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If a water shortage in Lake Mead is declared, Arizona and Nevada could face bigger water cuts.

Bad news for anyone planning on strapping their bikes or kayaks to their car for a day trip this summer -- roof racks significantly limit fuel economy.

The U.S. Coast Guard stepped in again to rescue a man who tried to run from Florida to Bermuda in an inflatable pod.

Two federal agencies have concluded that a proposed nuclear reactor in Pennsylvania would not violate environmental standards.

A federal appeals court today shot down environmentalists' challenge to a Pennsylvania nuclear plant's license renewal.

Murray Energy Corp., which was first off the mark in litigating U.S. EPA's latest ozone standard last fall, is wasting no time in also challenging the agency's attempt to further justify the cost of its regulations to cut power plant mercury emissions.

Terry Redlin, an artist known for his paintings of the outdoors, has died.

Soldiers and park rangers are preparing for the Denali National Park and Preserve climbing season.

A judge is expected to uphold a 2014 decision that a fish found in southwestern Montana streams does not need to be placed on the federal Endangered Species Act, fisheries officials said.

A government satellite that measures Arctic ice levels experienced significant operational failures this month, threatening researchers' ability to collect data on climate change.

No farmer is about to get rich by planting grass. But Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says grass and other cover crops may be more profitable than farmers think -- and can help the United States fill its role in reducing climate change.

The Fish and Wildlife Service has declined to protect any habitat specifically for an imperiled bat that was recently added to the list of threatened species.

A former California Coastal Commission member-turned-lobbyist for property owners is viewed with suspicion by some in the environmental community over the influence she is thought to wield over the regulatory body.

In a potential blow to Republican efforts to oust Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) in November, state election officials announced yesterday that former state Rep. Jon Keyser failed to collect enough valid signatures to make the Republican ballot.

Want to get conservatives to care about climate change? Try pairing information about the issue with an image of a bald eagle.

Democrats and environmental officials gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court today to rally for President Obama's nominee, Merrick Garland.

Southwest tribal leaders and Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today urged President Obama to designate lands adjacent to the Grand Canyon as a national monument to permanently safeguard them from uranium mining.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairwoman Lisa Murkowski said yesterday she expects to take up drought legislation next month.

The Senate today adopted two amendments to the fiscal 2017 energy and water development spending bill, boosting wind energy and Western water resources, as the measure rolls toward a vote on final passage as early as tomorrow.

A funding package to help communities struggling with lead in their drinking water supply has a new home.

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