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An orphaned polar bear cub soon will have a playmate after it arrives at a New York state zoo.

The metallic-green beetle known as the emerald ash borer threatens ash trees and the people who live near them in the United States, according to some scientists.

Spray-painted graffiti on cactuses and other objects along an Arizona hiking trail has created a conundrum for the National Park Service.

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, a congressionally commissioned nonprofit, said yesterday it has set up a Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund composed of $2.5 billion from criminal plea agreements connected with the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Under the Obama administration, wind farms have never faced prosecution or fines for the deaths of eagles and other protected bird species.

The process for reporting violations observed on pelagic longline fishing vessels, such as shooting seabirds, removing shark fins and marine pollution, is "inadequate," according to an internal review by the National Marine Fisheries Service.

Federal scientists said they have collected the best data yet of icelike crystals in the Gulf of Mexico that contain high concentrations of natural gas, offering a tantalizing glimpse into a potentially huge energy source.

San Francisco-based solar developer Recurrent Energy announced Steven Koerner has joined the company as its new top lobbyist.

Environment and Public Works Chairwoman Barbara Boxer and the environmental group Friends of the Earth yesterday hailed a federal licensing board's decision on a crippled California nuclear power plant as a victory, despite regulators' assertion that the ruling changed nothing.

Former Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D) announced she won't make a bid to succeed retiring South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson (D), likely leaving Democrats without a high-profile candidate in the race.

Environmentalists have stepped up their support for President Obama's pick to lead U.S. EPA ahead of this week's rematch confirmation vote in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.

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The U.S. Geological Survey published a report that misrepresented a biologist's findings, lending support to the National Park Service's claims that a California oyster farm disturbs nearby seals.

Federal judges grappled today with how to resolve a conflict between the Clean Air Act and the Natural Gas Act that is stalling the construction of a new natural gas compressor in Maryland. Dominion Transmission Inc., wants to build the Allegheny Storage Project in Myersville in Frederick County. The town doesn't want the facility and is using Maryland's Clean Air Act implementation plan to effectively deny the company the necessary permits by claiming the proposed site isn't zoned for such a facility.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is still hoping to hammer out an agreement for a limited number of amendments to be considered to an expansive water resources bill pending on the floor. Just before a scheduled noon vote to cut off debate on the Senate's Water Resources Development Act, Reid postponed the vote until 2:30 p.m. to allow more time for a deal to be brokered.

Has there been a shift in tone on regulation during President Obama's second term? During today's OnPoint, Michael Livermore, executive director at the Institute for Policy Integrity, discusses the politics of regulation as Congress works through the confirmation process for several key regulatory positions. Livermore also gives his take on how Howard Shelanski, the president's nominee to head up the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, could affect the future of regulations coming out of this administration.

Brazil is setting its sights on wind energy as it looks to expand its energy mix to keep pace with the rising demand for electricity from a growing middle class.

Experts said a nuclear reactor on Japan's west coast sits too close to a fault line, posing a risk in the event of an earthquake, in a move that could mark the beginning of a process that would lead to the country's first nuclear plant shutdown since the Fukushima Daiichi meltdown in 2011.

European fisheries ministers came to an agreement today on sweeping fisheries policy reform, but the changes fall short of environmentalists' demands.

China's environment ministry said that building the country's largest hydroelectric dam would have an impact on rare fish and plant species but gave the go-ahead for its construction anyway.

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