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Connecticut can continue putting in place a program meant to boost the use of renewable sources of electricity, a federal court said yesterday.

Federal prosecutors will move ahead with a second trial for defendants involved in last winter's armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon but also intend to bring lesser charges in hopes of securing convictions.

A large species of invasive spider, the golden silk orb-weaver, is propagating in South Carolina's Congaree National Park.

A utility company in Oregon wants to exempt its three-dam complex from a state law that protects fish passage through hydroelectric projects.

The Army Corps of Engineers wants the Mississippi River to be dredged to fit the massive cargo ships built to take advantage of the expansion of the Panama Canal.

The Interior Department and California have signed a formal agreement designed to encourage more large-scale solar, wind and geothermal power projects in the state and ensure renewable energy development continues after President Obama leaves office.

The House Natural Resources Committee's top Democrat has asked the Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to take "immediate action" on reports that Hawaii's offshore fishing fleet takes advantage of undocumented workers.

As the 114th Congress wrapped up last week, the House Natural Resources Committee's top Democrat looked ahead to the 115th, saying he expects Republicans to use every tool at their disposal to roll back environmental regulations, including a rarely deployed legislative measure created to help balance the federal budget.

Actress and environmentalist Michelle Pfeiffer has joined the board of directors at the Environmental Working Group.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce said yesterday it will help Republicans undo Obama administration regulations, starting with the Waters of the U.S. rule.

A federal judge ordered a top White House science official yesterday to preserve messages and records from his personal email account.

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team has arrived at the State Department, but the civilian chief of the climate office has had no contact with the team members.

President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet selections have stoked fear and outrage among the scientific community — and a "hackathon" of activities to archive federal data.

Even as he races ahead with Cabinet announcements, President-elect Donald Trump found time today to discuss "life" with celebrity rapper Kanye West.

President-elect Donald Trump has picked the world's top oil executive to be America's chief diplomat.

Bill Gates told President-elect Donald Trump last month that energy and climate change provide a "chance for American leadership."

U.S. EPA today abandoned its contentious assertion that hydraulic fracturing hasn't caused "widespread, systemic" problems with drinking water as it released the final draft of its study on the practice.

President-elect Donald Trump's front-runner to lead the Interior Department has been the subject of a three-year ethics investigation that appears to be ongoing.

The Department of Energy is refusing to fulfill a request from President-elect Donald Trump's advisers for the names of employees and contractors tied to President Obama's climate agenda.

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name former Texas Republican Gov. Rick Perry to lead the Department of Energy, a source close to the transition effort confirmed.

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