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A coal train in western Montana derailed late Sunday night, according to train operator Montana Rail Link.

Loan defaults are on the rise for a popular program aimed at helping homeowners make eco-friendly choices.

More than 100,000 people around the world have signed onto a campaign that aims to compensate for President Trump's "ignorance" on climate change by planting trees.

North Dakota regulators yesterday proposed a settlement over the state's allegations that Energy Transfer Partners LP, developer of the Dakota Access pipeline, failed to report American Indian artifacts it uncovered during construction.

A federal court today delivered another blow to environmentalists in their attempts to block liquefied natural gas export projects.

Even though U.S. EPA's attempted delay of a key air quality milestone is dead for now, a previously filed legal challenge needs to be kept alive, public health and environmental groups told a federal appellate court yesterday.

Texas' endangered species chief is sounding the alarm that drilling support operations threaten the dunes sagebrush lizard.

U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro yesterday rejected federal prosecutors' demands to preview the closing arguments of defendants in the 2014 armed standoff between ranchers and federal agents near Bunkerville, Nev., clearing the way for closing arguments in the case to begin today.

Utah Republicans are voting today in a primary that will likely decide who takes the House seat once held by Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R), and the debate over the future of public lands is a major factor in the race.

The Center for Auto Safety has named Jason Levine, a consumer protection attorney, as its executive director.

A public-interest law firm that advocates for Appalachian coal miners has registered to lobby the federal government.

Lawmakers and interest groups from across the political spectrum are staking out policy positions ahead of negotiations on a new North American trade deal that are scheduled to commence tomorrow in Washington.

Under pressure from Congress to move quickly, U.S. EPA is opening what is likely to be a contentious public comment period on proposed guidelines for states interested in creating their own permitting programs for coal ash storage and disposal.

Critics of federal action against climate change thought they had an ally at U.S. EPA with the confirmation of Administrator Scott Pruitt.

The new Federal Energy Regulatory Commission chairman's comments on coal and nuclear power on an agency podcast this week have sparked criticism from watchdog groups that say the FERC leader is opening the door to politics at the agency.

Federal watchdogs are requesting an investigation into possible violations of whistleblower protections at the Energy Department after E&E News reported that posters reading "every leak makes us weak" have appeared in the hallways of agency headquarters.

The Trump administration recently weighed in on two complex interstate water disputes in the Supreme Court, in both cases building on the arguments made by the Obama administration.

U.S. EPA is moving to repeal a 2015 Obama-era regulation aimed at curbing toxic water discharges from power plants.

The White House will rescind an Obama-era policy that sought to prevent federal spending on infrastructure that could be damaged by floods, according to sources briefed on the plan.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke reportedly has said Denver "will probably" become the headquarters for three major agencies within the department as part of an ambitious reorganization effort slated to get underway in fiscal 2019.

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