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Sea turtle populations seem to be making a comeback across the globe after nearly going extinct, experts say.

One of the world's most endangered fish has been jostled by not one but two far-off earthquakes that made waves in a Nevada cavern this month.

Hurricane Irma hit Florida's orange belt with the worst damage growers say they have seen in over 20 years.

Hurricane Maria took out power to the entire island of Puerto Rico, flooded streets and damaged hundreds of homes, leaving stunned residents to take stock today.

The Interior Department's top lawyer nominee may soon be involved in efforts by Western lawmakers to undo a key appellate court ruling that critics contend fuels environmental lawsuits and hinders forest managers.

With Puerto Rico entirely without power after a direct hit from Hurricane Maria, House and Senate lawmakers are bracing for additional disaster relief that will need to be passed in the coming weeks.

The League of Conservation Voters today announced the hiring of a senior advocacy official and the launch of a $50,000 ad campaign targeting swing seat House members who voted for the 2018 omnibus spending package.

President Trump announced today that he plans to nominate four men to seats on the board of the Tennessee Valley Authority.

It's official: Donald Trump has waited longer than any president in history to pick a NOAA administrator.

Tate Bennett, a former lobbyist working at U.S. EPA that attracted scrutiny from Democratic senators, has a new job at the agency: public engagement chief.

Interior Department whistleblower Joel Clement today is receiving the Callaway Award for Civic Courage, keeping the spotlight on a case that's already incited several investigations and drawn considerable political attention.

Bankrupt nuclear giant Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC is shedding more than 1,500 employees and squeezing excess office space for use around the globe in the wake of a failed nuclear project in South Carolina.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan wants the Interior Department to transfer ownership of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway to his state so he can widen a major commuter highway and ease traffic congestion in the national capital region.

When Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke recommended that President Trump roll back the boundaries of a handful of national monuments last month, he pointed to the previously 18 instances in which presidents had struck land from memorials — more than 460,000 acres of federal land.

President Trump today said Puerto Rico's already degraded and underfunded electrical grid was obliterated by Hurricane Maria and vowed to visit the U.S. territory in the coming days.

Survivors in Mexico City's rubble are still being saved as rescue operations continue after Tuesday's 7.1 magnitude earthquake.

Smoke rose from an active volcano above the island of Bali in Indonesia today as seismic tremors rumbled. Thousands of people evacuated the area, in one of the most popular tourist spots in the world.

A Japanese court has ruled that Tokyo Electric Power Co. is liable for the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi disaster and must compensate a group of people who evacuated Fukushima.

As the oceans warm and extreme weather events like Hurricane Harvey become more common on the Gulf Coast, climatologists are warning that Texas' dams might not be up to the test.

Parts of Oregon's Columbia River Gorge that were burned by wildfires last year are now susceptible to major landslides, geologists warn.

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