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WILDLIFE: Climate change affecting snowshoe hare populations -- study

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Climate change may be contributing to the decline of snowshoe hares in Michigan, according to a new study by Michigan State University.

FISHERIES: Managers vote to tweak sardine limits

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The Pacific Fishery Management Council voted last weekend to change the formula behind sardine catch levels in a move that environmentalists say will increase the harvest of the species even as its population declines.

NOAA: Audit reveals sprawling but fractured data-collection network

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration uses ships, buoys, satellites and airplanes to collect data on everything from sea surface temperature to cloud cover -- but the agency lacks a plan to integrate that information, a federal watchdog said yesterday.

PEOPLE: Capitol Hill veteran to run foundation's San Francisco office

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The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has tapped a longtime Capitol Hill natural resources operative to head up its expanded Western Partnership Office.

NOMINATIONS: Banking Committee to vote on transit nominee tomorrow

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The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee has scheduled a vote tomorrow morning on the nomination of Therese McMillan to permanently head the Federal Transit Administration.

PEOPLE: Retiring 'rocket scientist' lawmaker to be CEO of largest scientific group

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The "rocket scientist" congressman from New Jersey will be the next leader of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific organization announced today.

WATER POLLUTION: Coal company could be liable for $1B in fines -- groups

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Environmental groups are threatening to sue an embattled Kentucky coal company that they say may owe more than $1 billion in fines for Clean Water Act violations.

FERC: Federal watchdog to probe agency's enforcement program

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The Department of Energy's inspector general has agreed to investigate bipartisan concerns about the fairness and transparency of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's enforcement program.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: FWS paying N.M., Ariz. ranchers as Mexican wolf populations grow

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The Fish and Wildlife Service for the first time is paying livestock ranchers in New Mexico and Arizona as compensation for the costs associated with the presence of Mexican wolves on working ranches and federal grazing allotments.

FOREST SERVICE: Agency backtracks on frack ban in Va. forest, is roundly praised

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After years of controversy over whether the George Washington National Forest would become the nation's first to ban hydraulic fracturing, the Obama administration appears to have found a politically safe middle ground.

KEYSTONE XL: Senate outcome remains unknown; greens take no chances

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The Senate this afternoon finds itself approaching a rare vote in which the outcome is not known in advance, as debate is underway on legislation to approve TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone XL oil pipeline.

PROPERTY RIGHTS: High-stakes suit pits ranchers against water-sampling greens

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LINCOLN COUNTY, Wyo. -- A long-running feud between Wyoming ranchers and environmentalists over grazing on public lands is heading to court, with landowners accusing activists of trespassing to grab water samples -- an allegation that greens deny. The first-of-its-kind lawsuit, now in its early stages, could set a precedent for public-interest groups waging campaigns against water pollution.

NORWAY: Company plans to dump mine waste into fjord

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The Norwegian government may OK a mining company's plan to dump millions of tons of waste into a fjord that conservationists say is important for cod and salmon spawning.

EUROPEAN UNION: U.K. government must address air pollution -- court

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The European Court of Justice has ordered the United Kingdom to act urgently to improve the air quality there.

COLORADO: Officials to release water circulation plan

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State water officials today are expected to release a proposal for how to redistribute Colorado's water supply in the face of a rapidly growing population.

SOLID WASTE: Paper company taps circular economy to reduce trash

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Many companies in the Netherlands are trading and reusing waste to become more sustainable in what has become known as a circular economy.

SUPERFUND: Boeing, Wash. cities lobby for less dredging

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Boeing Co. and Seattle-area local governments could be on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars to clean up a contaminated river and have spent millions of dollars lobbying to limit the cleanup's scope.

CHEMICALS: Dozens treated after explosion at Calif. waste plant

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Nearly 40 people were taken to hospitals after an unknown chemical mixture burst into flames at a Southern California waste facility.

MINING: Ebola halts operations in West Africa

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The Ebola pandemic has stalled mining projects across West Africa, jeopardizing thousands of jobs in some of the world's poorest nations.

CHEMICALS: Antibacterial-soap agent linked to liver tumors in mice -- study

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A chemical used in antibacterial soaps caused liver fibrosis and cancer in mice in a study meant to simulate long-term human exposure.
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