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FISHERIES: Testing reveals mislabeling, 'novel' shrimp species -- Oceana

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Shrimp sold in U.S. stores and restaurants often have mysterious origins, according to a new study that found 30 percent of 143 tested shrimp products were misrepresented.

NATIONAL PARKS: Agency names 21-year-old woman as suspect in art vandalism spree

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The National Park Service yesterday named a 21-year-old New York state woman as a primary suspect in an art vandalism spree that hit eight national parks in the West in recent weeks.

OIL AND GAS: Conservative group launches pro-export campaign

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An influential free-market think tank today launched a campaign to promote the export of U.S. crude oil.

ENERGY POLICY: DOE to use executive power regardless of election outcome -- Moniz

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The Energy Department will continue to "aggressively pursue" President Obama's goal for a clean energy economy through executive authority regardless of whether Republicans take control of Congress on Tuesday, the head of the agency said today.

CLIMATE: If GOP takes the Senate, it won't be because of the power plant rule -- poll

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Voters in Senate battleground states support U.S. EPA's signature climate change rule by significant margins, according to a poll released today by green political action groups.

IOWA: Steyer PAC launches last-minute ad push in competitive Senate races

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Billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer's political action committee is making a last-minute push to turn out voters in two states with competitive Senate races, releasing digital ads yesterday in both Colorado and Iowa.

SOUTH DAKOTA: Senate candidates take widely divergent views on KXL pipeline

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Contenders in South Dakota's open-seat Senate race offered starkly different visions for the future of the Keystone XL pipeline, as the candidates faced off last night in their final televised debate before Election Day.

MAINE: Independent gubernatorial hopeful admits defeat; senator pulls support

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Maine independent gubernatorial hopeful Eliot Cutler all but conceded the race yesterday.

CALIFORNIA: GOP hopes to grab coastal House seat, but Dems spending more to keep it

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Republican U.S. House candidate Jeff Gorell wants people to know that he doesn't favor oil companies.

LOUISIANA: Senate candidates brawl over KXL, Landrieu's clout in final debate

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Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu (D) continued to hammer her message to voters last night that her seniority is a boon to Pelican State voters, while Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy argued that the Democrat will only damage the state's all-important energy industry, as the duo faced off in their final debate before Tuesday's general election.

ALASKA: Republican says Begich has done little to open federal land for development

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Alaska Republican Senate nominee Dan Sullivan accused Sen. Mark Begich (D) last night of failing to facilitate sufficient access to federal lands in the Last Frontier during his first term in office, as the duo faced off in a televised debate.

EPA: Agency nixes polluter 'watch list'

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U.S. EPA has decided to jettison its "watch list" designed to keep tabs on the worst polluters.

CLIMATE: EPA seen easing power plant rule's near-term pressure on states

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U.S. EPA signaled this week that its final Clean Power Plant rule would be asking less of states early on to reduce emissions of power plants' greenhouse gases.

FEDERAL AGENCIES: Supreme Court set to hear momentous whistleblower case

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The Supreme Court next week will take up a whistleblower case involving a former air marshal turned solar power consultant in a case that could have broad ramifications for federal employees.

AIR POLLUTION: EPA considering delay in regional haze deadline

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U.S. EPA is considering delaying a key deadline for state plans that address haze pollution affecting visibility in national parks, agency officials revealed yesterday.

POLITICS: Enviros take the electoral fight to voters' doorsteps

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LITTLETON, Colo. -- Canvasser Louis Dixon estimates he has turned out at least 100 votes for the League of Conservation Voters since he started knocking on a doors a few weeks ago, but today he won't be adding to that total. He's at the end of a daylong shift in which his goal is to track down so-called drop-off voters in this suburban neighborhood south of Denver -- those voters who cast ballots in 2012 but not in the midterm election in 2010 -- and it's not going well.

OIL AND GAS: EnergyWire's Soraghan examines oil and gas drilling industry safety

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In a new series, "Danger Zone," EnergyWire reporter Mike Soraghan examines the safety record of the oil and gas drilling industry since the drilling boom. On today's The Cutting Edge, Soraghan previews the next installment in the series, which focuses on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's rules for drilling worker safety.

CHINA: Steel mills temporarily shutter to clear smog

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China's steel mill industry is adjusting production schedules to offset pollution around Beijing in preparation for world leaders, including President Obama, attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting there in November.

HAWAII: National Guard arrives in town threatened by lava

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National Guard troops were deployed to the town of Pahoa, Hawaii, yesterday, to protect residents from the slow-moving stream of lava threatening the community.

ALASKA: Anchorage mayor vetoes anti-moose-impaling-fence ordinance

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Loose moose in Alaska's largest city will have to remain vigilant after Anchorage mayor and lieutenant governor candidate Dan Sullivan vetoed a proposal to ban spiked metal fences.
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