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INFRASTRUCTURE: Lawmakers push for highway funding after bridge collapse

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U.S. politicians are weighing in on the need for infrastructure improvements following the collapse of the Interstate 75 bridge in Cincinnati on Monday.

OBITUARY: Former Ky. senator dies at 90

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Former Sen. Wendell Ford (D-Ky.) died this morning at the age of 90 at his home in Owensboro, Ky.

TRANSPORTATION: Amtrak reauthorization an early priority for House T&I -- Shuster

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House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster signaled a desire this morning to move swiftly on Amtrak reauthorization, saying he wants to bring a bill before the full House within months.

CAMPAIGN FINANCE: IRS rarely challenges nonprofits' political activities

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The Internal Revenue Service almost never audits nonprofit groups that enjoy a preferred tax status because they claim to engage in "social welfare" activities, records show.

WHITE HOUSE: Obama's agenda on India trip may include nuclear power deal

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A stalled nuclear energy project may see a breakthrough as a result of President Obama's trip to India this week, experts said.

CLIMATE: Romney professes belief in man-made warming

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Even before 14 Senate Republicans put themselves on the record yesterday as believing in man-made climate change, a former GOP presidential standard bearer signaled that he might be changing his position, as well.

LOBBYING: Energy, environmental groups spent big on advocacy in 2014

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Energy and environmental interests spent hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars on federal lobbying last year.

LAW: Key roles seen for 5 up-and-comers as industry confronts new rules

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Fifteenth in a series on key players on energy and environment issues in 2015.

FERC: LaFleur weighs response as protesters disrupt another meeting

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's monthly meeting in Washington, D.C., was disrupted today after climate activists opposed to the agency's approval of natural gas projects tied to hydraulic fracturing refused to stop speaking.

KEYSTONE XL: 'Bring on science!' Canadian ambassador tells Obama

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Canadian Ambassador Gary Doer this morning responded to President Obama's comments during his State of the Union address on the Keystone XL oil pipeline and accused the president of not reading into the scientific data regarding the controversial project.

MARINE MAMMALS: NOAA gets pulled into controversy over captive orca

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If you've seen "Blackfish," you know Lolita. The 50-year-old killer whale isn't named in the film. But she is the last captive survivor of a brutal roundup of young orcas near Washington's Puget Sound that is featured in the influential documentary. Lolita now lives in the Miami Seaquarium, spending her days performing and living in a tank much smaller than those at SeaWorld parks. Animal rights activists have protested her captivity for years -- and they're hoping an upcoming decision from the National Marine Fisheries Service will add fuel to their fire.

POWER MARKETS: EnergyWire's Kuckro talks 'war on coal,' generation forecast

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With coal continuing to lead power generation in the United States, is coal under fire, as the industry warns? On today's The Cutting Edge, EnergyWire reporter Rod Kuckro, discusses the market dynamics affecting coal-fired power generation and talks about key drivers responsible for moving the electric power sector toward other sources of generation.

SAUDI ARABIA: Despite king's death, oil policy expected to remain in place

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The death yesterday of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, 90, is not expected to change the country's oil policy, at least in the short term.

BULGARIA: Customs nab 2M endangered baby eels at airport

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Two million endangered European baby eels smuggled inside eight Styrofoam containers were seized today by Bulgarian customs officials.

HONG KONG: Biologists marvel, fret over fluorescent blue seashore

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Hong Kong's seashore is glowing neon blue, but marine biologists say the fluorescent spectacle indicates an abundance of harmful single-celled organisms.

CHINA: Beijing to shutter 300 companies amid pollution fight

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Beijing plans to close 300 companies this year to help battle air pollution, according to the official Xinhua news agency.

TEXAS: Law firm spurred whistleblower's firing from state agency -- documents

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A former state environmental investigator is suing a high-profile Texas law firm after the firm allegedly turned him in to his employer when he asked to be represented in a whistleblower case.

DRINKING WATER: Concerns mount over contaminants in Mich. city's supply

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Mysterious rashes on children, unexplained illnesses and sick pets have Flint, Mich., residents wondering if their tap water is safe to drink.

DRINKING WATER: Mont. town's supplies cleared after oil spill

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Residents in an eastern Montana town near an oil pipeline spill got the all-clear yesterday to start using their tap water again after earlier tests found it contaminated with benzene.

COAL: Court gives company green light to mine in Ohio wetlands

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A coal mining company is authorized to operate in wetland areas, an Ohio appeals court ruled yesterday.
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