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China's new environment minister promised a "protracted battle" against the country's entrenched air, water and soil pollution.

Two Alaskans were mauled by bears last weekend, baffling wildlife officials and bringing the total number of maulings in the state to four in the past week.

More than 30 nuclear scientists and researchers inhaled radioactive uranium particles after alarms were switched off at a nuclear test site in Nye County, Nev., according to a report from the Center for Public Integrity.

As part of a pledge to cut emissions by 70 percent by year's end, Chinese manufacturers changed the ingredients of paint that coats shipping containers.

Effective July 7, glyphosate, an herbicide and active ingredient in Monsanto Co.'s popular Roundup weed spray, will be listed as a carcinogen in California.

Children with high levels of genetic variation who experience elevated exposure to ozone are at a much greater risk for developing autism than children who experience just one of those factors, a recent study found.

A pediatricians group urged U.S. EPA today to ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos, saying the agency's decision earlier this year to allow its use puts children's health at risk.

Large cities across Europe — including Munich, London, Paris, Oslo and Madrid — are banning or limiting diesel vehicles over emissions concerns.

U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is proceeding with a one-year delay in the implementation of the 2015 air quality standard for ground-level ozone.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week released its final environmental assessment for the proposed Mountain Valley pipeline, saying it would have a "significant" impact on West Virginia and Virginia forests but few other adverse effects.

Navajo Nation leaders yesterday agreed to a deal that could keep one of the country's largest coal-fired power plants open until 2019.

Kelly Speakes-Backman is joining the Energy Storage Association as its first-ever CEO.

For the troubled nuclear industry, state policies offer more immediate help than slow-moving federal efforts, executives and analysts told the U.S. Energy Information Administration's annual meeting in Washington yesterday.

The Trump administration and the state of Colorado sued PDC Energy Inc. yesterday, saying the company violated the Clean Air Act by releasing volatile organic compounds from storage tanks.

After ruling against landowners last week in a closely watched property rights case, the Supreme Court today declined review in two other cases that presented similar legal issues.

The Great Barrier Reef is worth $42.4 billion, economists said in a new report commissioned by the Great Barrier Reef Foundation and prepared by Deloitte Access Economics.

Hope Ryden, whose wildlife photos drove dozens of conservation campaigns, died June 18 at the age of 87.

The Commerce Department yesterday opened a public comment period on a review that could reduce the size of 11 marine sanctuaries and monuments.

As summer vacations kick off, the Bureau of Land Management has launched a tool on its website to improve the public's access to thousands of recreation sites across the country.

WHITEFISH, Mont. — Conservationists yesterday railed against Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's pending assessment of national monuments, asserting the Trump administration is conducting a "sham review" as it considers whether to reduce or rescind dozens of sites nationwide.

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