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An undersea pipeline carrying natural gas in Alaska's Cook Inlet may be leaking, according to the pipeline operator.

U.S. wind power developers installed nearly 6,500 megawatts of new generation capacity between October and December, marking the industry's second-largest quarterly growth and solidifying wind's position as the nation's No. 1 renewable energy resource, according to data released this morning by the American Wind Energy Association.

A rapidly growing crack in an Antarctica ice shelf has scientists worried that a full break could be coming soon.

Southern California Gas Co. will pay $8.5 million in a lawsuit filed over the Aliso Canyon gas leak, the largest methane leak in U.S. history.

Delaware Bay will close for shellfish harvesting for three weeks due to a sewage spill.

Wyoming's first new coal mine in 50 years is on hold again as regulators and local landowners fight over a mining permit.

Yellowstone National Park began the process of sending hundreds of bison to slaughter for disease prevention as local tribes protested the move.

Beyond the political concerns that many have expressed with President Trump's promises to build a massive border wall, there is another problem that has garnered less attention: geology.

A federal judge has ordered the Bureau of Reclamation to release enough water from Klamath River dams to flush out parasite-hosting organisms that can infect endangered salmon.

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee's Republican leadership will see a couple of changes in the 115th Congress, according to the full roster that Chairman John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released today.

Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) will take the Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions, who was sworn in as U.S. attorney general last night.

The bipartisan House climate caucus has added two veteran Western lawmakers and two freshmen from competitive districts, bringing its roster to 24 members.

Chris Kennedy, son of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, announced yesterday his bid for Illinois governor in 2018.

Former Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said the Army Corps of Engineers was "reneging" on its commitment to tribal leaders and federal agencies by granting an easement to the Dakota Access oil pipeline project.

The Trump administration's arrival has forced the U.S. nuclear industry to revise its climate-based pitch for government assistance for at-risk reactors.

A former Justice Department official today described the beginning of the Trump presidency as chaotic and predicted the lawsuits that have been filed against the new administration are only the beginning of a wave of litigation.

U.S. EPA wants its employees to be mindful about what they say in their official capacity.

Opponents of the Dakota Access pipeline are taking a new approach in the courtroom: religious freedom claims.

A lawsuit challenging President Trump's executive order requiring federal agencies to scrap two regulations for every new one created may face an uphill road in the courts, say legal experts.

When fully staffed, Women's Rights National Historical Park has 16 employees to handle everything from maintenance to tours of the 6-acre site in New York's Seneca Falls.

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