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Virginia, Maryland and Delaware haven't been directly struck by a hurricane as long as records have been kept, thanks to geography.

Every eight or so years, farmers in the West face swarms of ravenous insects that can decimate crops and cause car crashes as they march across highways and roads.

Lake Erie's annual algae bloom is shaping up to be much larger than average and potentially harmful to aquatic life and even humans, according to NOAA forecasters.

The state of Florida is threatening to stop working with a team of independent scientists who monitor progress on Everglades restoration for Congress.

Florida gubernatorial candidate Gwen Graham (D) slammed Republican Adam Putnam this week for not opposing President Trump's attempt to expand offshore drilling.

Nikki Martin is not the typical oil and gas industry trade association executive. The 34-year-old Alaskan leads the Houston-based International Association of Geophysical Contractors, making her the first female president in the group's history.

Lawmakers discussed a land-transfer bill this morning to facilitate development of a controversial mine in northwestern Minnesota.

A top Democratic appropriator is pressing Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke for details on dozens of reassignments of senior executives over the last month as part of a larger-scale department reorganization.

After three days of marathon debate on the floor, the House this morning passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes an amendment to require a climate change study from the Department of Defense.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, in a rare moment of candor with reporters, yesterday expressed frustration about his new job and compared it to his time as CEO of Exxon Mobil Corp.

U.S. EPA's public affairs office has brought on two aides well-versed in Republican politics.

U.S. EPA's acting assistant administrator for chemical safety and pollution prevention will retire Aug. 24, a move that is likely to empower an official whose industry links have drawn protests from environmentalists and health groups.

Susan Shinkman, director of U.S. EPA's Office of Civil Enforcement, will retire by summer's end, according to an internal email obtained by E&E News.

Regulatory certainty was the buzzword last year when Congress approved legislation granting states oversight authority for coal ash disposal. Better that, supporters said, than rely on a patchwork of citizen lawsuits as the main enforcement tool.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is set to visit Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument this weekend, as he prepares to recommend potential rescissions to the 100,000-acre site, which straddles southern Oregon and Northern California.

The Trump administration's plans to reshuffle key offices within the Department of Energy are drawing fire from former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz.

As U.S. EPA waits on nominees to emerge from the Trump White House, Administrator Scott Pruitt has filled the void by spreading political deputies across the agency.

Florida authorities are telling people to be cautious of an area near a lake north of Tampa where a sinkhole opened up Friday morning and swallowed two homes.

Washington state lawmakers are deadlocked on a large-scale construction budget and a rural water bill.

Florida's smallest water management district made a big mistake.

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