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Former Republican officials, oil executives and business leaders are warning Congress and Energy Secretary Rick Perry that proposed budget cuts would have a devastating impact on national security and the economy.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke today pledged to work with congressional appropriators on fashioning the department's fiscal 2018 budget, after hearing many concerns from House Republicans and Democrats on proposed cuts to public lands, parks and conservation programs.

Developers of a contentious Alaska mining project launched an early lobbying blitz to President Trump's EPA to reverse restrictions the Obama administration had proposed.

China has made a concerted effort to reduce and replace its coal-fired power plants, increase its wind power capacity and cap carbon emissions.

Maine lawmakers tightened state mining law, overriding a veto by Gov. Paul LePage (R).

Roughly 350 workers were ordered to take cover for about four hours at a former plutonium production plant at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation yesterday after low levels of radiation were detected.

Offshore oil and gas companies will have more time to develop their outstanding leases before the federal government considers them expired.

Using light-emitting diodes can help a typical household save about $1,000 over a decade, according to a recent cost analysis by the Consumer Federation of America.

The INGAA Foundation has named Jason Goldstein as its new executive director.

Grid overseers are raising concerns about and citing problems in solar panels across the United States following a yearlong investigation of a major wildfire and blackout in Southern California last year.

Thirteen attorneys general are vowing to take legal action against President Trump if he moves to roll back vehicle emission standards.

A federal district judge yesterday denied the Trump administration's request to have an appeals court step into a high-profile climate change case brought by youth plaintiffs.

Pioneering scuba diver James Stewart died at age 89 in Irvine, Calif., on Wednesday.

American University researchers are studying the skeletal cores of corals to find evidence of environmental damage.

Nine of the world's biggest fishing companies have pledged to protect the world's oceans from illegal activities and overfishing.

At-risk polar bears are paying the price for rapid global warming, according to a new study.

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) threatened legal action if the Trump administration attempts to alter any of a half-dozen national monuments in the Golden State.

Amos Hochstein, a former top international energy envoy to former President Obama, has joined a new Texas-based liquefied natural gas company eager to see U.S. exports move faster under the Trump administration.