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The controversial Aliso Canyon natural gas storage field was tapped yesterday, causing a local uproar ahead of hearings next week to determine the future of the site.

Louisiana coastal parishes face a dilemma: They rely heavily on the oil and gas industry but are threatened by a disappearing coastline accelerated by the same industry.

A man who partook in last year's takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon has violated his probation terms by smoking synthetic marijuana at a federal facility.

Law firm Latham & Watkins LLP has scooped up five former Obama administration officials from U.S. EPA and the Energy and Interior departments.

A U.S. Court of Appeals has agreed to put a hold on a challenge to the Obama administration's Clean Water Rule while it awaits a ruling from the Supreme Court.

Scientists know relatively little about ice storms, so they have started to create them in Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in New Hampshire to study their effects.

State lawmakers in Utah have proposed two new state parks on federal lands in order to allow Mormon heritage organizations to visit the area.

Federal wildlife officials are hopeful that one of the world's most critically endangered marine mammals, the Hawaiian monk seal, has begun its slow comeback to a stable population.

Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. says it has the backing of the Trump administration to move forward with permitting on its Pebble project in Alaska.

Federal officials announced oil and gas leases for about 1,200 acres of the Wayne National Forest in southeast Ohio.

A Denver-based trade group representing Western oil and gas operators this morning launched a publication that will cover development in the West.

A computer researcher at the University of Maryland is assembling a network of scholars who will help fired federal government scientists find new jobs.

Following last week's Women's March on Washington, activists have announced a "People's Climate March" to protest the new administration's stance on global warming.

Scientists are planning a march in the nation's capital to protest the policies of President Trump.

California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) pilloried the Trump administration yesterday for offering "alternative facts," and vowed anew to keep the fight against climate change alive in the Trump era.

President Trump's executive order yesterday requiring pipeline developers to use steel made in the United States would likely violate 70 years of settled international trade law.

President Trump today said he would choose his nominee for the vacant Supreme Court seat on Thursday, Feb. 2.

President Trump has vowed to accelerate projects on federal lands, including construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and expanded energy production, but a watchdog group is warning the White House's hiring freeze could create speed bumps to its own goals.