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NATIONAL PARKS: NPS looks to boost data connectivity in Yellowstone

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Officials at Yellowstone National Park are in preliminary discussions with CenturyLink Inc. about installing a $34 million fiber-optic cable to boost connectivity for mobile devices within the park.

COAL: Company seeks permit to mine under state park in Ohio

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Ohio's largest coal company is seeking a permit to mine for coal under a portion of Barkcamp State Park, a 1,005-acre park in eastern Ohio.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Tumors on sea turtles linked to pollution

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Researchers in Florida have linked water pollution to deadly tumors that have formed on endangered sea turtles.

AFRICA: Documentary spotlights conflicts over development, rare apes

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Getting his message out nearly cost Emmanuel de Merode everything -- a price 140 of Virunga National Park's rangers have already paid over the past 15 years.

NATIONAL PARKS: Chief of NPS fundraising arm resigns ahead of centennial push

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The head of the National Park Foundation resigned suddenly Friday from the official fundraising arm of the National Park Service, surprising some NPS observers as the foundation begins kicking into high gear for the service's centennial celebrations in 2016.

CLIMATE: Tech companies' departure from ALEC hasn't fueled broader exodus

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The string of high-profile technology companies that left the American Legislative Exchange Council in recent months has prompted a dispute over the extent of the organization's challenge of the scientific evidence of climate change.

WATER POLLUTION: Sierra Club calls for federal probe into Appalachian labs

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The Sierra Club is calling on federal agencies like U.S. EPA to conduct an investigation into Appalachian water safety issues in light of problems with a certified pollution compliance testing lab in West Virginia.

SENATE: Republicans might win battle, but lose war -- CAP Action Fund

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If Republicans win a Senate majority tomorrow after months of playing to their conservative base, it will come at the cost of future support from middle-of-the-road voters, the liberal Center for American Progress Action Fund argues in a new report.

ALABAMA: Voters to decide on hunting rights

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Alabama voters will decide on a constitutional amendment that would ease hunting regulations in the state and give residents "hunting rights" during tomorrow's election.

FLORIDA: Voters to weigh in on conservation tax plan

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Environmental groups are hopeful Florida voters will approve a ballot measure to provide a new funding source to protect land in the Everglades.

CALIFORNIA: 40% of voters don't know Brown is running -- poll

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Just days before the state's gubernatorial election, four out of 10 voters told a California polling firm they did not know that Gov. Jerry Brown (D) was up for re-election.

KANSAS: Orman, Roberts deadlocked as voters head to polls

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Independent Kansas Senate candidate Greg Orman is heading into Election Day tomorrow with a razor-thin lead over Sen. Pat Roberts (R), according to a new poll.

TRANSPORTATION: Voters to decide fate of more than two dozen state, local ballot measures

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Maryland voters will decide whether to create a transportation funding "lockbox." The residents of a suburban Atlanta county will vote on whether joining the area's MARTA transit system is worth a sales tax increase. And San Francisco voters will have the chance to weigh in on a nonbinding initiative that in essence calls for a more car-friendly community.

CLIMATE: In Northwest legislative races, only the money is green

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The money in a handful of competitive state Senate races in the Pacific Northwest is overwhelmingly environmental -- but the messaging isn't.

SUPREME COURT: Justices to weigh prosecution of fisherman under white-collar law

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The Supreme Court this week will weigh what some observers say is the government's overzealous prosecution of a Florida fisherman for allegedly tossing three fish overboard.

GRID: Governors urge DOE to tap little-known provision to foster wind

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A bipartisan coalition of governors today called on the Energy Department to use its authority to support much-needed power lines and open wind energy markets, although at least one governor who belongs to the group hasn't signed off.

ENERGY POLICY: FERC faces heightened scrutiny as gas projects proliferate

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission these days is drawing a crowd of companies promoting projects linked to the U.S. natural gas boom and protesters who say the agency blithely greenlights too many pipelines, export terminals and other gas infrastructure.

CLIMATE: U.S. fines 2 automakers for 'flagrant' violation of tailpipe rule

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The Obama administration announced a $350 million settlement today with two Korean automobile manufacturers for selling vehicles whose emissions of greenhouse gases exceed what the companies certified to U.S. EPA.

CLIMATE: Former EPA general counsel Martella says Clean Power Plan will not survive legal challenges

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How could political shifts in Washington, D.C., following this week's midterm elections affect President Obama's aggressive climate action agenda? During today's OnPoint, Roger Martella, a partner at Sidley Austin LLP and the former general counsel at U.S. EPA, discusses the legislative and legal battles ahead for EPA's Clean Power Plan and Clean Air Act regulations. Martella also explains why he believes the existing source standard will not survive in court.

INDONESIA: Nation streamlines permitting for mining, forestry

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Indonesia's government will open a new investment coordinating board to provide a single place for companies to obtain permits for activities such as mining, forestry and transportation.
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