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A scientist at Louisiana State University might have a way to halt a growing plague of foreign insects wiping out wetlands in the southeast of his state: Fight the invaders with a different invasive species.

The Phoenix City Council approved a first-of-its-kind water conservation agreement yesterday with the Gila River Indian Community and federal agencies.

California's wet winters lead to increased earthquakes, according to a new study from University of California, Berkeley, researchers.

Germany and Austria slammed the Senate yesterday for adding sanctions on Russia, calling the move an illegal ploy to increase U.S. oil and gas exports and disrupt the European energy economy.

The House Natural Resource Committee is getting a new staff director, Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) announced today.

Today, 170 of the 193 Democrats in the House lined up behind legislation condemning President Trump's decision to initiate withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.

House Republicans recommenced their push to rein in U.S. EPA's power to veto Army Corps of Engineers dredge-and-fill permits after recent controversies involving major mining projects.

The Consumer Specialty Products Association has hired Jim Jones, the previous assistant administrator of U.S. EPA's chemical pollution office, for a tailor-made position as the executive vice president of strategic alliances and industry relations.

The National Wildlife Federation announced the hiring today of an Obama White House official who also has a decade of experience on Capitol Hill.

Jerry Taylor was raised in a household of Republican activists. The eldest of three sons, he moved to Washington in 1991 with the dream of becoming the next Lee Atwater, then the "flavor of the day" for campaign consulting.

Emails obtained by the Associated Press show that U.S. EPA chief Scott Pruitt coordinated with fossil fuel interests during his time as Oklahoma attorney general.

U.S. EPA this week published a significant rule to reduce mercury runoff from dental offices.

A former campaign aide for President Trump is now the top political deputy at U.S. EPA's waste office.

In a step toward the planned reorganization of the Interior Department, Secretary Ryan Zinke notified dozens of career officials that they will be reassigned at the end of this month, The Washington Post reported this morning.

A Wyoming-based property rights attorney who has battled the federal government over ranching and environmental issues is in the running to lead the Bureau of Land Management, sources say.

South Korea's new president has promised to phase out nuclear power in the country.

Massive forest fires in central Portugal killed at least 60 people over the weekend. Many were in their cars, fleeing the blaze.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will no longer operate a major venue at the state fair, ending a seven-decade tradition.

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller had been fined for inadequate reporting of his campaign finances during his 2014 run for office.

An Ohio GOP lawmaker submitted an amendment to the final version of the state Senate budget last week that would bring back the wind industry after a two-year absence.

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