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The Hawaii state Department of Land and Natural Resources has found more than 20,000 bits of debris on the main Hawaiian islands.

California's state Senate last week approved a measure that aims to realign the state's air quality board against polluting industries by adding three state-appointed "environmental justice" members to its ranks.

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (D) wants a "new covenant" between Louisiana residents and the oil and gas industry, including restoring damage from drilling and production in the state's coastal wetlands.

The Fish and Wildlife Service said it will not replace its wolf expert who recently retired, as the agency expects to have wolves removed from its control following certain legal steps.

The National Marine Fisheries Service came uncomfortably close to violating federal rules when it hired a company to perform secretarial work last year in its Alaska regional office, according to a new report from the Commerce Department's inspector general.

A project to install two turbines in the Bay of Fundy -- located between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia -- has been delayed pending further consultation and additional permits.

The CEO and co-founder of Nest, known for its smart thermostats, is stepping down after reports of financial turmoil in the company.

A major mining company inked a $7.37 million agreement today to study technical and policy barriers for deploying carbon capture and storage on steel plants in China.

A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit against the Miami Seaquarium that claimed marine park employees were "committing harm" to Lolita, an orca at the aquarium.

Murray Energy Corp. fired back last week over the Obama administration's attempt to disqualify one of the coal company's expert witnesses from testifying in a lawsuit against U.S. EPA.

The attorney general of the Virgin Islands is pushing back against an "unwarranted" motion by the Competitive Enterprise Institute over its subpoena for climate documents.

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park rangers are asking drivers to be cautious in the area after two 6-month-old state birds were killed last month by an unknown motorist.

Eddie Kochman, a longtime employee of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, died May 16 at age 73.

A new research technique allows scientists to identify fish and marine life by the microscopic flecks of DNA they leave in their wake.

The first wood bison calves to be born in the wild in more than a century are appearing in remote western Alaska.

Environmental crimes account for up to $258 billion globally each year, and the value of stolen natural resources has risen 26 percent since last year, according to a new report from Interpol and the U.N. Environment Programme.

House Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) is the "conservationist of the year," in the eyes of the Gulf of Mexico recreational fishing industry.

Reject the Trans-Pacific Partnership, more than 450 groups are telling Congress today.

Senate Intelligence Committee members from both sides of the aisle introduced legislation today to protect the country's sprawling power system from devastating cyberattacks.

The former top spokesman for ex-House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is joining Hamilton Place Strategies, a communications and consulting firm.

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