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AGRICULTURE: Harvard snaps up water rights in drought-stricken wine country

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As California's drought has escalated over the past few years, Harvard University has purchased water rights in the state's wine region.

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: BMW, Volkswagen to develop U.S. charger networks

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Two of America's most heavily driven highways will soon be home to a string of electric car charging stations thanks to the investment of two German automakers.

MOTOR VEHICLES: DOE pledges $55M to spur development of 'cutting-edge' cars

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Companies developing advanced clean vehicle technology will get $55 million from the Obama administration to get promising research into the commercial market, the Energy Department announced yesterday.

MEDIA: Washington Post augments energy, enviro coverage

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The Washington Post launched a new energy and environment section yesterday, with correspondent Chris Mooney noting that the issues have "never mattered more."

OIL AND GAS: CSB links Chevron safety lapses, poor maintenance to refinery fire

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Chevron Corp.'s lax safety standards and poor emergency response practices, as well as shoddy industry guidelines on refinery maintenance, contributed to a 2012 fire that sent more than 15,000 East Bay residents to the hospital, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board said in a draft report today.

FEDERAL WORKFORCE: Union membership on the rise

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Union membership among federal government employees ticked upward last year.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY: In effort to cut costs, Marines turn to psychology

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The U.S. Marine Corps is hoping to save money and fuel not by purchasing new equipment but by changing its members' behavior.

EPA: McCarthy warns of climate impacts during X Games appearance

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U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy took to the slopes of Aspen's X Games yesterday to spotlight the potential impacts of climate change.

ARCTIC: State Department, Disney discuss 'Frozen' spinoff on climate change

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The State Department's special representative for the Arctic said he has been in discussions with Disney over turning the popularity of the 2013 film "Frozen" into a way to teach children about climate change's impact on the Arctic.

NEW HAMPSHIRE: Bill to abandon regional cap-and-trade program fails to gain steam

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A bill in New Hampshire that would pull the state from a regional initiative to reduce greenhouse gases is receiving little support.

NOAA: Draft plan lays out 5-year climate change strategy for fisheries

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The National Marine Fisheries Service released a five-year blueprint today for addressing climate change, marking the first time the agency has tackled the issue on a national scale.

EVERGLADES: Decline in wading birds hints restoration too slow

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Numbers of small wading birds residing in the Everglades declined in 2014, despite ongoing restoration efforts, according to an annual survey released yesterday.

GULF OF MEXICO: NMFS proposal sets red snapper quota for charter captains

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Gulf of Mexico charter captains would get their own quota for red snapper under a proposed rule from the National Marine Fisheries Service.

CONSERVATION: Nature Conservancy purchases 117K acres of Mont. timberlands

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The Nature Conservancy yesterday announced that it has closed on the purchase of 117,000 acres of former timberlands in Montana's Lower Blackfoot River watershed, a major step in the group's effort to preserve nearly 165,000 acres of checker-boarded lands in Montana and the Cascade Mountains of Washington state.

OCEANS: Infrastructure costs gobbling up U.S. funding for core research -- report

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Ocean research should focus on sea-level risks, forecasting natural disasters and global warming's impacts on marine ecosystems, the National Research Council said in a report released today.

CHEMICALS: Stalled IRIS program contradicts early Obama administration vow

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U.S. EPA's chemical assessments have slowed, contrary to a presidential pledge to protect the agency from political interference by reversing a legacy of George W. Bush-era industry meddling.

SENATE: GOP campaign arm taps fresh faces for 2016 leadership team

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The Senate Republicans' campaign arm has tapped some new members for its leadership team for the 2016 election.

PUBLIC LANDS: Coalition launches campaign to combat state efforts to take federal lands

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A coalition of sporting and conservation groups has launched a new campaign to fight ongoing efforts by some state leaders to force the transfer of millions of acres of federal lands to Western states.

EPA: Republican views of agency worsen -- poll

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Republicans dislike U.S. EPA even more than they did a year ago, according to a new poll.

SENATE: With gavel in hand, Murkowski prepares for 'big issues'

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is poised to tackle thorny energy issues with her trademark steady and methodical approach in her new post as chairwoman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
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