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The House Natural Resources Committee's top Democrat reintroduced legislation today aimed at ensuring that a popular land conservation and recreation program lasts in perpetuity.

CEOs of two major agricultural companies moving toward a merger reported having a "productive" meeting yesterday with President-elect Donald Trump.

The Natural Resources Defense Council is formally joining the Women's March on Washington to emphasize climate change and pollution issues.

A climate science denier is part of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team at the Commerce Department, appearing on the roster shortly before Trump's inauguration.

President-elect Donald Trump today named former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani to lead a White House team on cybersecurity after Giuliani was passed over for a top Cabinet position.

Federal workers are freaking out.

Kathleen Hartnett White was passed over as U.S. EPA chief, but she may still get a top job in Donald Trump's administration.

Conservative activists have stepped up their lobbying in support of Scott Pruitt, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for U.S. EPA administrator.

U.S. EPA accused Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and its American subsidiary today of violating emissions standards by using undisclosed software on more than 100,000 diesel vehicles.

A century-old smelting plant in Peru has drawn interest from five companies at a coming auction, a good sign for the future of the project supported by President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.

Growing investigations into diesel emissions cheating drew in two European carmakers this week, with French prosecutors investigating Renault and British officials looking into Italian company Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV.

U.S. EPA proposed a near ban yesterday on a chemical agent used in paint strippers that has been linked to dozens of deaths.

U.S. EPA finalized a decision on the controversial herbicide Enlist Duo yesterday, greatly expanding its approved use in a move that has outraged environmentalists.

A statewide drought in California this week turned into a Southern California drought after powerful storms delivered a much-needed dose of water to the state.

U.S. EPA is poised to publish its first overhaul of radon emissions regulations from uranium processing facilities in almost three decades after making changes welcomed by both industry and watchdog groups.

The Department of Veterans Affairs will pay out billions of dollars in disability benefits to Marines who were exposed to contaminated drinking water over a stretch of more than 30 years at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

The military could save more than $1 billion a year by using microgrids instead of backup generators and increasing the energy efficiency of buildings on bases, according to a report commissioned by the Pew Charitable Trusts.

The Bureau of Land Management today announced that veteran federal official Kristin Bail will succeed Director Neil Kornze as the agency's acting director.

Developing an Alabama nuclear plant will bring a $1 billion economic boost and generate more than 12,000 jobs, according to a letter of intent submitted yesterday by the plant's owner to the Tennessee Valley Authority.

The saga surrounding controversial oil pipelines is far from over.

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