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Florida congressional candidates sparred over climate change and water pollution concerns during two debates last night, with Republicans and Democrats both vying to be the pro-environment choice.

The closing presidential debate of the general-election calendar must include a serious policy conversation about climate change, two Democratic senators urge in an open letter to the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates.

That's the question — in more than two dozen languages, including Danish and English — that Defend Our Future Action believes will resonate with voters this election cycle.

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign eyed a former ambassador to Ukraine and Mexico and two think tanks for advice on oil and gas policy, according to leaked emails.

Automakers and regulators have been grappling with how to best program autonomous vehicles to handle ethical dilemmas, and now a group of MIT researchers is hoping to give the public a say in the matter.

If House Democrats can complete a long-shot-but-not-out-of-reach takeover of the House in next month's election, expanding environmental protections and increasing the use of renewables are expected to be centerpieces of their legislative agenda.

In a win for the coal industry and Murray Energy Corp., a federal judge yesterday ruled U.S. EPA violated the Clean Air Act by not adequately quantifying job losses and employment shifts tied to its regulations.

The steady stream of leaked emails allegedly stolen from John Podesta has proven embarrassing for some top Democrats, who thought they were engaging in confidential conversations. The emails are straining relationships for some who were the subjects of less-than-flattering exchanges and are causing Podesta's friends to fret about what they might have said. Now come the apologies.

The Houston-Galveston region in Texas is extremely vulnerable to storm surges, but officials have lagged in planning coastal barriers.

Critics alleged yesterday that a Utah water rule could force taxpayers to foot up to 90 percent of the bill for a pipeline project in the state.

A wildfire broke out last night near the Southern California Gas Co. facility in San Fernando Valley.

To fight the Zika virus in Miami Beach, officials are suggesting a furry savior: bats.

Officials in Chicago have shuttered 18 percent of the city's drinking water fountains after tests showed lead in the water.

The criminal investigation into Flint's water crisis is targeting Michigan's top public health official, according to his lawyer.

Industrial pollution at Asian antibiotic factories is feeding an explosion of antibiotic-resistant bacteria across the globe, according to a study released today by public affairs firm Waxman Strategies.

Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado says it spilled 150,000 gallons of contaminated water into the sewer system of Colorado Springs.

Maryland officials approved a host of projects yesterday meant to restrict rainwater pollution in the Chesapeake Bay, but environmental groups say the measures are inadequate.

The White House Council on Environmental Quality yesterday set up a new task force to direct federal resources to Puget Sound in Washington state.

Hoping to draw on industry expertise, the Department of Transportation announced today that it will establish an Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation.

Move over, Wal-Mart. For the first time ever, retail giant Target Corp. is the top corporate installer of solar power in the United States.

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