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A former aide to Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) has joined the Department of Energy.

Echoing a call made by Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, congressional Democrats today urged Republican leaders to end the summer recess and bring lawmakers back to Washington, D.C., to approve funding for fighting the Zika virus.

Veteran environmental advocate Daniel Weiss said yesterday he's left former California Democratic Rep. Henry Waxman's communications and lobbying firm and is working as an independent consultant.

A Republican clean energy group has tapped former Nuclear Regulatory Commission member Jeff Merrifield for advice on plotting a path forward for the nation's struggling reactors.

The Nuclear Energy Institute search for a new president and CEO is down to two former Department of Energy officials and a former Exelon Corp. executive, industry sources say.

A new poll in Utah's competitive 4th District seat suggests Republican Rep. Mia Love may have more breathing room in her rematch with Democrat Doug Owens than expected.

Ohio Sen. Rob Portman (R) has surged to the lead in his re-election battle with former Gov. Ted Strickland (D), according to a new Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll.

Donald Trump doesn't know why or when he started saying it, but he is bludgeoning Hillary Clinton with his promise to put the nation's coal miners back to work.

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton yesterday unveiled her "100-Day Jobs Plan," reiterating her proposals to invest billions of dollars in infrastructure and expand employment opportunities via the renewable energy industry.

Iowa agribusiness leader Bruce Rastetter is a vocal proponent of getting the federal government out of farming, but the multimillionaire, who made his fortune in the pork and ethanol industries, could be headed for a government job himself if Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump wins the White House.

Groups for and against the Obama administration's contentious stream protection rule have swarmed the White House in recent weeks as the new restrictions, seven years in the making, are almost ready for release.

Oil and gas producers are taking the Obama administration to court over a slowdown in lease sales that they say is linked to the "keep it in the ground" movement.

Court rulings in Clean Water Act cases largely gave federal agencies broad regulatory authority until an unrelated 1995 Supreme Court decision on the possession of firearms in school zones, according to Congress' research arm.

The Washington rumor mill has started grinding on who might lead U.S. EPA after President Obama leaves the White House.

The Australian government has ruled out a controversial plan that could have almost halved the disease-free population of devils kept in captivity.

A Belgian sailor who won bronze in the laser radial competition in the 2012 Olympics fell ill this week after racing in the sewage-filled Guanabara Bay at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, according to her coach.

An explosion at a coal-fired power plant in central China yesterday killed at least 21 people and injured five.

Washington state wildlife officials shot and killed two adult female wolves from northeast Washington's Profanity Peak pack on Aug. 5.

The steadily receding Salton Sea, a salt lake 150 miles south of Los Angeles, is facing massive wildlife die-offs and ecological instability due to the inaction of state officials, local authorities and activists allege.

The insecticide being used to kill mosquitoes spreading the Zika virus in Florida could be toxic for bees, aquatic life, birds and people.

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