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The nation's eight nuclear weapons facilities remain dangerous for workers, and mishaps and accidents are often shrouded in secrecy, leaving the private firms that run the labs unpunished, according to Department of Energy documents acquired by the Center for Public Integrity.

The Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in southeast Montana sits on top of billions of tons of coal, but despite high unemployment and systemic poverty, the tribe has never touched it.

Traditional "baseload" power plants often are not necessary to power the grid reliably, according to a study released this morning that was commissioned by the Natural Resources Defense Council.

U.S. mayors voted today at their annual meeting in Miami Beach on resolutions aimed at slashing greenhouse gas emissions, approving a proposal to reach 100 percent clean energy by 2035.

A daily online publication focused on regulations is letting advocates slug it out this week in a series of essays on President Trump's two-for-one executive order.

Years of conservation have produced results in two West Coast rockfish populations.

Endangered polar bears, rhinos, tigers and other large animals have garnered much of the nation's conservation attention, overshadowing the growing number of bugs on the government's roster of species going extinct.

Fishermen dumped about 10 percent of fish caught in the past decade back into the ocean, scientists said today.

Creatures of the night in Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park are getting a break from the glare of lights this time of year.

An invasive Asian carp has been found past an electrified barrier meant to keep the species from entering the Great Lakes.

Several conservation groups are urging members of the House Natural Resources Committee to oppose pending legislation to build a single-lane gravel road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, saying the bill "creates dangerous national policy implications for wild places" throughout the country.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee is looking to advance nuclear waste legislation as soon as this week, Chairman Greg Walden (R-Ore.) said this morning.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine (R) officially joined Ohio's gubernatorial race yesterday.

BP America Inc. has signed up a former Office of Management and Budget official who tracked environmental regulations.

The Transportation Department is delaying its decision on how and when to raise fines on automakers that do not comply with fuel economy rules, according to a notice set for publication in tomorrow's edition of the Federal Register.

President Trump will double down on achieving "global energy dominance" this week with an appearance at the Department of Energy, leaving some industry experts wondering about the White House's intentions abroad.

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U.S. EPA is putting the word out that the agency is in the market for science advisers.

The Supreme Court today declined to add two environmental cases to its docket for the fall term.

U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt may doubt the urgency of addressing climate change, but a document on his agency's website proclaims otherwise. The disconnect shows the flip side of the Trump White House's eagerness to shred President Obama's record: a still-to-be-fulfilled legal requirement to come up with its own detailed agenda.

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