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The National Museum of Natural History's whale warehouse, located in a facility in Maryland, is a football field of whale bones, including backbones as long as tennis courts.

The occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge earlier this year has drawn more visitors to the site in remote eastern Oregon.

Environmentalists are gearing up to battle another mining proposal within the home range of America's only known jaguar.

The Bureau of Reclamation allegedly threw away tens of millions of dollars on an environmental mitigation project in the Klamath River basin by pursuing a cooperative agreement without the proper legal authority, the Interior Department inspector general said in a new report.

Environmental groups say three new reports provide more evidence that the Obama administration will undermine its own climate goals by reopening roadless Colorado national forests to more coal mining.

A conservative think tank with ties to the Koch brothers is hailing dozens of GOP lawmakers for supporting free-market energy policies, while its new ranking of key votes shows Democrats opposing its positions in droves.

The Obama administration's efforts to both regulate and promote autonomous vehicles highlight the approach government will have to take with other forms of artificial intelligence in the future.

In southern Vermont, Spanish energy developer Iberdrola Renewables has offered to pay voters as a gesture of goodwill, though some residents see it as a bribe.

There are five candidates competing for three seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission.

The Republican-aligned ClearPath Action Fund today released an ad campaign rebutting Democratic attacks on Florida Rep. Carlos Curbelo's (R) environmental record and boosting its spending in the South Florida race to at least $500,000.

Actress Natalie Portman will help billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer's NextGen Climate push to reach millennial voters in key swing states on the global warming issue.

The first debate in Alaska's Senate race focused on the minutiae of fisheries policy, with Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) casting herself as the expert among a field of lesser-known rivals.

When it comes to the battle for the White House, the Silver State's six electoral votes could be worth their weight in gold.

CHENA HOT SPRINGS RESORT, Alaska — Follow a two-lane road undulated by frost heaves outside of Fairbanks for an hour, and the road eventually dead-ends at an oasis that offers a surprising mix of creature comforts for travelers who journey to this rural outpost in the Last Frontier State.

A handful of top Senate Democrats today called on President Obama to immediately halt construction of the $3.78 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline until a deeper review is conducted and subject all "significant" fossil projects to a climate test.

The Supreme Court's recent ruling on U.S. EPA's mercury standards for power plants has fueled debate over the extent to which agencies must weigh the costs and benefits of rules.

A $1.4 billion natural gas project TransCanada Corp. has proposed in the heart of the Marcellus and Utica shale plays is pitting two federal agencies against each other over the depth and need for federal climate reviews.

The Philippines' mining minister plans to extend a prohibition on new mines and will examine every environmental permit for operational mines in an ongoing crackdown on the industry.

Despite a yearlong effort to update South Carolina's dam safety system, at least 25 dams failed during Hurricane Matthew last weekend.

Researchers are warning of drastic changes in the next 50 years as Louisiana rewrites its master plan for hurricane protection and coastal restoration.

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