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The spread of the Zika virus in parts of South Florida and recent flooding have prompted warnings for other Gulf of Mexico states.

U.S. EPA has greenlighted a $1.4 billion plan to dredge industrial toxins from the lower 8 miles of the Passaic River in New Jersey.

Last winter's particularly strong El Niño could prevent the worsening of California's drought. But the presence of warmer ocean temperatures continues to harm marine ecosystems.

U.S. EPA is giving itself another six months to act on a complaint that a Pennsylvania power plant is hurting Delaware's attempts to meet federal air quality standards for ozone.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has tapped David Castelveter, a former spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration, to direct its Office of Public Affairs.

A Los Angeles Times analysis says that a 2014 explosion at an underground nuclear dump in New Mexico will be one of the costliest nuclear accidents in U.S. history.

The Department of Energy is proposing a rule that would slash energy use for residential cooking products, including ovens and electric and gas cooking tops.

As prosecutors are preparing for the trials of Michigan state officials over their alleged roles in the Flint water crisis, they will have to overcome a major hurdle: whether a serious charge can even be brought against certain employees.

U.S. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers are pushing back against attempts to revive a district court case challenging the Obama administration's Clean Water Rule.

After Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer uploaded photos of himself with a lion he shot on a trophy hunt in Africa — who turned out to be the famous Cecil — the ensuing social media campaign decrying Palmer dominated headlines throughout the summer of 2015.

Firefighters have shifted efforts away from a 75-percent-contained, 200-acre fire burning inside the Yellowstone National Park boundary to three lighting-caused fires burning just outside the park.

A species of sea slug discovered in 2000 off the coast of Australia will not be named "Sluggy McSlugface," despite a public competition favoring the name.

In Colorado, law enforcement officials say anger is rising among residents over the increase in dislocated people living off of forestland.

Pictures of a 12-year-old girl with a dead impala, giraffe and zebra she hunted on a recent trip to South Africa are sparking outrage on the internet.

Opponents of uranium mining near the Grand Canyon unveiled a national campaign today to pressure President Obama to permanently protect lands surrounding the iconic national park before he leaves office.

Interior Secretary Sally Jewell suggested last week that President Obama will use his executive authority to create new national monuments if Congress doesn't act.

Senate Arctic Caucus co-founder Angus King (I-Maine) travels to Greenland today for a 72-hour fact-finding mission that includes a visit to one of the world's fastest-melting glaciers.

For many West Virginia coal miners, the choice for president is clear.

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein has called for a national state of emergency due to the effects of climate change.

NextGen Climate is focusing on voters' wallets in its ongoing bid to drive young people to the polls in November, releasing a report today that predicts members of the millennial generation could expect to lose $8.8 trillion in lifetime income unless the nation takes action to address climate change.

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