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The Department of Energy moved to finalize two efficiency rules this week that could slash carbon emissions and save consumers more than $12 billion.

The biggest peach farmer in Missouri has sued biotech giant Monsanto Co., alleging the company is to blame for illegal pesticide sprays that supposedly caused widespread crop damage across southeastern Missouri and surrounding states.

One of the seven occupiers awaiting trial in February over the early 2016 takeover of Oregon's Malheur National Wildlife Refuge has asked a court to dismiss his indictment.

While the nation's attention and imagination have been riveted on a historic gathering of tribes and activists opposing the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota, landowners in Iowa have been slowly moving toward their own showdown.

Pythons have easily adapted to living in the Florida Everglades. Maybe too easily, according to a new study.

An endangered population of sea lions living on Alaska's westernmost islands is facing increased threats to its survival, according to a report released yesterday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The aerospace giant Boeing Co. plans to acquire ocean drone maker Liquid Robotics Inc., the company announced yesterday without disclosing terms of the deal.

Thousands of snow geese died after landing in an old open mine pit in Montana over a week ago.

Invasive species like the hemlock wooly adelgid and the emerald ash borer have swarmed forests across the United States, killing millions of trees and threatening biodiversity.

The Havasupai Tribe sued well owners this week to halt private pumping, which it says threatens the sole water source on its reservation bordering Grand Canyon National Park.

The Forest Service has agreed to drop a contentious plan that critics said would threaten elk herds in a Montana forest following a federal lawsuit filed by a group of sporting and conservation groups.

The National Ocean Council finalized the first regional ocean plans today, marking a milestone in the Obama administration's bid to map marine resources.

The small group of House Republicans who have pledged to work on climate change solutions will get a boost of TV star power tonight.

U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy told water-utility executives today she believes the Obama administration's Clean Water Rule will survive a torrent of court challenges.

The top ethics attorneys for Presidents Obama and George W. Bush are joining Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington's board of directors.

President-elect Donald Trump wants to send Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad (R) to China, as the next U.S. ambassador to a nation known for its leadership in the international fight against global warming.

Environmentalists, water utilities and electricity suppliers outlined their legal case this week against U.S. EPA efforts to curb toxic metals in power plants' wastewater discharges.

Sen. Barbara Boxer's farewell speech in the Senate today drew many lawmakers from California to the Senate floor — but not her longtime counterpart Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), with whom she's tussling over a proposed drought relief measure for the state (E&E Daily, Dec. 7).

President-elect Donald Trump thinks "Saturday Night Live" is a "terrible show," is planning "big announcements" today and tomorrow, and has been getting President Obama's advice for picking Cabinet officials.

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt (R), a key foe of the Obama administration's climate policies, is President-elect Donald Trump's choice for U.S. EPA administrator, according to several major news outlets.

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