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The Obama administration has agreed to initiate a detailed review to determine whether after 27 years the American burying beetle should be removed from the endangered species list.

Legal fees incurred by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's (R) office in connection with his handling of the Flint water crisis appear excessive, the state's former attorney general said.

The White House and several groups across the country are making a renewed push to increase the use of solar power in low-income communities.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's campaign is trying to explain the context of her comments about putting coal "out of business" as thousands of pro-coal voters head to the polls today in Ohio and Illinois.

If passing legislation on labeling genetically modified foods seems tough, just wait for the next battle: figuring out what those labels should say.

Dozens of communities in Texas have delivered drinking water tainted with a known carcinogen, says a new analysis by the Environmental Integrity Project.

U.S. EPA "aided, abetted and emboldened" unethical behavior at the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, leading to the widespread lead contamination of Flint, Mich., drinking water last year, a noted scientist said this morning.

The House Budget Committee will mark up a fiscal 2017 budget resolution tomorrow that amounts to a complete rebuke of the Obama administration's green policies.

The Obama administration reversed course today and decided against opening Atlantic waters to oil and gas leasing, likely ensuring that drilling won't occur off the East Coast for the foreseeable future.

What impact are renewable energy industries seeing from the Supreme Court's stay of the Clean Power Plan? During today's OnPoint, Tom Kiernan, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association, says his industry's growth could slow as a result of the stay and the eventual phaseout of the production tax credit. Despite these challenges, Kiernan says the industry could double its current market penetration by 2020.

A Florida woman is trying keep her pet alligator from being seized.

Dozens of bird carcasses found along railroad tracks in southern Michigan have left wildlife officials wondering what happened to them.

The Arizona Community Foundation announced yesterday it plans to award $250,000 to a team that is able to incorporate technology or market proposals to improving an ailing town's water security.

When Washington Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark sought nomination in 2008, he ran as a "green" candidate, using the message to help defeat tea party leader Clint Didier in 2012.

A controversial Minnesota initiative to improve water quality by installing vegetative buffer strips along streams and drainage ditches will be revisited this week by lawmakers.

Pregnant women who eat fish at levels recommended under a 2014 federal health advisory may be exposed to excessive mercury levels, a report by an environmental group claims.

Texas environmentalists are seeking the records of a nonprofit organization run by a firm that is readying a water pipeline for San Antonio's water utility.

For the first time, winners of the Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon will receive a cash prize.

The head of the country's largest federal worker union is calling on the federal government to grant paid leave to its employees who couldn't report to work today because of the emergency shutdown of Washington's Metrorail system.

A Minnesota chemical engineer who was an early advocate for clean energy has died.

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