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Oil company BP PLC has dropped a legal fight to avoid paying nearly $1 billion in Deepwater Horizon oil spill payments to shrimpers, oystermen and seafood processors.

In California's coastal forests, a fungal pathogen that causes "sudden oak death" has killed millions of oak and tanoak trees since 1995.

Rayn Aaberg's Alaska Native village corporation protects freshwater seals and makes millions in the process.

When grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park were designated as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 1975, populations had dipped to about 100 or 200 bears.

Southern New England's rapidly diminishing lobster fishery will be the subject of new regulations designed to save crustacean populations.

Pollutants found in water near the Mount Rushmore National Memorial are likely due to past fireworks displays, according to a government report.

Stanton Gleave helped Cliven Bundy retake his cattle from the Bureau of Land Management in Nevada, and he has been a guest in Robert "LaVoy" Finicum's Arizona house.

Rep. Chris Gibson (R-N.Y.), who disclosed his retirement plans at the beginning of this election cycle and then began prodding fellow House Republicans to address climate change, announced yesterday that he will not run for governor of New York in 2018.

Only one chemical facility has used a highly touted expedited approval program authorized under a 2014 law, calling into question the usefulness of the provision.

More than 60 Democrats -- and one Republican -- are asking the Obama administration to remove the Arctic Ocean from its five-year oil and gas leasing plan.

Add Rep. Greg Walden to the mix of Republican lawmakers interested in replacing Michigan Rep. Fred Upton as chairman of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee in the next Congress.

Tesla Motors Inc., already known for producing electric cars that do not pollute, now offers a feature that goes a step further -- actively reducing air pollution when put in "Bioweapon Defense Mode."

One man named Donald with fading influence in coal country and another with his star rising worked to thwart Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton as she passes through Appalachia this week.

The Obama administration today proposed changes to the agreements it strikes with landowners to help prevent declining wildlife from being listed under the Endangered Species Act.

After Californians endured extended rolling power blackouts in 2000 and 2001, the state transformed its electricity system, mandating locally based power generation and advancing renewable energy. Now, a new threat of blackouts, brought on by a side effect of the record-setting methane leak near Los Angeles, has spurred calls for another reshaping of the Golden State's power network.

As many electric cooperatives move toward expanding their portfolios to include a greater percentage of renewables, will co-ops be better equipped to meet the requirements of the Clean Power Plan? During today's OnPoint, John Hewa, CEO of Pedernales Electric Cooperative, explains how his company has shifted its portfolio to include more solar and wind, but says concerns remain over the power plan's impacts on coal-fired power generation.

Environmental groups could be barred from advocacy work in Australia if they encourage civil disobedience, according to recommendations resulting from a recent parliamentary inquiry on the issue.

Miles of fish, clams and the occasional whale started washing up along Vietnamese shores in April.

Mining giants Vale SA and BHP Billiton were slammed with a 155 billion real ($43.5 billion) lawsuit for a Nov. 5 dam disaster that left 19 dead and caused catastrophic damage to the surrounding ecosystem.

The growing use of digital tools in farming could force pesticide, seed and fertilizer companies to shift their business models.

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