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The National Parks Conservation Association, a group that often supports National Park Service efforts, today took the unusual step of suing the agency over its decision to allow Wyoming to manage hunting on about 2,300 acres within Grand Teton National Park that is not owned by the federal government.

Technological advances in weather forecasting over the last decade have helped communities prepare for severe weather events, saving money and lives. But when it comes to water forecasts, progress is lagging.

While both Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders have made clear their desires to shift the country away from fossil fuels if elected, the two Democratic presidential candidates split sharply on the role nuclear power should play in a clean energy future.

Republican Liz Cheney yesterday released the first radio ad in her bid to win Wyoming's at-large House seat, taking aim at Democratic presidential primary front-runner Hillary Clinton's vow to put "coal companies out of business."

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is endorsing billionaire coal mine owner James Justice for governor in one of this year's most-watched races.

The California Coastal Commission's decision to fire its executive director triggered new pushback from a state lawmaker yesterday.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz today picked up a pair of key endorsements in his bid for the GOP presidential nomination, claiming support from former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and the conservative Club for Growth.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's task force on the Flint water crisis places the responsibility for the city's lead woes squarely on the state administration's shoulders but declines to say whether any more officials should resign.

Prominent environmentalist Bill McKibben today criticized the Obama administration for ignoring the impacts of methane emissions as it has focused on reducing carbon dioxide.

Despite an earmark ban, members of Congress still find ways to guide transportation spending toward specific projects, according to a new report from the Congressional Research Service.

House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) has probed federal agencies on pay, bonuses and union negotiations. He's now focusing on art.

In a high-minded Capitol Hill address, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) today called for a change in political discourse focused on ideas rather than the partisan and personal attacks that characterize the current race for the White House.

Weeks of closed-door meetings on Capitol Hill between House and Senate aides have an update of the nation's chemical law "rounding third base," the head of the American Chemistry Council said today during a three-day industry convention.

The House's top watchdog is requesting a full accounting of the Forest Service's firearms.

Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today came under congressional scrutiny for his email practices.

U.S. EPA has fired its first shot in the widening legal battle over its regional haze plan for Texas and Oklahoma, asking the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to either throw out a slew of lawsuits or transfer jurisdiction to Washington, D.C.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued a one-sentence opinion on a mostly blank page in a case about alleged discrimination in debt guarantees. The conclusion: The eight justices were split 4-4 on the case, so the only thing they could do was uphold the lower court's decision.

The Bureau of Land Management has postponed a handful of oil and gas lease sales in the last few months due to security concerns prompted by recent armed confrontations with ranchers and militia groups, the agency's director told a congressional oversight panel today.

LAS VEGAS -- Steve Ellis acts as a shepherd to the Bureau of Land Management's flock. The agency's deputy director and highest career official keeps 10,000 employees in sync with headquarters, picks state-level directors and D.C. leaders, and monitors employee morale. He's a subtle but influential player as BLM continues a major culture shift, trying to place resource conservation on par with extraction.

Japanese whalers returned from an Antarctic expedition yesterday with more than 300 whales caught in its first harvest since an international court banned the hunt two years ago.

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