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Several state environmental regulators voiced support at a hearing this morning for legislation to delay implementation of U.S. EPA's new ozone standard, saying compliance would be costly, if not impossible, to achieve in some cases.

A rare flower that's been waiting for federal protection since 1999 will wait a little longer as the Fish and Wildlife Service failed last year to post a classified ad about adding the white fringeless orchid to the threatened species list.

Exxon Mobil Corp., with its track record on climate change coming under siege from top attorneys in states and territories, is swinging back in court.

The Senate Appropriations Committee today voted unanimously to allocate $37.5 billion to the subcommittee that funds the Department of Energy, the Army Corps of Engineers and other agencies, an increase of approximately $355 million above current spending levels that may undercut President Obama's priorities on climate change.

The Interior Department will finalize new design requirements for offshore oil and gas wells today in what agency officials say is a "significant milestone" for improving safety after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

As world leaders come together next week in New York for the Paris Agreement signing ceremony, how are countries progressing in their efforts to meet their commitments? On today's The Cutting Edge, ClimateWire reporter Jean Chemnick discusses the significance of the ceremony in the broader context of the agreement and talks about the implementation strategies countries are considering as they work to meet their pledges.

Nearly 30 years after the worst nuclear meltdown in history, 90-year-old Ivan Shamyanok, who never left the Belarusian village poisoned by radioactive material, says his health has not suffered.

France's top administrative court has overturned a ban on the use of a type of genetically modified maize manufactured by Monsanto Co.

A popular beach in Mexico will be closed off to the public as a result of damage incurred by too many visitors, environmental authorities said.

A magnitude-6 earthquake struck southwestern Japan yesterday, a rumble that crumbled some infrastructure, killed at least nine and injured hundreds of others, a local media outlet reported.

Alex Figueroa said he was on a walk at the Circle B Bar Reserve in Florida on Wednesday when he saw something that stopped him in his tracks.

Hawaii's state Senate passed a bill yesterday that would make it harder for online lodging services to rent out tents at campsites on the island's first-class beaches and public parks.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) signed a piece of legislation yesterday that allows landowners to keep the public off their forested property while still receiving a property tax break.

Iowa lawmakers are unlikely to find a way to fund state water programs before the legislative session ends.

A Fresno County, Calif., supervisor upset about constituents' complaints over rising water rates in a rural town said residents should blame Democrats, not their water utility.

Most information on U.S. water quality is inaccurate and outdated, according to a report released today by the Izaak Walton League of America.

A former senior manager of the Tennessee Valley Authority's nuclear program exchanged information with a Chinese nuclear power company for cash, federal prosecutors allege.

This week, NASA slammed climate change doubters who hijacked a Facebook thread started by Bill Nye, "the Science Guy."

The United Nations expects 147 countries to sign the Paris climate agreement next Friday, the first day it opens for signature, French Environment Minister Ségolène Royal said today.

A federal judge has granted U.S. EPA's request to dismiss a Sierra Club lawsuit as now moot.

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