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Almost 150 out of 816 sea lions, beluga whales, orcas and other marine mammals at Sea World have died from infections since 1986.

Wildlife biologists have determined that officials euthanized the wrong bear after an attack in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Montana Democrats are looking to turn a settled dispute over a 1-acre easement along the East Gallatin River into a major new battle in this cycle's expected gubernatorial matchup between Gov. Steve Bullock (D) and businessman Greg Gianforte (R).

Environmentalists are pushing President Obama to invoke a 1953 federal law to permanently ban offshore drilling from coastal waters.

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump has proposed yet another wall; this one would keep out the rising seas that threaten to swamp his luxury golf resort in Ireland.

Beth Parke, the longtime executive director of the Society of Environmental Journalists, will relinquish her leadership post, the group announced today.

To Gina McCarthy, the high-stakes legal battle over the Clean Power Plan feels like David taking on Goliath.

Two U.S. senators are pressing the Federal Communications Commission to give "serious consideration" to the energy impacts of a proposed rule on cable boxes backed by the White House.

A veterans group is launching an ad campaign against a rider in the House defense authorization bill to limit federal management of the greater sage.

Environmental groups are urging House members to reject the chamber's revised energy bill, which the Rules Committee will prepare for floor debate later today.

Republicans against Obama administration contributions to a U.N. fund to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate change have a new line of attack: the threat of Zika.

Dan Love, the Bureau of Land Management agent who oversaw security during the agency's failed roundup of Cliven Bundy's cattle in April 2014, has started a new position overseeing the security of BLM facilities nationwide.

The Obama administration is urging the Supreme Court to take one closely watched property rights case but to reject another.

Republican House appropriators today debuted a fiscal 2017 spending bill for the Interior Department, U.S. EPA and the Forest Service that would generally keep funding at close to this year's levels but again target key Obama administration regulatory initiatives.

A hundred years ago, Congress created the National Park Service to keep the nation's most prized scenic and historical areas "unimpaired" for future generations -- but also provide for their "enjoyment" by the public. How to carry out such conflicting goals has evolved year by year. Now, as the agency enters its second century, the mandate faces new challenges.

Following last week's surprise move by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to postpone Clean Power Plan arguments to September and before the full panel, parties involved in the case have spent the week assessing shifts in their strategies for arguments. During today's OnPoint, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R) discusses how he plans to proceed during this fall's arguments. He also explains why he believes the U.S. coal industry could see a comeback if the Clean Power Plan is defeated in court, despite the market trending away from coal.

Exposure to dirty air could put pregnant women at risk of having stillbirths, according to new research.

The City Council of Cascade Locks, Ore., voted Monday to consider new strategies to close a deal with Nestlé SA to draw 100 million gallons of bottled drinking water a year from Oxbow Springs.

Toyota Motor Corp. and Volkswagen AG, two of the world's largest automakers, have formed partnerships with ride-hailing apps.

The laboratory and the real world are growing further apart in terms of controlled test results and actual air pollution, a United Nations official said yesterday during a global environmental summit in Nairobi, Kenya.

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