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OFFSHORE DRILLING: 1 killed, another wounded in Gulf of Mexico platform blast

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An explosion at an oil and gas production platform in the Gulf of Mexico killed one person and injured another yesterday.

CALIFORNIA: Regulator hits PG&E with $10.85M fine for gas blast

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The California utility regulator yesterday fined Pacific Gas and Electric Co. $10.85 million for failings connected to a natural gas line explosion, in the latest problem to hit the troubled company.

GRID: Power generators ready for winter, but gas challenges could arise -- NERC

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Grid overseers today said the nation's power system is "robust" heading into the winter season but warned there's a slight risk shortages of coal and gas could trigger constraints and pinch generator availability if severe winter weather returns.

WATER POLLUTION: Oil firm to pay $3.1M for dumping violations

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An Oklahoma oil company pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in New Orleans yesterday to dumping brine and produced water in violation of the Clean Water Act.

WILDLIFE: Hunting guide gets 2 years in prison for illegal wildcat hunts

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A Colorado hunting guide who sneaked wildcats across state lines before maiming them to give his clients an easier hunt was sentenced yesterday to more than two years in prison.

MINING: Blankenship pleads not guilty in deadly blast case

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Don Blankenship, the former chief executive of Massey Energy Co., pleaded not guilty yesterday to a federal indictment that alleges he concealed safety violations prior to a 2010 coal mine blast that killed 29 miners in West Virginia.

COAL: Momentum shifts in Ky. landowners' case

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A group of Kentucky landowners are facing increasing headwinds in their effort to stop strip mining within their property without their consent.

AIR POLLUTION: Public health groups sue EPA over state compliance on lead standards

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Public health groups sued U.S. EPA yesterday for failing to take action to bring six states and Puerto Rico into compliance with air standards for lead.

WILDLIFE: More bighorn sheep released into Ariz. mountains

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Arizona's push to revive bighorn sheep populations continued yesterday with the release of three rams and 11 ewes into the Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tuscon.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: La. black bear population dodges extinction risk -- study

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The Louisiana black bear population is stable decades after the species was threatened with extinction, according to a report released by the U.S. Geological Survey on Wednesday.

OCEANS: Analysis recommends protecting 30% of world's seas from fishing, mining

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International leaders from 170 countries wrapped up their once-a-decade conservation meeting with discussion of a goal to protect at least 30 percent of the world's oceans from fishing and mining.

NATIONAL PARKS: Rescuers recover body of man in Rocky Mountain

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Rescue crews have recovered the body of a 25-year-old Colorado man about 200 feet below a popular route up the highest peak in Rocky Mountain National Park.

ARCTIC: 'Polar Code' adopted to protect against environmental disasters

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An International Maritime Organization panel ratified a new set of safety measures today meant to protect the arctic environment from potential shipping disasters.

INTERIOR: Cobell buyback program faces criticism, even as more tribes sign on

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The Interior Department doubled the number of American Indian tribes involved in the $1.9 billion land buyback program yesterday, but concerns about delays and implementation persist for many tribal leaders.

MINING: Sierra Club throws wrench in S.C. mine permitting

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The Sierra Club has tied up, at least temporarily, the permitting process for what could become a large open pit gold mine in South Carolina.

FISHERIES: Enviros sue over new bigeye tuna catch limits

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The National Marine Fisheries Service violated international commitments by allowing U.S. territories to sell part of their bigeye tuna quota to Hawaiian fishermen, according to a new lawsuit from conservation groups.

COAL: Questions raised over authenticity of claims in N.C. Beyond Coal campaign

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A North Carolina anti-coal campaign has declined to release information to back up its claims that 80 companies in the state's western region endorsed it, raising red flags for nonprofit management experts.

ELECTION 2014: Voters in battleground states back action on climate -- poll

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Democratic and Republican voters in key midterm races support action on climate change and the Obama administration's proposed power plant rule, a new Sierra Club poll shows.

ENERGY MARKETS: FERC enforcement chief seeks legislative fix for CFTC turf war

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A legislative fix is needed to ensure the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has the necessary authority to police energy markets, FERC's acting director of enforcement told a Senate subcommittee today.

GRID: Senate bill offers lifeline for FERC's demand-response effort

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Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico offered legislation yesterday aimed at saving a federal demand-response program left in disarray by a federal appeals court decision.
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