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ALASKA: Juneau mayor died of natural causes

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The newly elected mayor of Alaska's capital city, Stephen "Greg" Fisk, who was found deceased in his home earlier this week, is said to have suffered from heart failure, Juneau Police Chief Bryce Johnson told reporters Wednesday.

CHEMICALS: Common pesticides could damage children's lungs -- study

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The lungs of young children could suffer lasting damage from a commonly used type of pesticide, according to new research.

DRINKING WATER: Number of Flint, Mich., children with high lead levels declines

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Fewer Flint, Mich., children have shown elevated levels of lead in their blood in testing since Oct. 1, with the rate falling to 3 percent of children under 6 years old, according to results collected on more than 1,000 children by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

OCEANS: Fukushima radiation spreads off West Coast

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Radiation from Japan's 2011 Fukushima disaster is continuing to spread in the waters off North America, and contamination at previously known sites appears to be increasing, according to scientists.

WATER POLLUTION: Colo. uranium mill leaks again

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About 500 gallons of toxic wastewater spilled yesterday, the second leak in as many weeks at a defunct uranium mill in central Colorado.

AIR POLLUTION: EPA finalizes rule for aircraft manufacturing, maintenance

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U.S. EPA has wrapped up work on changes to tighten air pollution standards for some companies that make and maintain aircraft.

RAIL: Norfolk Southern rejects Canadian Pacific's buyout bid

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Norfolk Southern Corp. has rejected a bid by Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. to purchase it for $28 billion.

UTILITIES: Energy Future Holdings bankruptcy clears major hurdle

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A federal bankruptcy judge yesterday signed off on a major portion of one of the largest corporate bankruptcies in American history, citing overwhelming evidence supporting Energy Future Holdings Corp.'s plan to divide up its major assets.

FEDERAL WORKFORCE: Proposal aims to clear up when feds can accept gifts

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A pending update to gift acceptance proposals for federal employees will aim to clarify legal ambiguities that have emerged with changing technology and social norms.

NUCLEAR: Entergy rejects N.Y. governor's ploy to extend FitzPatrick life span

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Entergy Corp. rejected Tuesday a plan by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) to save the FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant from closing by early 2017.

PUBLIC LANDS: Protesting ranchers took drought relief while denying drought

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Nevada ranchers who denied the existence of a drought when they released cattle onto public lands in defiance of a federal order received $2.2 million in federal drought disaster relief, according to records obtained by the Center for Investigative Reporting.

WATER POLLUTION: Judge rejects plea to revoke Ala. permit authority

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A federal judge rejected a plea earlier this week that sought to revoke the Alabama Department of Environmental Management's right to issue water discharge permits on behalf of U.S. EPA.

PESTICIDES: Appeals court blocks Calif. moth spray program

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A state appeals court ruled that California's light brown apple moth pesticide program that used aerial sprays in Monterey County cannot continue because it does not comply with the California Environmental Quality Act.

COAL: Jurors say they struggled to reach Blankenship verdict

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Some members of the 12-person jury that weighed the fate of ex-Massey Energy Co. CEO Don Blankenship say they did the best they could with the evidence presented.

MINING: Failing lead mine nearly swallows Peru town

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Peru is one of the fastest-growing economies in Latin America because of its thriving mining industry, but the consequences of that boom can be seen in one town that is being consumed by the mine that sustains it.

WOLVES: Yellowstone population grows

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Yellowstone National Park has more gray wolves now than at any point since the species was reintroduced in 1995 as pressure mounts to lift endangered species protections.

WILDLIFE: Migratory birds need global protection -- study

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Navigating its way across land and sea, the arctic tern will fly a distance equivalent to traveling to the moon and back three times, and the bar-tailed godwit has been known to fly 6,000 miles in a single journey.

NATIONAL PARKS: Underfunding has put Olympic 'on the edge' -- advocates

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Chronic underfunding at Washington state's Olympic National Park has led the most popular park in the Northwest to shed staff and caused its maintenance backlog to top $133 million, according to a parks advocacy group.

FISHERIES: New England proposal shrinks cod catch, at-sea oversight

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New England fishermen will not be able to catch as much cod next year, but they may also see fewer independent watchdogs on their fishing trips, thanks to a new recommendation from the New England Fishery Management Council.

FINANCE: N.Y. pension fund promises new clean energy investments

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New York's pension fund, the third largest in the United States, will start a $2 billion low-carbon index fund, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said today.
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