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President Obama indicated over the weekend that he's warming to the idea of the United States exporting its new glut of natural gas and that doing so would ensure the…

U.S. EPA will return to court tomorrow to defend its regulations for fighting climate change from multiple challenges by Texas and industry groups. At issue before the U.S. Court of…

Gina McCarthy, President Obama's pick to head U.S. EPA, said the agency is not considering a national low-carbon fuel standard that would promote diesel and biofuels with lower carbon emissions…

At first glance, the Department of Justice's division for investigating and prosecuting environmental crimes appears to have escaped the worst of the sequester. Attorney General Eric Holder told the Environment…

Two months into sequestration -- when across-the-board budget cuts and staffing reductions are taking a toll on EPA's criminal enforcement efforts -- reminding environmental wrongdoers that the agency can still pack a punch may be more important than ever. Doug Parker, the director of the agency's Criminal Investigation Division (CID), acknowledged last week that limitations on new hiring and furloughs are making the thin green line of EPA special agents even thinner.

As Congress continues to debate the merits of the renewable fuel standard, what impact would a repeal of the law have on the future of cellulosic ethanol? During today's OnPoint,…

Hong Kong could lose its rare pink dolphins to threats like pollution unless people take action, environmentalists said yesterday. "It is up to the government and every Hong Kong citizen…

Indian officials plan to close an import loophole ahead of the country's next solar power auction. India plans to allow developers to bid on 750 megawatts of solar capacity, with…

Ammonium nitrate likely triggered the explosion last month at a West, Texas, fertilizer plant, authorities said yesterday. The explosion likely happened after a fire broke out in the building earlier…

A new Pentagon report accuses the Chinese military of hacking into U.S. government and defense contractor computer systems as a means of mapping "military capabilities that could be exploited during…

Sasha Johnson, the Department of Transportation's director of public affairs, is headed to the Federal Aviation Administration to become that agency's next chief of staff later this month. In 2011,…

When it comes to ensuring that minority and lower-income communities are not disproportionately burdened by environmental risks, the little things can sometimes matter a great deal. For one thing, a…

In January, California will become the first government body in the world to order container fleets docking at its primary ports to turn off their diesel engines and use electricity…

Canada yesterday lost an appeal to reverse a ruling on incentives offered to companies that purchased renewable energy equipment locally. A deal in Ontario offered above-market prices for power from…

The largest residential solar panel installer has filed suit against the government, alleging that some of the federal grants it received were not as large as promised. The suit, which…

The 78 gallons of "very slightly radioactive water" that leaked from a troubled nuclear plant into Lake Michigan poses no risk to human health, according to a Nuclear Regulatory Commission…

Power supplies will be tight this summer in Southern California with a nuclear plant still shuttered, making outages possible, the state's grid manager said yesterday. Unusually hot weather, grid problems,…

Activists are asking the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to revoke Entergy Corp.'s license for operating two allegedly unprofitable reactors in New York and Vermont. A coalition of activist groups is petitioning…

The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is expanding ongoing efforts to design and implement wind-energy forecasting systems that should allow utilities to better integrate wind-generated electricity onto the power…

Plans to fund the construction of a convention center in Alabama with money given by BP PLC to restore the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in the wake of…

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