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A 21-year-old woman was killed yesterday morning by a falling tree in Yosemite National Park, according to park officials.

A federal study shows marked improvement for salmon, steelhead and other wildlife in the Columbia River Basin, the target of $500 million annually in habitat restoration.

California officials knew that scaling back water releases from the Oroville Dam would allow the area surrounding the dam to dry up enough to permit debris removal from the damaged main spillway.

A potential cut to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative by the Trump administration has Great Lakes region mayors up in arms.

Former Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) this week will return to Capitol Hill for the first time as Interior secretary.

Senior House Democrats are telling inspectors general for energy and environment agencies to be on the lookout for interference by the Trump administration in scientific research.

John Vecchione is the new president and CEO of the Cause of Action Institute.

Ken Bone, the Illinois coal plant worker who became an internet sensation when he asked questions about energy during the second presidential debate last year, is getting attention again by questioning President Trump's ability to revive fossil energy jobs.

Communicating about climate change during the Trump administration will require smart, targeted efforts and localized strategies to engage new audiences, U.S. EPA's former top spokeswoman, Liz Purchia, wrote in an op-ed today.

An order aimed at killing the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan is still in the pipeline for this week, a White House spokeswoman said today.

John Henry "Big Puff" Hankinson Jr. was known as the frontman for U.S. EPA's best-known blues-rock band, the proud owner of a flashy armadillo-shaped grill and his "larger than life" personality.

The Supreme Court today punted on considering the extent to which courts should defer to agency interpretations of rules that appear in unpublished letters.

For years, the Obama administration proposed cuts to a Pacific salmon recovery program — and for years, Congress ignored the request and fully funded the program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

OROVILLE, Calif. — The country's dams are getting old. And many are damaged. By 2025, 70 percent of America’s dams will be at least 50 years old, nearing the end of their engineered lifespans. The threats they pose are growing.

Urban planners in China are considering proposals to build a 620-mile-long pipeline to bring water in from Siberia to its chronically dry northwest.

The Utah Air Quality Board along with local advocates have asked Gov. Gary Herbert (R) to veto a bill that would ban the state from regulating burning wood to cook food.

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller's "hog apocalypse" will have to wait at least a few weeks.

The Idaho Senate passed a nonbinding request to Congress that urges making Craters of the Moon a national park, but to preserve current uses, including hunting and grazing.

Warnings that Pennsylvania is not enforcing safe drinking water standards prompted a bipartisan council to encourage state lawmakers to increase environmental funding.

A second resolution targeting the Bears Ears National Monument is moving steadily through the Utah Legislature.

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