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Less than three months into the job, Brock Long faces a disaster that will shape his legacy as President Trump's disaster chief.

Another scientist is claiming the Department of Energy requested that the words "climate change" be removed from a research proposal.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is planning to eliminate the top climate envoy position at the State Department as part of a wider overhaul that could further aggravate the Trump administration's contentious relationship with the scientific community.

Tens of thousands of Texas home and business owners could be without adequate insurance coverage following Hurricane Harvey, experts say, due to extreme rainfall that extended well inland to areas where flood insurance is not required.

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HOUSTON — An Army Corps of Engineers flood control project is partially failing, threatening even more devastation to neighborhoods already swamped by epic rainfall and floodwaters.

President Trump's comments on the enormity of Hurricane Harvey underscores a leadership opportunity for the president but also highlights his misunderstanding about how frequent such storms are becoming.

More than 1,000 people have died in floodwaters in South Asia this summer, and that number could grow as monsoon rains continue to inundate the region.

Amazon.com Inc. yesterday showcased what it says is New Jersey's largest rooftop solar array.

The Three Affiliated Tribes, whose land holds about 20 percent of North Dakota's oil production, is raising taxes for companies operating on its reservation.

A group of government officials and sustainable fisheries advocates yesterday launched an effort to save salmon in California's Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers as the fish are disappearing after years of drought and water infrastructure projects.

The Tahoe Reno Industrial Center takes up more than 100,000 acres in the desert mountains just east of Reno, Nev., and it's already home to big-name companies, like Tesla Inc. and Google.

U.S. EPA has approved a plan to address "moderate" air pollution violations around Fairbanks, Alaska.

Four California state senators called yesterday for spending $1 billion on clean transportation, in part by tapping revenue from the state's cap-and-trade program for carbon emissions.

Six people protesting Enbridge Inc.'s controversial Line 3 replacement were arrested and charged with trespassing yesterday.

An accident yesterday at FirstEnergy Corp.'s largest coal-fired power plant killed two workers and injured four, according to Pennsylvania state police.

Xcel Energy Inc. announced yesterday it is considering replacing two Colorado coal-fired generating units with power from a mix of solar, wind and natural gas.

In the weeks before Scana Corp. halted construction on a major nuclear reactor project, a decision that has cost its South Carolina customers nearly $2 billion, the utility gave tens of thousands of dollars to the campaign of Gov. Henry McMaster (R).

The fight over a wonky but high-stakes report about how U.S. EPA accounts for biomass's greenhouse gas emissions continues.

Peabody Energy Corp.'s recent emergence from bankruptcy should shield it against lawsuits from three California communities over global warming, the coal producer is arguing.

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