake Mission Viejo in Orange County, Calif., is full, in part because officials have filled it.

MONTANA: Officials struggle with bighorn sheep placement

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Montana has the most bighorn sheep of any state in the Lower 48, but state wildlife officials can't find a place to put them.
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