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Norman Bay's abrupt resignation from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission yesterday threw into question the fate of high-profile pipeline approvals and rate disputes.

President Trump and congressional Republicans are expected to take a hatchet to the federal budget — with major cuts likely coming soon for some of the Obama administration's top environmental and energy initiatives.

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant said today that it may have found nuclear fuel debris below a damaged reactor.

State officials say Washington state is behind the curve in terms of dealing with aquatic invasive species and are looking to push through legislation giving more money to protection measures.

A recent Washington Supreme Court decision spurred competing legislation over whether counties are responsible for determining if water is legally accessible in certain rural areas before they can issue building permits.

Health officials in Ohio have neglected to inspect thousands of cases of lead poisoning in children over the past several years, an investigation by Cleveland's The Plain Dealer has found.

West Virginia's new Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Austin Caperton fired Wendy Radcliff, chief of the agency's Office of Environmental Advocate.

U.S. EPA's three-year time frame to warn millions of Americans about potential exposure to asbestos has agonized health experts who say more people could be affected in the interim.

The Suquamish Tribe and two environmental groups are threatening to sue the Navy for scraping the hull of a decommissioned aircraft carrier in a Washington state inlet.

Toyota Motor Corp. is no longer the world's largest carmaker, with Volkswagen AG beating the Japanese company in 2016 global vehicle sales.

The National Academy of Sciences has awarded its 2017 Public Welfare Medal to environmental scientist and marine ecologist Jane Lubchenco.

The former managing director of the National Transportation Safety Board has moved to the nation's chemical accidents watchdog.

The Navy failed to effectively manage more than a billion dollars' worth of energy savings performance contracts, according to the Department of Defense inspector general.

Top government officials are meeting today on the Dakota Access pipeline, but a timeline for a final decision on the project remains unknown, government lawyers told a federal court this morning.

The second batch of Oregon standoff defendants will be tried before a judge for their misdemeanor charges.

Environmentalists in Iowa say a recent court ruling takes pressure off the state to act on its water quality issues.

Monsanto Co. said today it will fight a court ruling that could allow California to require labels declaring a widely used weed killer may cause cancer.

Invasive grass carp pose a significant environmental threat in three of the Great Lakes, according to a study released Friday.

A Forest Service program has expired, taking with it millions of dollars that went to rural communities to reduce revenue-sharing timber harvest payments.

A battle between dog owners and Golden Gate National Recreation Area officials has intensified recently with the publication online of National Park Service emails about the controversy.

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