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EPA: Superfund office to be renamed

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U.S. EPA is changing the name of its division that oversees Superfund cleanups, landfills, and toxic and mine spills to one it says better reflects the office's responsibilities.

ELECTRICITY: Snake nearly zaps power during Packers game

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A snake knocked out electricity for 2,500 homes in southeastern Wisconsin yesterday, but power was restored in time for the Green Bay Packers to crush the Dallas Cowboys.

NATURAL GAS: Marcellus boom helps Hare Krishna community rebuild

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The onetime largest Hare Krishna community in the United States, located in an unlikely and remote section of West Virginia, has signed leases with natural gas companies, a move that has brought in millions of dollars that community leaders hope will revive its weakened reputation and crumbling infrastructure.

SCIENCE: Melting glaciers slow down Earth's rotation -- study

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Earth's melting glaciers appear to be slightly slowing the planet's rotation, according to new research.

AUTOS: Car companies team up to reduce emissions

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Some of the world's largest automakers have a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

DEFENSE: Pentagon climate directive coming soon

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A Department of Defense directive addressing how the agency will adapt to climate change is inching toward finalization and could be released to the public early this week, a top official said Friday.

GULF SPILL: BP faces civil charges in Mexico

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BP PLC faces a class-action lawsuit in Mexico over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

WILDLIFE: Nature slowly reclaims Fla. missile site

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While the roots of a strangler fig tree gradually tighten their grip on a bunker that once housed Cold War-era missile crews, federal officials are helping nature reclaim Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

SALMON: Search is on for cold water to save species

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Scientists are searching for the coolest streams in the Pacific Northwest in hopes they could be the key to helping salmon survive a changing climate.

WILDLIFE: Is haute roadkill the next big trend?

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A Boston designer is aiming to make more ethical fashion by using fur from animals already dead -- roadkill.

MINING: Nev. on verge of lithium boom

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Nevada is on the cusp of becoming a hotbed of lithium mining as construction on Tesla Motors Inc.'s $5 billion battery factory in the state continues.

COAL: Report calls for dramatic royalty rate increase

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The Interior Department should move to dramatically increase royalty rates for companies mining publicly owned coal to account for the fuel's environmental impacts, the authors of a new report argue.

CHINA: Nation's stance on climate deal stems from pollution woes

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In a push to solve its own environmental problems, China has shifted its stance on curbing its greenhouse gas emissions, observers said yesterday after the nation joined 194 others to sign an historic climate pact in Paris.

RELIGION: Pope urges leaders to keep Paris climate commitments

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Pope Francis said yesterday world leaders should commit to quickly implementing the Paris climate agreement and keep the least fortunate in mind along the way.

FINANCE: Climate deal will require $16.5T in investment -- IEA

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About $16.5 trillion in spending on renewable energy and efficiency through 2030 will be required to meet the targets in the climate agreement reached in Paris on Saturday, according to the International Energy Agency.

NEGOTIATIONS: Kerry, Hansen spar over climate deal's impact

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Secretary of State John Kerry said the landmark climate accord will move the world toward renewable energy, rejecting famed climate scientist James Hansen's claim that the Paris agreement was a "fraud."

DEFENSE: No exemption for military in Paris climate deal

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The world's military forces -- including the Pentagon -- will lose their exemptions from emissions-cutting obligations under the terms of the new Paris climate agreement.

CAMPAIGN 2016: GOP candidates stay mum on climate deal

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The international climate change agreement reached over the weekend barely resonated among Republican presidential contenders, who largely ignored the news.

CAMPAIGN 2016: Trump says EPA regs hurt his hairdo

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U.S. EPA water regulations are hampering Donald Trump's ability to wash his distinctive coiffure, the presidential candidate said Saturday.

COAL: Railroad company asks to stall contentious Mont. project

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A subsidiary of BNSF Railway Co. is moving to delay permitting for what has become one of the country's most controversial proposed rail spurs.
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