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Progressive activists and environmental groups today escalated their lobbying against Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt (R), President-elect Donald Trump's pick for U.S. EPA administrator, as he prepares for his confirmation hearing this week.

An interagency rift between U.S. EPA and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission over the depth of climate reviews for proposed gas pipelines could come to a head this week.

David Gelernter, a computer science professor and prolific writer who has raised questions about the science of climate change, is in the running for an advisory role in the Trump administration — perhaps as director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.

The next wave of officials representing the incoming Trump administration will soon land in agencies across government, including U.S. EPA and the Interior and Energy departments.

U.S. EPA employees commonly refer to Reagan-era Administrator Anne Gorsuch Burford's tenure as their agency's darkest period, but some say they're bracing for worse in the Trump administration. "People are more scared now," said an EPA staffer who worked under Burford. The "attack on science is more intense now."

Yahoo Japan is rejecting calls to end online ivory trading on its platform.

Three earthquakes hit central Italy in one hour today, shaking the same area that suffered deadly quakes last year.

Ohio's EPA yesterday mandated the removal of tons of construction and demolition debris from an open dump in east Cleveland.

The mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, wants to reduce air pollution through an energy benchmarking and tuneup ordinance for big commercial buildings.

A truck transporting a toxic chemical near two New Jersey schools yesterday released fumes from the compound that sent 12 children to the hospital.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration yesterday finalized new requirements for non-coal mine owners when checking the safety of their operations.

Despite a wet winter that has lifted much of California out of drought, state officials have given no indication that they intend to ease up on strict water regulations imposed on cities and towns over the last three years.

One of President-elect Donald Trump's companies is asking South Carolina to approve a contract that would limit its liability for pollution at an industrial site.

Regulators determined that the Aliso Canyon storage facility, source of the largest methane gas leak in U.S. history, can reopen, even though the cause of the leak remains unknown.

The Great Lakes are home to the Straits of Mackinac, which have dangerous currents unlike any other spot in the lakes and are home to an underwater pipe pumping 540,000 barrels of oil per day.

President-elect Donald Trump could usher coal advocates into top posts at the Tennessee Valley Authority, which could prompt a strategic shift for the nation's largest public utility.

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments today over states' ability to stop the federal government from reintroducing wildlife inside their borders, in an ongoing dispute over the fate of endangered wolves in the Southwest.

U.S. EPA has worked out a tentative deal to end a Sierra Club lawsuit challenging changes to air quality monitoring regulations put in place last year.