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The Bureau of Land Management continues to advance policies and measures in the final days of the Obama administration to promote renewable energy development on federal lands.

Environmental groups and tribal nations got a big win yesterday when the Washington Supreme Court ordered a review of a plan for a major oil terminal on the coast.

Despite California voting to legalize marijuana in November 2016, you can still get busted for possessing or using it in Yosemite National Park.

The Obama administration yesterday banned new mining on about 100,000 acres of public land in southwest Oregon for the next 20 years.

A philanthropic coalition announced the launch of an organization yesterday aimed at shoring up the new Bears Ears National Monument in southeast Utah, with donors including the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation establishing a $1.5 million fund.

President Obama yesterday announced a significant expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in Oregon and the California Coastal National Monument, drawing praise from lawmakers and environmentalists who had pushed for the additions but raising the hackles of local ranchers concerned about continued grazing on the lands.

A Utah congressman petitioned federal health officials yesterday to release documents regarding the common herbicide glyphosate.

House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) has promoted a committee aide to become his new staff director.

House Agriculture Chairman Mike Conaway (R-Texas) announced subcommittee chairmen today, making two changes from last year's roster.

House Republicans and Democrats announced a slew of new committee assignments this morning.

Judiciary Committee members in the House and Senate have introduced a bill to prevent environmental and other groups from compelling federal agency action through litigation.

Rep. Ted Lieu wishes he could veto President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead U.S. EPA.

As Democrats prepare for a vigorous opposition to President-elect Donald Trump's agenda, the party is simultaneously laying the foundation for a long-term campaign to position the party favorably for redistricting in 2020.

A federal research center operated by the U.S. Geological Survey does not have the resources, staff or oversight to adequately track animal disease outbreaks and determine the causes of wildlife die-offs, according to a complaint filed yesterday by a government watchdog group.

With only days remaining in office, President Obama yesterday evening ordered public land and water management agencies to promote diversity within their ranks and among the visitors they attract.

Homebuilders see President-elect Donald Trump as an ally in their fight against environmental regulations.

The House's top watchdog is chastising the federal government's principal ethics officer after he criticized President-elect Donald Trump's plan to distance himself from his business empire.

President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with another prominent climate skeptic today as he continues to fill energy slots in his administration.

Former U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson is one of several business executives joining a new Department of Transportation panel that has stirred up criticism because of its composition.

Four pesticides often targeted for their impact on bees "do not pose significant risks to bee colonies," U.S. EPA determined yesterday, contradicting prevailing science in Europe and elsewhere that has found the chemicals harmful to pollinators.

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