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June 4 (Reuters) - A federal judge has denied nine motions to dismiss charges against former Massey Energy Chief Executive Officer Don Blankenship related to a 2010 mine explosion in West Virginia that killed 29 people.

WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) - Fracking has not led to widespread pollution of drinking water, the U.S.

UNITED NATIONS, June 4 (Reuters) - The United States, France, Spain and Britain have proposed that the United Nations Security Council blacklist two men linked to rival administrations in Libya, in hopes that doing so will help U.N.-led talks aimed at forming a unity government to end the power struggle.

NEW DELHI, June 4 (Reuters) - India's food safety regulator has ordered state governments to check all noodle products made in the country after high lead levels were found in Nestle India's noodles.

WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) - Coal giant Peabody Energy has been among the harshest critics of federal energy policies, joining a court challenge to the Obama administration's new clean air regulations and denouncing its promotion of renewable fuels.

PARIS, June 4 (Reuters) - France's Areva faces an uncertain future as a specialised nuclear fuel supplier, as a state rescue moves its core nuclear reactor activities to its utility customer EDF.

ASTANA, June 4 (Reuters) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said on Thursday its lending on projects in Kazakhstan was set to hit a record high of around $1 billion this year as the country races to diversify its oil-based economy.

WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) - Fracking has not led to widespread, systemic pollution of drinking water, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday in a long-awaited study, though it warned that certain drilling activities could pose potential risks.

PARIS, June 4 (Reuters) - In 2011 the International Energy Agency (IEA) saw potential for a "golden age of gas". Four years on, cheap coal still stands in the way, and new power storage technology is making renewables a real threat. Gas may need a new plan.

LONDON, June 4 (Reuters) - The slump in crude prices has jolted the oil industry into deep cost cutting which, unlike the previous downturn, could last for a few years at least.

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