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Is U.S. EPA unfairly using its Bristol Bay watershed assessment to block the Pebble mine? During today's OnPoint, John Shively, CEO of Pebble Limited Partnership, discusses EPA's direction and influence on the Pebble mine permitting process. He weighs in on charges by Senate Republicans that the agency may be unfairly trying to veto the project before Pebble applies for permitting. Shively also discusses the latest on the economics of the mine proposal.

Chinese officials will test soil across the country for heavy metals pollution after the discovery of cadmium-tainted rice prompted concerns about crop contamination.

The European Union has proposed a nuclear safety law that would require all member states to review power stations every six years.

California ratepayers now can track state utilities' progress in meeting renewable energy goals on a website.

Utah's Air Quality Board will support U.S. EPA's plan to cut vehicle emissions.

About 40 New York City restaurant owners rallied yesterday against a proposed ban on polystyrene foam containers.

U.S. EPA will aid in the cleanup of a Massachusetts site that formerly housed a leather tannery.

Argentina's state-run oil company, YPF SA, has reached a deal with the state of New Jersey that would limit its liability in the contamination of the Passaic River.

A chemical found in food packaging and containers has been linked to obesity in girls.

A chemical plant near Geismar, La., exploded this morning, sending black smoke billowing into the air.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will not provide additional funds to help rebuild the small community of West, Texas, where a fertilizer plant explosion killed 15 people and destroyed several homes and a school.

A former Interior Department press secretary has joined with President Obama's former top spokesman to launch a new strategic communications firm in Washington, D.C.

Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz plans to visit the embattled nuclear waste site in Hanford, Wash., next week, he told a congressional subcommittee today during a wide-ranging hearing.

No strains of unapproved genetically engineered wheat were detected beyond a 123-acre field in Oregon during a two-month study, according to Agriculture Department investigators.

Several leading environmentalists show support for nuclear power in a documentary debuting tomorrow.

Last year's falling solar panel prices helped fuel growth in renewable energy, according to a report supported by the United Nations.

Local residents say a huge swath of Alberta's landscape is dead after 2.5 million gallons of toxic waste spilled from an oil and gas operation.

Synthetically produced DNA can be patented, but genes extracted from humans can't, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled today.

Federal judges have asked U.S. EPA to respond to a request by Arch Coal Inc. for a rehearing on a case that upheld the agency's ability to retroactively veto Clean Water Act permits.

Gill nets from fishing vessels catch and drown at least 400,000 seabirds each year, according to a new study.

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