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Clean energy policy expert and lawyer Vien Truong has been tapped to lead Dream Corps, a social justice nonprofit that promotes renewable energy to lift marginalized communities out of poverty.

At least a quarter of the scientific papers by U.S. EPA's assistant administrator for toxic substances nominee were bankrolled exclusively by industry sources, according to a review by the Environmental Defense Fund.

Murray Energy Corp. CEO Robert Murray has filed yet another "meritless" defamation lawsuit, attorneys for comedian John Oliver argued last week in federal court.

Industry organizations are lining up behind U.S. EPA's effort to overturn a lower-court order requiring the agency to address mining-linked water pollution in West Virginia.

Energy Secretary Rick Perry in a wide-ranging phone call with Russian pranksters last week discussed international climate accords, cyberattacks and the United States' desire to export gas to Ukraine.

One of the Interior Department's most frequent sparring partners in court has now added congressional lobbying to its arsenal.

The European Court of Justice today shot down a challenge from ArcelorMittal SA that disputed how the European Union distributes free carbon permits.

An increasing number of foods have tested positive for glyphosate, a controversial pesticide chemical, including Ben & Jerry's ice cream, a brand known for its environmental advocacy.

The Air Force yesterday admitted it could be potentially at fault for fouling the drinking water of thousands of neighbors of Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo.

New York state parks and the New York Sea Grant are educating people on how algae can make dogs sick.

Nearly 6 million Michigan residents use tap water contaminated with hexavalent chromium, an unregulated heavy metal, at levels that may cause cancer risks, according to data released today by the nonprofit Environmental Working Group.

Cynthia Giles, the former head of U.S. EPA's enforcement and compliance office, is joining the University of Chicago.

Utilities in South Carolina remain in a holding pattern waiting for a decision from Toshiba Corp. over whether the company will continue to fund a $14 billion nuclear power project near the city of Columbia.

A key investor yesterday pulled the plug on a $36 billion liquefied natural gas export project in the Pacific Northwest that aimed to connect Canadian gas to markets in Asia.

The Straus Family Creamery in Marshall, Calif., is powered entirely by methane captured from the manure of the operation's 280 cows.

The world's largest mountain resort operator, Colorado's Vail Resorts, yesterday announced plans to wipe out the environmental impact of its operations by 2030.

A California man is accused of violating federal smuggling laws after customs agents found three venomous king cobra snakes hidden in potato chip cans.

A Volkswagen AG executive has agreed to plead guilty in federal court next week over charges related to covering up the automaker's diesel emissions scandal.

The Trump administration is refusing to release records about "clandestine" meetings between the Interior Department and industry that led to the end of the federal coal leasing moratorium, the Center for Biological Diversity said in a lawsuit filed today.

A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that a coal mining company could challenge a federal enforcement action on reclamation, the latest in a long-running saga over what strip mines should look like once operations are done.

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