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Before Harvard Law professor Laurence Tribe went to war with the Obama administration in court, he wanted a job as a top White House lawyer, new leaked emails reveal.

Despite reams of evidence, jurors still may not convict the armed occupiers of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Westerners' generally greater skepticism of the federal government can translate to the jury pool, legal experts warn. And there are some hints that one or two jurors could be sympathetic to the Bundys' anti-government views.

Despite a standstill agreement that expires tonight, the Canadian and U.S. governments say they will continue negotiations for a new softwood lumber deal.

Around 80,000 rainbow trout were released into the sea after a Russian cargo ship slammed into a fish farm.

Scottish scientists have linked air pollution and a dearth of vitamin D to a risk of developing dementia.

More than half of all coal ash produced last year was recycled into concrete, roofing shingles and other products, marking the first time the industry has cleared the 50 percent barrier, a trade group reported this morning.

The sole Oregon resident charged in the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in the Western state has called the Bundy family his "heroes."

It's back to court for environmental groups that accuse U.S. EPA of slow-walking action on fine particle problems in Alaska's second-largest city.

Residents of an Alaskan village have a clear message for tourists: Don't come here.

Chefs have a new favorite breed of pig, the Ossabaw, and their interest may save the species from extinction.

Travel planning website TripAdvisor Inc. is halting online ticket sales for events that allow tourists to come into contact with wild and endangered animals.

A federal appeals court in Denver yesterday dismissed an effort by Wyoming to remove wild horses from public lands in the state.

Flooding rivers in the wake of Hurricane Matthew are overwhelming coal ash ponds and livestock operations and dispersing the contaminants through North Carolina's waterways, riverkeeper organizations said today.

A bipartisan coalition of Montana lawmakers are attempting to push a river — little known outside the state — onto the National Wild and Scenic Rivers list.

A Maryland-based water policy expert has joined the Center for Progressive Reform to work on several new projects related to climate change and adaptation strategies, the think tank announced today.

Artificial intelligence often sparks Hollywood images of evil terminators, but for the White House, it's potentially a way to make buildings more efficient and protect the environment.

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton surprised Ellen DeGeneres in May when she told her that her spirit animal is an elephant.

While politicians elsewhere are abandoning Donald Trump, West Virginia's candidates for governor from both parties yesterday said they still consider the GOP presidential nominee the "clear choice" or at least "a friend."

Senior officials who served in the George W. Bush administration, such as ex-U.S. EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman and former Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters, have banded together to reject Donald Trump, the 2016 Republican presidential nominee.

Leaked emails from Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign show scientists, a former U.S. EPA chief and governors were invited to serve as her primary advisers on energy, climate, environment and infrastructure.

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