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President Trump is creating momentum among environmental activists, according to former Vice President Al Gore.

U.S. EPA is open to going along with a utility-proposed delay in proceedings in litigation over the agency's Cross-State Air Pollution Rule update, according to a Friday court filing.

Tropical Storm Gert is expected to steer clear of the United States.

A wildfire at the southern edges of Yosemite National Park yesterday prompted trail closures and put nearby residents on guard.

Animals could start behaving strangely when the coast-to-coast total solar eclipse occurs across America next Monday.

Animals whose diets shift to eating invasive species may have a weakened ability to reproduce, which could lead to wildlife population declines, according to a new study.

Federal prosecutors filed a motion yesterday seeking sanctions against attorneys for three men who participated in the 2014 armed standoff between ranchers and federal agents near Bunkerville, Nev., asserting that the defendants have repeatedly violated a court order that bars discussion of certain constitutional rights as well as other issues in the presence of jurors.

As U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt works to undo environmental regulations and eliminate staff at the agency, he has done much of his work in secret, concealing his activity from career employees.

A federal appeals court's decision to toss an Obama-era rule against chemicals used in cooling is creating uncertainty for that industry.

The White House isn't commenting on rumors that West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is a potential pick to lead the Energy Department, but that hasn't stopped the mill from churning.

The Interior Department's freeze on advisory committees is starting to thaw, at least in some regions.

The culprit behind last week's unsubstantiated reports of gunshots at U.S. EPA headquarters may have just been a door slamming shut.

The British Columbian government will halt all grizzly bear trophy hunting in the western Canadian province, a government minister announced yesterday.

The Bolivian government has approved a contentious highway plan that would cut through a massive biodiversity hot spot in the Amazon rainforest.

At least 300 people are dead in the aftermath of a deadly mudslide in Sierra Leone, the country's national broadcaster announced last night.

Exposure to neonicotinoid pesticides made bumblebee queens 26 percent less likely to lay eggs, according to a new study.

The number of people dying from lightning has gone down and could be hitting a record low.

Schools across the country are struggling to contain the public relations and physical damage of lead-contaminated drinking water, but education advocates and health professionals say there's another issue: Many schools don't have the resources, or legal requirement, to assess whether they have a lead problem.

As many as 63 million people have encountered potentially unsafe drinking water more than once over the last decade, according to an investigation by News21.

Environmental groups today sued Montana regulators and a mining company, opening up another front in their decadeslong war against a mine on the boundary of a wilderness area.

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