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CHEMICAL SAFETY: CSB report faults poor design, risky practices in deadly 2010 Pa. blast

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The Chemical Safety Board formally closed one of its oldest investigations today, releasing a technical report faulting design flaws and risky operating procedures in a 2010 explosion that killed two workers at a Monaca, Pa., zinc refinery.

WATER POLLUTION: Wash. in race with EPA to complete regs

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Washington state's Department of Ecology is working to update the state's water-quality standards, with Gov. Jay Inslee (D) taking a personal role in using water regulations to control the flow of chemicals into Puget Sound.

COAL ASH: EPA rule awaits formal publication as N.C. slaps Duke with $25M fine

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Environmental and industry advocates are pressing U.S. EPA to tweak parts of its new coal ash disposal rule before publication in the Federal Register, the final step before making the new guidelines official.

VEHICLES: Automaker groups join Intelligent Car Coalition

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Two major automaker trade groups have joined the Intelligent Car Coalition, an advocacy group for adoption of "connected car" technologies.

RAIL: Amtrak dedicates Chicago center to ex-transportation official

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Amtrak has named its Chicago operations center after former Federal Railroad Administration chief Joe Szabo in recognition of his efforts on behalf of passenger rail travel and rail safety during an almost six-year tenure.

PEOPLE: Clean tech expert tapped as Council of Foreign Relations fellow

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Physicist Varun Sivaram has joined the Council on Foreign Relations as a fellow with the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies in Washington, D.C.

MARYLAND: Climate commission bill eludes staunch GOP opposition

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A bill safeguarding Maryland's commission on climate change escaped the state Senate yesterday after a sharply debated party-line vote.

FLORIDA: Governor denies banning term 'global warming'

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) denied allegations made this week that his administration banned state workers from using the terms "climate change" and "global warming" in any official capacity.

EMISSIONS: EPA chief calls for 'binding' global agreement

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The international community must reach a legally binding agreement on climate change this year, U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said today.

UTILITIES: Duke settles shareholder lawsuit over CEO's ouster

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Duke Energy Corp. has agreed to pay almost $150 million to settle a lawsuit brought by shareholders alleging they lost millions of dollars when the company unexpectedly ousted its CEO.

NOAA: Prosecutors drop hacking charges against hydrologist

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Prosecutors have filed a motion to dismiss charges against a National Weather Service employee accused of illegally accessing a restricted federal computer database and stealing information.

COAL: Prosecutors file new indictment against Massey chief

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Prosecutors filed a superseding indictment yesterday against former Massey Energy Co. CEO Don Blankenship, which modified the previous charges against him.

WILDLIFE: Septuagenarian strangles rabid raccoon after attack

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A 75-year-old woman was forced to strangle a rabid raccoon after it attacked her leg while she was bird watching at a Virginia botanical garden.

FORESTS: Google helps map global losses

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A Google-powered map is spotlighting deforestation across the world and providing scientists and conservationists with data to track forest losses and gains in key countries.

EARTHQUAKES: Calif. faces 99% chance of massive temblor in coming decades -- USGS

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California should be ready for the "big one," according to scientists who are almost certain that a strong earthquake will hit the state sometime in the next 30 years.

ENDANGERED SPECIES: Public starts weighing in on plan to restore Northwestern grizzlies

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A grainy 2010 photograph marks the last sighting of a grizzly in the Pacific Northwest, with the bear's humped shoulders and angular profile visible in the twilight.

WILD HORSES: BLM to gauge public 'values,' 'preferences' for management

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The Bureau of Land Management plans to take the public's pulse on how it should manage the 49,000 wild horses and burros it estimates are roaming public lands in the West.

PUBLIC LANDS: Retirees flock to West to live near parks, monuments -- study

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Retirees choose to settle in Western communities that have the most protected federal lands, according to a new study released today by a Denver-based conservation group, adding a new element to the ongoing debate over the value of national parks and monuments and whether they should remain under federal control.

NATIONAL PARKS: Controversial NPS visibility survey set for 2016 publication

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The National Park Service confirmed today that a contentious study of how much park visitors would pay for clearer skies is set to take place this fall and be released next year.

CLIMATE: Kochs refuse to engage in Dems' science-funding inquiry

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Koch Industries Inc. declined to disclose whether the company has paid scientists for climate change research, following a probe by three Democratic senators.
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