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The Mercer family, known for its financial support of President Trump, appears to have turned its attention to efforts to roll back environmental regulations.

A third-party candidate and an independent candidate are suing to be added to the ballot of the Montana special election for the congressional seat vacated by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.

The Sierra Club today responded to Trump administration plans to roll back fossil fuel regulations by saying that the "clean energy" industry employs more workers.

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk and Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates reportedly are working with a new "innovation" office at the White House led by President Trump's son-in-law.

A former U.S. Navy commander is calling on the Trump administration to quickly intervene in the pending bankruptcy of nuclear giant Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC in the name of national security.

Even though climate change can be politically toxic for many Republicans, linking the issue to national security and citing military leaders' acceptance of global warming is prompting more GOP lawmakers to act.

Human-caused global warming is changing the behavior of the jet stream in a way that intensifies droughts, wildfires and floods, according to a new study.

To help President Trump keep his campaign promise to solve California farmers' water woes, Central Valley Republican and Trump ally Devin Nunes says new dams must be built. Scientists and environmentalists think that's a recipe for an expensive disaster.

A scientist accused the U.K. government of "fake science" in its badger cull policy.

A court in Japan today ruled in favor of restarting two nuclear reactors owned by Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc.

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) wants to give the city of Alexandria until 2027 to stop the flow of millions of gallons of sewage into the Potomac River, adding two years to the original deadline set under legislation.

A spate of energy legislation in Michigan will bring changes over the next several years.

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) encouraged the state Legislature to approve an update of the $50 billion, 50-year plan for hurricane defense and coastal restoration.

The Oroville Reservoir will have a new spillway by the next rainy season, California's top water manager pledged yesterday.

A proposed settlement over Flint, Mich.'s lead-tainted water crisis would have the state and city of Flint spend the next several years replacing about 18,000 underground pipes.

With continued snow in the eastern Sierra Nevada, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (D) issued an emergency declaration last week giving the Department of Water and Power immediate authority to shore up the city's aqueduct and $1 billion dust-control project in Owens Lake, which was drained over the last century to quench the city's thirst.

Some residents of Rome are outraged over a plan to replace the city's yellow sodium streetlights with cheaper, more environmentally friendly white-light-emitting diodes.

Energy Transfer Partners LP said yesterday its Dakota Access pipeline under a Missouri River reservoir has oil in it, and it is prepared to put the line into service.

A new Army policy aims to bolster energy and water security by ordering installations to ensure the ability to meet their needs for a minimum of 14 days, including by increasing their reliance on renewable sources.

The Forest Service has been hit with three federal lawsuits in the past 24 hours challenging the agency's approval of a land transfer with a Minnesota mining company.

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