Greenwire

A herd of 16 plains bison have successfully been reintroduced to Canada's Banff National Park after they were hunted to near-extinction there more than 100 years ago.

President Trump has been a consistent critic of the European Union, breaking with decades of U.S. foreign policy. One possible reason for his dislike: his failed attempt to build a sea wall along the beach of his Ireland golf course.

A new study suggests the human toll on wolves is higher in Wisconsin than previously thought.

Older boats traveling on major rivers often break down and can have lead and asbestos problems.

Honda Motor Co. will team up with Hitachi Ltd. to build motors for electric vehicles, the companies said today.

An Academy Award-winning director is working on the documentary "Lead and Copper," which will focus on the 2015 Flint, Mich., water crisis.

Offshore wind is moving into the mainstream, with large projects and big profits grabbing the attention of major investors, especially in Europe.

FBI agents pretended to be journalists to get on-camera interviews with the Bundy ranching family and their supporters that could be used in upcoming trials, according to defense attorneys and court records.

A coalition of more than 20 states, cities and other organizations has lined up against an industry-backed bid to delay proceedings in litigation over U.S. EPA's cost finding for its power plant mercury rule, arguing that there's no concrete reason to believe the Trump administration wants to settle the case.

Melissa McCarthy's role as an unlucky eco-warrior in a Super Bowl commercial for Kia helped the car company win the USA Today Ad Meter competition.

An analysis of a potential graphite mine site near Nome, Alaska, found the project could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars if developed.

Nevada Department of Wildlife officials reported a disturbing spike in illegally killed waterfowl after the hunting season closed on Jan. 29.

The Outdoor Retailer show, a lucrative showcase for outdoor recreation companies, is considering moving from Salt Lake City as Utah leaders push for greater control of public lands.

A little-known federal office created by the Interior Department to assist Navajo oil and gas beneficiaries did not follow a 2005 agreement outlining its responsibilities or have adequate oversight, Interior's Office of Inspector General has found.

The National Park Service may have overpaid a nonprofit group by more than $700,000 as part of an agreement to clean up park sites after Superstorm Sandy, according to a new audit from the Interior Department's inspector general.

Craig Felner is leaving a top post at the independent petroleum refining giant Valero Energy Corp. to join former Arkansas Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln's firm, Lincoln Policy Group.

Advocates for ethanol say they're confident that the Trump administration will maintain requirements to blend the alternative fuel into gasoline, despite new limits on federal regulations and a lack of enthusiasm from President Trump's pick to lead U.S. EPA.

More than 600 business groups from across the country are urging Congress to push through the "Regulatory Accountability Act," which combines six measures and aims to cut red tape and certain rules that some conservatives say are stalling economic growth.

In 2013, Judge Neil Gorsuch dissented from his colleagues on the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals who allowed environmental groups to intervene in a lawsuit over off-highway vehicles in the Santa Fe National Forest.

The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress have vowed to boost military spending and to deploy more ships, planes and troops.

Latest Images