• U.S. advances proposal to ease restrictions on mountaintop-removal mining.

• Argentina requires companies to buy environmental insurance.

• Dutch farmers say E.U. pesticide rules will take down tulip industry.

• Eiffel Tower scales back its twinkle.

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