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Cities and states are at odds over whether the federal government should require states to take carbon emissions into account when planning new transportation projects.

VERSAILLES, Ill. — Duct tape and baling wire.

As a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission lawyer in the 1980s, Carolyn Elefant annoyed her co-workers by doling out free advice to landowners.

Can Pikachu help save the planet? As the Pokemon Go craze continues, everyone from the national labs to universities are highlighting how the technology behind the game may advance environmental research and revolutionize the energy sector. Others are showcasing how the game itself can improve the environment and teach people about it.

A snake "as long as a truck" has taken to residing in Maine's Presumpscot River, according to Westbrook town officials.

Over 20,000 gallons of raw sewage has gushed into Baltimore waterways in recent days, the city's Department of Public Works said yesterday.

Florida officials yesterday released a report on the fatal alligator attack at Walt Disney World, ruling the 2-year-old victim's death an accident.

Billionaire environmental advocate Tom Steyer announced his support yesterday of California's ban on plastic bags.

New York's top environmental official told U.S. EPA yesterday that General Electric Co.'s yearslong, $1.6 billion cleanup of chemicals from the Hudson River is insufficient.

Lead contamination in East Chicago, Ind., has drawn comparisons to the Flint, Mich., water crisis.

As floodwaters recede in Louisiana, more than 3,000 Louisianans were still in emergency shelters early this week.

U.S. EPA officials are rolling out a package of proposed changes that they say are intended to streamline the backlogged process for challenging Title V operating permits under the Clean Air Act.

U.S. EPA has wrapped up work on the requirements for state and local air regulators to comply with the 2012 fine particulate standard.

America's first offshore wind project may be small, but its implications could be huge.

A Federal Trade Commission summit spawned charges and countercharges this summer about how utilities and solar companies are treating customers.

Several steps are needed this winter to ensure there's sufficient power to meet energy demand in California, given the continued closure of a natural gas storage facility in Los Angeles County following a methane leak, officials said yesterday.

The California Supreme Court yesterday upheld a state law prohibiting the use of suction dredges to mine gold from rivers.

Minnesota has decided not to appeal after a federal appeals court shot down its law curbing the importation of electricity from coal-fired power plants.