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The Supreme Court today strongly asserted Alaska's uniqueness when it comes to federal regulation of public lands in a win for the state and Native groups hoping to limit the government's reach. But John Sturgeon -- whose hovercraft is at the center of the case decided today -- faces uncertainty and more litigation.

Following a significant decline in revenue in 2015, how is the ethanol industry managing continued market and policy uncertainty this year? During today's OnPoint, Bob Dinneen, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, discusses the challenging environment facing his industry as stakeholders await a court decision on U.S. EPA's 2014-2016 renewable fuel standard targets.

In the past, the Prague Zoo has sold its elephant dung to farmers as fertilizer, but it has now devised a new use for it: making paper.

Decreased water levels in the Panama Canal have prompted new depth-limit restrictions on ships, a measure that is slated to be imposed next month, Panama Canal Authority members said in a statement earlier this week.

A bearded man wearing a wool cap camped out in an iconic 80-foot sequoia tree in Seattle, fascinating locals and making national news.

California regulators have backed off rules that would have required warning labels on canned foods containing bisphenol A, amid concerns over unintended consequences and industry opposition.

The old cooling canal system for Florida's largest power company at Turkey Point has been leaking polluted water in Biscayne Bay, a recent study found.

After signing on to new federal fuel economy standards five years ago, the auto industry has been working to reduce emissions and improve gas mileage.

The Federal Highway Administration is turning to states in its search for a way to keep the Highway Trust Fund solvent.

Two Colorado men have been arrested after it was suspected that they purchased water designated for agricultural use and then sold it to a hydraulic fracturing company.

Royal Dutch Shell PLC yesterday authorized a multibillion-dollar expansion of its Chinese petrochemical facility.

Federal sales of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases at an auction today prompted protests from environmentalists who oppose fossil fuel development on public lands.

Wind, natural gas and solar power constituted almost all new U.S. electricity generation last year as distributed rooftop solar set a record, the Department of Energy said in new data released today.

The federal government formally sought approval yesterday for a more than $20 billion settlement reached by the Justice Department and five Gulf Coast states with BP PLC to end years of litigation over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

An Oregon judge ruled yesterday that Ammon Bundy and four other men charged in the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge can be transported to Nevada, where they also face criminal charges in connection with a 2014 standoff near the Bundy family's ranch.

The judges weighing the fate of the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan will consider the views of members of Congress looking to thwart the regulation.

Coffee prices may climb higher this year due to concerns about a shrinking global supply after El Niño damaged crops in South America and Southeast Asia.

An invasive flea -- no bigger than a speck -- has a huge appetite that's threatening the Great Lakes.

The United States announced yesterday that labeling rules on "dolphin safe" tuna imports that are already in place for Mexican fleets would be expanded to the rest of the world.

Last week, the Forest Service announced the beginning stages of its environmental review for Rio Tinto PLC's Resolution Copper mining project in southwestern Arizona.

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