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Scimetrics, the maker of the only U.S. EPA-approved feral hog pesticide, has withdrawn its registration application in Texas.

The North Carolina Senate passed a bill Monday that would do away with a 50-foot shoreline buffer protecting the Catawba River and nearby lakes from runoff and bank erosion.

The Nevada Senate unanimously approved a bill yesterday that would require the state engineer to create a water budget and groundwater inventory for each of the state's 256 water basins.

State officials acknowledged yesterday that some of the work needed to fix the Oroville Dam spillways would wait until next summer but promised that the spillways would be functional by this November, when the rainy season returns.

Over a trillion plastic bags used by people around the world each year are made of a type of plastic that takes decades to break down.

U.S. EPA has tentatively approved a revised pollution control strategy for an Arizona coal-fired power plant to meet regional haze requirements.

More than $188 million in federal clean drinking water revolving funds for Puerto Rico is unavailable, U.S. EPA's inspector general found in an audit released today.

Amtrak officials say they need to make urgent repairs at New York City's Penn Station, shutting down multiple tracks at once, including some local transit routes.

A bipartisan group of seven attorneys general is questioning U.S. EPA's handling of Volkswagen AG's $2 billion investment in electric vehicle charging stations.

Tennessee Valley Authority security officers soon will no longer be allowed to carry handguns, a move that has local workers worried for their safety.

One of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice's family coal mines received the maximum fine for one of the six violations discovered after the death of a miner in February.

A group of U.S. mayors announced a recruiting push for their campaign to promote renewable energy in cities.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs' former acting assistant secretary has joined Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton's Native American affairs team.

Ryan Bundy, a leader of armed standoffs in Oregon and Nevada, has sued the government claiming he has been subjected to excessive body cavity searches while in custody.

Sudan is the last male northern white rhino left in the world.

A decade ago, Achmat Hassiem was swimming in South Africa's False Bay, a major habitat for the great white shark, when he and his little brother saw a huge dorsal fin coming toward them.

The World Trade Organization ruled yesterday that U.S. "dolphin-safe" labeling rules harmed Mexico's tuna industry.

Wyoming took back management of wolves within its borders yesterday, and the predators can now be shot on sight in most of the state.

Senate Republicans overcame some Democratic opposition today to moving forward with debating President Trump's choice to lead the Department of Labor.

Two bipartisan bills were introduced today that aim to provide greater financial security for thousands of federal firefighters, as well as recognize their efforts placing themselves in harm's way to battle the growing threat.

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