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Roads leading into Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming opened for the first time this season late last week, and visitors aren't wasting any time approaching wildlife.

The White House today announced dozens of new private-sector commitments that it estimates will fund trips to America's national parks and other public lands for nearly half a million fourth-grade children.

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert (R) yesterday called for a May 18 special session of the state's Legislature to pass a resolution opposing President Obama's potential use of the Antiquities Act to designate a 1.9-million-acre national monument in southeast Utah known as Bears Ears.

The world should implement a global moratorium on new coal mines if it truly wants to prevent temperatures from increasing more than 2 degrees Celsius, according to a new Greenpeace study.

The Department of Agriculture's inspector general will determine by early next year whether the agency squelches the work of its own researchers, a congresswoman following the issue said.

U.S. EPA boss Gina McCarthy today bristled at the suggestion that her agency had "lost" when the Supreme Court unexpectedly intervened to halt a major climate change regulation.

The daughter of former Florida Sen. and Gov. Bob Graham (D) plans to exit Congress next year but will consider a bid for governor.

Republican opponents of the Paris climate agreement today made a final push to scuttle it before tomorrow's signing ceremony in New York.

The Senate today rejected a pair of controversial amendments to the $37.5 billion fiscal 2017 energy-water development spending bill, as debate on the measure rolls toward a finish next week.

Solar giant SunEdison filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today in New York after piling up debt from an acquisition spree of solar and wind developers.

Volkswagen has reached an agreement with U.S. EPA and the California Air Resources Board that requires the automaker to buy back some vehicles equipped with software meant to evade federal emissions tests, a U.S. district court judge in California announced today.

Ben Fisherow has been cracking down on environmental lawbreakers for nearly three decades as a Justice Department attorney. He's done everything from keeping tabs on U.S. EPA personnel scandals to pursuing polluting power plants. He's retiring this month from a job he calls "pure." When he tells people what he does, he says, "They say, 'Wow! You get to do that?'"

This week, the Senate passed a bipartisan energy reform package. Next up: conferencing with the House on a final bill, which is expected to pose challenges for lawmakers as key differences exist between the chambers' packages. On today's The Cutting Edge, E&E Daily reporter Geof Koss discusses the main points of contention heading into the conference and talks about the timeline for getting a final bill to the president's desk.

A bike path touted as a capstone project of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics collapsed yesterday, killing two people.

China will develop floating nuclear power plants to provide electricity to remote areas, like its controversial military facilities on reclaimed islands in the South China Sea.

Chinese authorities have ordered a chemical plant complex to close after children at a nearby school developed nosebleeds and skin problems.

Attempts to separate Montana State Parks from the state's Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks stirred controversy between the two agencies during a meeting yesterday in Miles City.

Fines and lawsuits are often deployed by government regulators as ways to crack down on violators of environmental laws.

State lawmakers are scrutinizing the Arizona Power Authority as it prepares to finalize 50-year contracts for electricity.

Viktoria Vetrova is aware of the risk her four children are exposed to from drinking milk from the family's cows and eating mushrooms and berries found in the forest.

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