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CAMBODIA: Prime minister freezes mega-dam construction

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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen today postponed construction of a mega-dam in the southwestern part of the country until at least 2018 following fierce opposition from environmentalists and political opposition leaders.

WYOMING: State House panel clears federal lands takeover study

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Legislation requiring Wyoming to study a federal lands takeover passed easily yesterday in a state House committee despite a recent Colorado College poll that suggested public opinion is split among Wyoming residents.

NORTH DAKOTA: State House clears pipeline regs

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The North Dakota House yesterday approved legislation that would regulate oil and saltwater gathering pipelines in the state.

PESTICIDES: Syngenta, E.U. officials spar over status of atrazine

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Syngenta AG's popular pesticide is banned from being used on farms in the European Union, though the company insists it isn't.

WATER POLLUTION: Crews work to clean oil from derailed train that leaked into river

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Crews on Sunday worked to clean the Kanawha River in West Virginia after oil from a train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded last week, sending a small amount of oil into the river.

WATER POLLUTION: Enviros sue for stricter penalties in coal monitoring violations

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Multiple citizens groups have sued Kentucky regulators saying they did not impose a steep enough fine against a coal company for multiple water quality reporting violations.

DROUGHT: Water theft ramps up amid dry conditions

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California is cracking down on water thieves as prolonged drought stretches even thinner an already short-supplied resource.

AGRICULTURE: Synthetic fertilizers might inhibit nitrogen-fixing plants -- study

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Too much nitrogen from synthetic fertilizers could inhibit nitrogen-fixing plants from doing their work, according to a National Science Foundation-backed study released yesterday.

AIR POLLUTION: Utility group objects to EPA compliance plan for startups, shutdowns

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The utility industry is asking U.S. EPA to reconsider a compliance plan for power plants to meet toxic air pollution limits during the times when they're starting up and shutting down production.

RAIL: Injuries reported after Calif. commuter train derailment

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A Southern California commuter train derailed early this morning in Oxnard, Calif., after it hit a tractor-trailer on the tracks, causing at least 30 injuries, authorities said.

FUEL ECONOMY: EPA to tighten rules on mileage ratings

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U.S. EPA will impose stricter rules on automakers next year to ensure a car's advertised mileage matches its actual mileage.

DOE: Agency would use cleanup fund to pay radiation leak fine

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The Department of Energy this week took a controversial stance, saying if it is forced to pay fines to New Mexico for a radioactive leak, the money will come out of funding appropriated to clean up toxic waste in the state.

AGRICULTURE: USDA extends enrollment deadline for conservation program

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The Agriculture Department's Conservation Stewardship Program has extended its enrollment deadline by two weeks to allow farmers more time to participate, the Natural Resources Conservation Service announced yesterday.

UTILITIES: Controversies deluge CPUC with public records requests

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The California Public Utilities Commission, facing continued controversy over its relationship with Pacific Gas and Electric Co., is so deluged with public records requests, it's delayed providing documents indefinitely and has hired an outside law firm to clear the backlog.

OIL AND GAS: Pressure buildup led to Calif. refinery explosion

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A buildup of pressure in a piece of equipment at the Torrance, Calif., Exxon Mobil Corp. refinery likely caused the explosion last week that sent ash into surrounding neighborhoods.

UTILITIES: Commonwealth Edison uses ratepayer funds for charity

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Unbeknownst to ratepayers, Commonwealth Edison has been using a small portion of every customer's bill to pay for the company's charitable donations.

AGRICULTURE: Report says biofuel mandates threaten food security

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Meeting food-based biofuel mandates in the world's major markets will put a strain on land and global food security, according to a report today by an anti-hunger organization.

EPA: Near-term costs of climate action will yield long-term benefits -- deputy chief

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U.S. EPA's second-in-command said today that addressing climate change is particularly difficult because of the "temporal separation of costs and benefits."

GULF SPILL: N.C. man charged with fraudulent claim from BP fund

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A North Carolina man yesterday was charged with fraudulently seeking a $2.3 million claim following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

MINING: Battle brews over regs in Maine

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A Canadian mining conglomerate is set to face off against environmentalists and the tourism industry over plans to mine for gold, copper and other minerals on a remote mountain in Maine.
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