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HAWAII: Senate field hearing to examine state's water issues

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The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a field hearing in Honolulu tomorrow to examine water management in the Aloha State.

EPA: Barrasso, McCain blast lack of criminal charges for Gold King

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Senate Republicans today joined their House colleagues in demanding that the Justice Department explain why its Colorado office decided not to pursue criminal charges against U.S. EPA employees involved in last year's Gold King mine spill.

POLITICS: Murkowski 'against joy and love' — CEQ boss

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The head of the White House's environmental shop quipped last year that Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairwoman Lisa Murkowski is "against joy and love," according to hacked emails.

OIL AND GAS: Houston execs wary of Trump

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Oil and gas executives in Houston have not readily financed the campaign of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, according to the data from the Center for Responsive Politics.

CLIMATE: 'Eco-saint of the Hamptons' fights warming, supports Trump

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Andrew Sabin's corporation processes about $1 billion worth of platinum, palladium and various other metals every year.

COLORADO: Ad hits Rep. Tipton on Thompson Divide legislation

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The League of Conservation Voters is taking aim at Republican Rep. Scott Tipton with a $150,000 television ad campaign that criticizes the Colorado lawmaker over his support for an industry-backed proposal to deal with controversial oil and gas leases in the state's pristine Thompson Divide.

SENATE: Dem poll shows Trump eroding support for GOP candidates

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump could be dragging down GOP Senate contenders — regardless of whether they have publicly embraced or abandoned their party's standard-bearer — according to a survey out today.

HOUSE: Cramer stands by Trump but warns against attacks on Ryan

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North Dakota Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer remains a steadfast supporter of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump even as concerns have mounted about his candidacy.

POLITICS: Granholm urged Clinton to work at Denny's, McDonald's — emails

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Former two-term Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm (D) is doing more than just advising Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's transition team on energy policy.

SWING STATES: Pipeline politics at play in state favoring Dems

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Pennsylvania is not only poised to be a clincher in a tight presidential election — the state is also at the center of a pitched national debate about energy and climate change.

PEOPLE: Meet Baba Brinkman, the peer-reviewed climate rapper

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NEW YORK — Climate change rapper Baba Brinkman struggled to find a place in hip-hop. He's white, Canadian, a literature geek, and the son of a tree planter and a high-ranking politician.

OIL AND GAS: BLM overhauls measurement rules, OKs automatic tank gauging

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The Bureau of Land Management announced today that it's finalized the first overhaul of its rulebook for measuring oil and gas extracted from federal lands.

POLITICS: Emails reveal Podesta's inner — and outer — circles

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The outpouring of emails allegedly hacked from John Podesta offers a rare glimpse into the inner workings of Democratic and environmental politicking.

OREGON STANDOFF: FBI warned of occupiers' kidnap plot

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The FBI warned federal officials and local law enforcement of a potential kidnapping plot during the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge last winter, according to emails obtained by E&E News. An analyst with the bureau noted that one of the standoff’s leaders, Ryan Payne, "reportedly plans to take a 'fed' hostage in exchange for a prisoner currently detained in Seattle."

PERU: 10,000 endangered frogs found dead

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Around 10,000 endangered frogs were found dead in a river south of Peru. Now the country's environmental agency is investigating.

CANADA: Help is slow after Fort McMurray wildfire

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A remote city in northern Canada is growing frustrated over the slow assistance it's getting after a devastating wildfire that destroyed 1,900 structures and forced the evacuation of 90,000 residents.

GREENLAND: Government calls for cleanup of Cold War toxic sites

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Greenland's government, concerned over risks of radioactive and chemical waste left by the United States and Denmark, has asked that 30 rusting Cold War-era U.S. military installations be cleaned up.

GERMANY: Chemical plant explosion kills 2

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An explosion and subsequent fire at a chemical factory in Germany yesterday left at least two people dead and six others severely injured.

WATER POLLUTION: Mosaic reports another spill in Fla.

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The phosphate company that spilled 215 million gallons of contaminated water into Florida's aquifer after a sinkhole opened up in August has reported another spill in the Sunshine State.

DRINKING WATER: Pesticides present in Wis. well despite regs

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One-third of the 940,000 households that rely on private wells for drinking water in Wisconsin have pesticides in their water, according to the most recent statewide survey.
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