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A thousand fraternity and sorority members left behind a half-mile-wide swath of trash, bottles, tents and coolers after a weekend camping trip to Shasta Lake, about 2.5 hours north of Sacramento, Calif.

Yosemite National Park will partner with the San Francisco Zoo and Gardens to reintroduce two species of amphibians to the park after a more-than-40-year absence.

Though Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy is behind bars, others are continuing his fight against federal control of public lands in Western states.

Yellowstone National Park yesterday announced a campaign to encourage visitors to carry bear spray.

Yellowstone National Park and the Statue of Liberty are among natural and cultural sites at risk because of higher temperatures and rising seas, according to a report released today by the United Nations and the Union of Concerned Scientists.

The National Ocean Policy reached a milestone yesterday, with the release of a first-of-its-kind draft regional plan meant to improve coordination and planning along the coast.

New Mexico's lone Republican in Congress has come out against the federal government's enforcement of the Endangered Species Act in his state, saying it has resulted in degraded property and water rights for his constituents.

Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz is recommending that the United States continue participation in a massive global fusion project in France, despite ongoing concerns in Congress about the financial hit on the U.S. budget.

A Bureau of Land Management proposal to update how it revises land-use plans in the West would erode the influence of governors and place new burdens on local governments, according to the Western Governors' Association.

The Energy Department would swap its massive, brutalist headquarters for a more efficient building under a bill that passed the House by voice vote this week.

The Senate could soon help determine the fate of House legislation easing regulations on the application of pesticides around bodies of water. Republicans say the measure would help fight the mosquito-borne Zika virus.

Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) today named 24 House Republicans to the conference committee that will attempt to reconcile the chamber's energy package with the Senate's version.

Senators are working to secure a final vote today on legislation to update the nation's chemical safety law, with the logistics of final passage uncertain at press time.

The extent to which state attorneys general should collaborate with outside organizations as they examine fossil fuel companies' actions on climate -- and what types of outside groups it's generally OK for state officials to collaborate with -- caused a stir at a House hearing today.

Ammon Bundy's two lead attorneys have decided to step down from the high-profile case over their client's takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.

As the nation's once-dominant energy source slides deeper into depression, many coal companies are struggling to unload their mines.

A U.S. strategic crude stockpile in Southeast Texas was off limits for five weeks after a corroded saltwater pipeline ruptured in early April.

A highly charged fight over gay and transgender rights led to the House's surprise rejection of its $34.7 billion fiscal 2017 energy and water spending bill today, raising fresh concerns that partisanship has again derailed the broader appropriations process.

The New South Wales Supreme Court has found 81-year-old former farmer Ian Turnbull guilty in the death of an environment officer.

Australia's Department of the Environment disclosed today it declined to file a contribution to a U.N. report showing the impact of climate change to World Heritage sites because it might lead to fewer tourists visiting.

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