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NATIONAL PARKS: Grand Canyon offers temporary services contract amid dearth of bids

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The National Park Service will offer a temporary contract to keep visitor amenities on the Grand Canyon's popular South Rim open after a fourth unsuccessful round of bidding for an estimated $1 billion concessionaire contract.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: NMFS declines ESA listing for queen conch

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Americans can continue to dine on conch fritters, after the National Marine Fisheries Service announced today that it would not list the queen conch under the Endangered Species Act.

AGRICULTURE: Conservation Reserve enrollment plunges to 7-year low -- survey

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Enrollment in the Agriculture Department's landmark conservation program is at its lowest point in seven years, with the greatest acreage losses occurring in North Dakota, Montana and Kansas, according to a survey by a Purdue University researcher.

OKLAHOMA: House candidate dies after car accident

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The 81-year-old Democratic underdog in the race for Oklahoma's 2nd District House seat died Sunday, just two days before today's election and two days after his vehicle was broadsided by another car in his hometown of Fort Gibson.

CLIMATE: Coal company's suit 'one volley in a barrage of premature litigation' -- EPA

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U.S. EPA urged a federal appeals court yesterday to reject a coal company's bid to prevent the agency from finalizing its high-profile greenhouse gas standards for power plants.

FEDERAL AGENCIES: Justices skeptical of government's firing decision in whistleblower case

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Hearing arguments in their first federal whistleblower lawsuit, Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical today of the government's decision to fire a former air marshal for leaking information to the press.

ENERGY POLICY: More activists arrested as climate demonstration continues at FERC

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John Abbe hadn't heard of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission until a few weeks ago.

PUBLIC LANDS: Drilling companies flood BLM with proposals to burn, vent gas

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Oil and gas companies are seeking a major increase in permits to vent or burn natural gas from wells on federal lands without paying royalties, according to data obtained by Greenwire.

INDIA: Smog reduces grain yields in populated areas -- study

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Air pollution in India is impacting the country's grain yields, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

JAPAN: Utility removes first spent fuel rods from crippled plant

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The operator of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant -- closed since a series of meltdowns more than three years ago -- removed 400 metric tons of spent uranium fuel from the facility in the first step of a cleanup process that is expected to take decades.

EVERGLADES: Officials release dye in bid to track water movement

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Neon-green water was dispersed into a portion of the Everglades yesterday in an effort to better understand the swamp's vast network of levees, canals and drainage areas.

CALIFORNIA: First water-use stats show vast regional differences

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California's coastal residents use far less water than their inland counterparts, according to per-capita water use figures released yesterday.

EPA: White House, OPM approve staff-cutting plans

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Another round of staff trimming is on track for January at U.S. EPA after top government budget and human resource offices signed off on the plans.

OIL AND GAS: U.S. export ban tested in new deal to sell abroad

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In the first deal of its kind since the 1970s, a major energy company plans to sell U.S. oil drilled in Texas to foreign buyers.

WATER POLLUTION: W.Va. lab sues to regain license lost in water-testing controversy

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A West Virginia laboratory is suing state environmental officials for refusing to reinstate its certification after a former technician and supervisor pleaded guilty last month to altering water samples from coal mines to evade state pollution controls.

AIR POLLUTION: Calif. regulators, N.Y. back greens in hazardous-emissions lawsuit

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California air quality regulators and the state of New York are seeking permission to argue in support of environmentalists in a lawsuit that calls into question how stringent U.S. EPA emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants must be.

OCEANS: Scientist pushes for micro focus in Great Barrier Reef protection

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The Great Barrier Reef's big problems -- climate change and global threats -- garner most scientists' focus and the bulk of media attention, but one Australian marine researcher hopes his more than decadelong study ensures the world doesn't overlook the little things.

PUBLIC LANDS: Calif. park's popularity pits wealthy homeowners against day users

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Each weekend, more than 1,500 people walk, run or hula-hoop their way up Mission Peak to a vista offering a panoramic view of California's Bay Area, but the popularity of the challenging hike is raising concerns the public park is being "loved to death."

WATER: Usage dips to lowest level in 4 decades -- report

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Water use across the country has dropped to the lowest level in 45 years, according to a new report from the U.S. Geological Survey.

WYOMING: Victorious governor vows push for coal, against grouse listing

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Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead (R) plans to continue pushing back against U.S. EPA regulations and advocating for increased coal use during his second term.
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