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By Stateline.org Staff
TODAY'S TAKE: The heavy snowfall that has blanketed much of the mid-Atlantic region in recent days already has exhausted an entire winter’s worth of state and local cleanup budgets in some places.
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By Stateline.org Staff
TODAY'S TAKE: President Obama on Wednesday (Feb. 3) told a group of 11 governors — including those from coal-friendly states — that the United States must move aggressively toward a clean energy economy.
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AK: Palin calls global warming studies 'snake oil science'
By Judy Lin, The Associated Press, Anchorage Daily News
REDDING, Calif. -- Former Gov. Sarah Palin called studies supporting global climate change a "bunch of snake oil science" Monday during a rare appearance in California, a state that has been at the forefront of environmental regulations.
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AK: Juneau may vie for Arctic Games
By Mary Catharine Martin, The Juneau Empire
The 2014 Arctic Winter Games aren't yet officially being held in Alaska, but that isn't stopping more than one Alaska city from organizing a bid.
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AZ: Bark beetles' song could save forests
By Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
Researchers at Northern Arizona University think they may have found an environmentally safe and readily available weapon against the tree-eating armies of bark beetles.
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CT: Will energy plant explosion mean higher electric rates?
By Mara Lee, The Hartford Courant
The idea behind the Kleen Energy plant was straightforward even though getting the project started was complex.
Once the plant and better high-voltage transmission lines to power-hungry Fairfield County were open, the combination would drive old, dirty, expensive-to-run power plants out of business.
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HI: Furlough bill vote postponed
By Loren Moreno, The Honolulu Advertiser
The state Senate's education committee again postponed a vote on a bill that would eliminate the remaining public school teacher furlough days through use of the state hurricane relief fund and an increase in the general excise tax by 1 percentage point.
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IL: Caterpillar buys into the FutureGen Alliance
By Herb Meeker, Herald & Review (Decatur)
MATTOON, Ill. -- Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest maker of mining and construction equipment, plans to join a coalition of companies planning to build an experimental clean-coal power plant known as FutureGen near Mattoon.
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IL: Feds may close locks to stop carp
By Katherine Skiba, Chicago Tribune
At a White House meeting Monday on the Asian carp threat to the Great Lakes, federal officials said they may seek to close navigational locks on Chicago-area waterways for up to three or four days a week, a move that would restrict cargo shipping and recreational boating.
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NJ: N.J. cleaning up one snow, preparing for more
By The Associated Press, The Record of Bergen County
CHERRY HILL, N.J. — Snowed-in southern New Jersey on Monday was still dealing with the aftermath of one major snowstorm as it prepared for another big one expected to arrive late Tuesday.
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NJ: N.J. probes Passaic County deer kill
By Richard Cowen, The Record of Bergen County
The state is investigating whether all of the deer killed during the culling on Garret Mountain have been properly accounted for — and why so many of the harvested animals were sent to an uncertified butcher.
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NM: Climate stance criticized
By Amy Wold, The Advocate (Baton Rouge)
Eight state environmental groups sent a letter to Gov. Bobby Jindal last week asking the state stop acting "in an obstructionist manner on climate change."
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OR: To keep Oregon bats healthy, avoid their homes
By Staff Reports, Corvallis Gazette-Times
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife asks Oregonians, especially those who work in or enjoy exploring caves or mines, to help limit the spread of white-nose syndrome, a new disease that has killed more than a million bats in the northeast.
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TN: Tennessee State Fair closure stirs council, citizens
By Michael Cass, The Tennessean (Nashville)
Mayor Karl Dean's administration and the leadership of the Tennessee State Fair faced tough questions from Metro Council members and the public Monday over their decision to shut down the fair and redevelop the fairgrounds.
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UT: Depleted uranium -- Both sides sound off
By Judy Fahys, The Salt Lake Tribune
The state's plans for stricter depleted uranium controls has sparked a war of words, with EnergySolutions Inc. calling the proposal a violation of state law and the company's critics saying Utah should close the gates to the stuff forever.
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WA: Major polluter tax bills introduced in Olympia
By Jim Brunner, The Seattle Times
The big environmental bill of the legislative session -- a proposal to triple the tax on oil, pesticides and other chemicals and devote the money to storm water cleanup -- was formally introduced today in the state House and Senate.
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WI: Washington offers plan to control Asian carp
By Dan Egan and Diana Marrero, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
WASHINGTON -- Almost three months after learning that Asian carp had breached the last line of defense for the Great Lakes - an electric barrier on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal - the federal government has put together a plan to try to do something about it.
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WY: Elk testing project ends
By Cat Urbigkit, Casper Star-Tribune
BOULDER, Wy. -- Wyoming Game and Fish Department staff have wrapped up a five-year pilot program aimed at reducing brucellosis in the Pinedale elk herd unit.
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WY: 'Take your cue from the private sector'
By Joan Barron, Casper Star-Tribune
Gov. Dave Freudenthal pushed for his wind energy package, called for more money for school capital construction and repeated his admonition to leave the state's reserve funds alone during his message to the Legislature on Monday.
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WY: Code of the West stamped into a bill?
By Phil Noble, Cowboy State Free Press
The State of Wyoming has adopted a State Flower, a State Bird and other symbols of the state and now Rep. Pete Illoway, R-Laramie County, and others want to have the legislature adopt the "Code of the West" as the State Code.
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