A pending U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to give new protections to the wolverine has elicited opposition from several Western states. The proposal would designate the rare, elusive animal…
WILDLIFE: States push back against wolverine protections
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WATER: Fight escalates between farmers, tribes over Klamath River rights
The fight surrounding water rights in the Klamath River Basin continues to escalate as the region plunges into a severe drought. Earlier this year, Oregon's Water Resources Department found that…
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OIL AND GAS: Enviro group appeals BLM decision to extend Colo. leases
DENVER -- A Colorado environmental group yesterday appealed the Bureau of Land Management's decision last month to extend more than two dozen leases in the state's rugged Thompson Divide area,…
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AGRICULTURE: Former USDA officials, watchdog say conservation should be prerequisite for subsidies
Six former chiefs of the Department of Agriculture's natural resources agency say they support requiring farmers to meet basic conservation requirements in order to receive federal farm subsidies. The support…
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AIR POLLUTION: Lawmakers chastise EPA on rejecting bid to list coal mines as emission sources
Two key Democratic lawmakers are asking U.S. EPA to reconsider its decision to deny a petition by environmental groups asking the agency to list coal mines as a pollution source…
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LNG: Waxman warns of export terminals' climate impacts
The House Energy and Commerce Committee's top Democrat tempered Republican calls today for the Obama administration to approve proposed exports of domestic natural gas, citing his concerns that exports could…
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APPROPRIATIONS: Murkowski slams Interior plan to use Alaska oil revenues to clean up federal wells
An Obama administration plan to use Alaska's federal oil and gas revenues to clean up abandoned federal wells in the state is "dead on arrival," according to the state's Republican…
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WATER POLLUTION: Enviros petition EPA to write conductivity standard for mountaintop mining
Environmental groups are petitioning U.S. EPA to start a Clean Water Act rulemaking aimed at toughening oversight of mountaintop-removal coal mining. Earthjustice and the Sierra Club want the agency to…
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FEDERAL AGENCIES: Audit finds many problems with NOAA employee credit card purchases -- IG
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration failed to keep receipts for more than 35 percent of credit card transactions in fiscal 2011, raising the potential for improper purchases, according to…
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SCIENCE: As sequester grounds federal researchers, conference organizers sing the blues
More than environmental programs, more than salaries, pensions, contracts or research, politicians love to cut government travel. It's an easy target as lawmakers look to scale back government spending; since…
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CLIMATE: Judges skeptical of states challenging EPA regulatory authority
Federal judges wrestled today with whether U.S. EPA ran afoul of the law in directing states to implement regulations to address climate change. At issue before a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit are two cases that challenge EPA's interactions with states after the agency finalized landmark greenhouse gas rules in 2010.
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OIL AND GAS: Colorado Oil & Gas' Schuller discusses state's efforts to expand regulations
With local municipalities taking steps to ban hydraulic fracturing in their areas, what impact will costly lawsuits by the oil and gas industry have on the future of hydraulic fracturing…
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MEXICO: President aims to reform oil industry
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has made reforming the country's state-run oil and gas company one of his top priorities. The petroleum company, formally called Petróleos Mexicanos but known as…
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BRAZIL: Officials turn to fossil fuels to promote energy stability
The worst drought in 50 years is highlighting the downside of Brazil's reliance on water for energy, and it is sparking investments in fossil fuels to provide more energy stability.…
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OREGON: Fate of historic bottle bill lies with redemption centers
Oregon's four-decade-old bottle bill is facing significant changes that could mean the demise of often unappealing grocery store bottle-collection machines. The law has been successful, but it has been routinely…
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LOUISIANA: State House OKs plan to phase out solar tax credits
The Louisiana state House passed a bill that would phase out solar tax incentives by 2020. The bill would reduce income tax credits awarded to help compensate home and business…
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MINNESOTA: House clears bill to require more solar generation
The Minnesota House approved a bill that would require investor-owned utilities to make solar account for 4 percent of their power by 2025, one of the more aggressive solar mandates…
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CHEMICALS: Hospitals inch toward greener cleaners
Over the last year, the University of California, San Francisco, Medical Center at Parnassus has swapped harsh cleaning chemicals known to cause irritation for disinfectants that are easier on the…
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AVIATION: Goats replace lawn mowers at Chicago's O'Hare airport
A herd of 25 goats will soon chow down on the greenery at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. As part of its pilot vegetation-management program, the city's aviation department is expected…
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BUSINESS: Trade in green products to triple by 2020 -- U.N.
The global market for low-carbon and other environment-friendly goods and services is expected to reach $2.2 trillion by 2020. That figure would triple the current amount, according to the U.N.…
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