1. NEWSMAKER:

Soft-spoken researcher rattles Appalachian coal industry

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- It didn't take long for the new associate professor at West Virginia University to give the state's powerful coal industry a bad case of heartburn. Go to story #1

1. NEWSMAKER:

Soft-spoken researcher rattles Appalachian coal industry

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2. CLIMATE:

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3. AIR POLLUTION:

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4. INTERIOR:

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5. APPROPRIATIONS:

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6. LOBBYING:

Mining association names new senior VP

7. SUPERSTORM SANDY:

Before storm struck, N.Y. subway operator fired lobbyists to cut costs

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8. FISHERIES:

Group says next NOAA chief should reverse catch shares

9. DROUGHT:

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10. WILDLIFE:

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11. OCEANS:

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12. FORESTS:

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13. NUCLEAR WASTE:

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14. FEDERAL AGENCIES:

Worker satisfaction dips amid pay freeze, benefit and budget cuts -- report

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15. GULF SPILL:

Relatives of rig workers want trial, not settlement

16. WILDLIFE:

Oil company admits to causing bird deaths

17. FISHERIES:

S.C. appeals court sides with conservationists in dam dispute

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18. OFFSHORE DRILLING:

Poor enforcement hinders safety -- critics

19. NUCLEAR POWER:

Utility repairs cracks in S.C. reactor

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20. RENEWABLE ENERGY:

SolarCity raises $92M in IPO

21. UTILITIES:

N.C. officially closes Duke-Progress merger probe

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22. NUCLEAR WASTE:

EPA uncovers radioactive material at Calif. meltdown site

23. OCEANS:

Enviros urge Superfund label for northern Hawaiian Islands

24. CHEMICALS:

Officials urge curbed sales of super-toxic rat poisons

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INAUGURATION:

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INAUGURATION:

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SUPERSTORM SANDY:

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OIL AND GAS:

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POLITICS:

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CALIFORNIA:

Multiple errors found in utility regulator's budget, operations

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