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Fires across the United States and abroad that were once largely contained to a single season have become a constant threat in some areas, burning earlier and later in the year.

Several Native American tribes have joined together in an attempt to shutter a coal mine operating in a remote section along the Texas-Mexico border, an operation they claim is threatening sacred ancestral grounds.

More than 550 million blue crabs are crawling in the Chesapeake Bay, a rise of more than a third compared with this time last year and one of the largest counts made in the past two decades, according to Maryland officials.

A sweeping Bureau of Land Management plan to increase logging and strengthen wildlife protections on 2.5 million acres of federal forestlands in western Oregon met stiff resistance yesterday from key lawmakers, environmentalists, logging advocates and counties.

A dozen public health groups are denouncing a bill that would delay implementation of U.S. EPA's recently adopted ozone benchmark and revamp the broader framework for reviewing air pollution standards.

The topsy-turvy campaign for the White House and a tough fight for Republicans to maintain control of the Senate are unlikely to ease the gridlock that has characterized U.S. energy policy in recent years, a panel of political figures told an event sponsored by the oil and gas industry this morning.

The Senate yesterday passed legislation to bolster fraud protections for federal agencies.

House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton urged U.S. EPA today to speed up its review of a decades-old regulation to prevent lead contamination in water systems.

Members of Congress from the Washington, D.C., region yesterday pushed the National Park Service to meet tomorrow's deadline to apply for money to fix a crumbling bridge that connects the district with Virginia.

Florida Rep. Ander Crenshaw announced today that he will retire from Congress at the end of this year, setting up a competitive Republican primary in his solidly red 4th District seat.

With Republicans about to blow through a statutory deadline to pass an annual budget, Speaker Paul Ryan -- the former chairman of the House Budget Committee -- faces increasing pressure to get the chamber to adopt a deal.

A veteran employee for U.S. EPA's internal watchdog found himself out of a job while working elsewhere in the federal government.

A Senate hearing on climate change this morning was full of fireworks and included a call for one of Congress' biggest proponents of climate policies to resign.

Peabody Energy Corp., the world's largest private-sector coal producer, filed for bankruptcy today, ending months of speculation about the company's future.

SAVERY, Wyo. -- Pat and Sharon O'Toole strive to ensure the native wildlife on their 12,000-acre ranch can coexist with the cattle and sheep that provide their livelihood. As firebrands like Cliven Bundy steal headlines, the O'Tooles stand at the opposite end of the public lands ranching spectrum where collaboration is key. But they must navigate red tape, environmental lawsuits and numerous other challenges to make it work.

As world leaders prepare to attend next week's signing ceremony of the Paris Agreement, how are the 90 countries that mentioned carbon markets in their commitments initiating the conversation on trading? What are the key barriers to setting up markets or trading "clubs"? During today's OnPoint, Dirk Forrister, president and CEO of the International Emissions Trading Association, discusses a new joint paper with the Environmental Defense Fund that analyzes the role markets could play in helping countries go beyond their minimum targets.

A chimpanzee broke loose from a zoo in northern Japan today, and although eventually captured, it put up a fight.

A buildup of sand has blocked the mouth of the Tijuana River, causing flooding on some streets in Imperial Beach, Calif., and creating a stagnant pool of water that has killed wildlife, including dozens of leopard sharks.

Malaysian officials has destroyed 9.5 metric tons (10.5 tons) of elephant ivory that it has been stockpiling over the years.

Citing new data indicating a "robust" and increasing black bear population, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is trying to hold another bear hunt.

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