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The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced this weekend that it will cease shows after 146 years of performances due to declining ticket sales and high operation costs.

The widow of a man killed by police during last year's militia standoff at an Oregon wildlife refuge is powering ahead with his campaign to transfer federal land to states.

A think tank last week kicked off an initiative focusing on worldwide environmental crime and urging President-elect Donald Trump and lawmakers to combat problems including illegal fishing and wildlife trafficking.

The Bureau of Land Management is evaluating whether to offer nearly 3,000 acres near Zion National Park for an oil and gas lease sale this summer, drawing fire from conservation groups and some residents who fear drilling activity will mar Utah's most-visited national park.

House Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) introduced legislation Friday to "facilitate" state plans for the greater sage grouse.

The Sierra Club has joined several environmental groups that have entered a formal partnership with next Saturday's Women's March on Washington.

Leaders from five faith-based groups are calling on four clergy who will participate in President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony Friday to encourage him to prioritize environmental stewardship.

A new ad seeking to paint President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head U.S. EPA as too cozy with the petroleum industry will run in seven states, with billionaire Tom Steyer's NextGen Climate footing the bill.

Catherine McCabe, you got a promotion.

A lobbyist for a Texas financial services company and a nuclear regulator are in the running to be the Department of Energy's second in command in the Trump administration, according to a source close to the transition.

LAS VEGAS — Desert Inn Road was clogged with traffic and workers moving exhibits for CES, the massive consumer electronics expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Election Day fundamentally shifted the ground beneath mining companies and their critics, likely stymieing a decades-old push for tougher standards and making way for the approval of contentious projects.

The Bureau of Land Management has reached a sweeping legal settlement with conservation groups that will require the agency to redo management plans designating nearly 4,300 miles of motorized vehicle routes in southern Utah to minimize potential harm to wildlife, cultural and archaeological sites.

The Montana congressman picked to lead the Interior Department has helped kidnap people, is critical of "D.C. bureaucrats" and answers to "Z Man." He'll face tough questions in the Senate tomorrow, but the longtime Navy SEAL doesn't break easily.

The derailment of a coal train last week near the Thompson River in British Columbia did not directly affect drinking water in the area, officials said.

The ships that failed to find Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 may have turned up other things in the Indian Ocean: Their deep-sea sonar maps may reveal intricate geological details about the ocean floor, including potential oil reserves.

The British Antarctic Survey will pull staff from its Halley base for safety reasons as scientists monitor a giant crack on the Brunt Ice Shelf.

Randy Huffman, outgoing West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection secretary, has been at the center of many of the most intense political, social and environmental fights in the state since he took the position in 2008.

A Montana state representative has introduced two bills designed to keep open the Colstrip coal power plant and protect its workers.

Eastern Asia has seen a massive uptick in electronic waste, with piles of discarded gadgets posing increasing threats to human health and the environment.

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