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In a rare move that could spark sweeping changes in energy regulation, Energy Secretary Rick Perry today called on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to take action that could prop up struggling coal and nuclear plants.

The Interior Department will wait to reassign career officials as part of an ongoing reorganization until after the department's inspector general completes an investigation into an earlier round of reassignments, several sources told E&E News.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke today addressed revelations about his use of charter and military flights while in office, lashing out at critics over what he called "a little B.S. on travel."

A new dam on the Nile River could have catastrophic consequences for Egypt if it cuts into the country's water supply.

Evacuations are continuing in the Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu, even as scientists say the erupting Manaro volcano has stabilized.

After over a century, wild lake trout have returned to Vermont's Lake Champlain.

Scientists have asked the Forest Service to approve an observatory atop Pikes Peak in Colorado — the latest step in realizing a long-held vision.

Neighbors of an old tannery dump site in Belmont, Mich., have reported cancer and thyroid problems, and tests of their wells have shown elevated levels of toxic chemicals.

A massive four-lane bridge project spanning the St. Croix River — the border between Minnesota and Wisconsin — has come with significant environmental initiatives pushed by local advocacy groups.

The past few months have made 2017 one of the most expensive years on record for natural disasters, likely causing large losses for insurance firms in upcoming quarterly earnings.

Inspectors general across the federal government launched a website today to showcase the agency watchdogs' work.

Almost half of the nation's untapped oil reserves wouldn't be profitable to produce without billions of dollars' worth of state and federal subsidies, according to a new study that raises fresh economic and climate questions as Congress lurches toward tax reform.

Irish smuggler Michael Hegarty pleaded guilty in a U.S. federal courtroom Friday for the second time in six years to charges related to rhino horn smuggling.

A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit against the Fish and Wildlife Service targeting the opening of Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge.

On the 14th fairway of the Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort in Palm Springs, Calif., a dense wall of tamarisk trees rises 50 feet above the grass.

Hurricane Maria's force was so great that much of Puerto Rico's famous forests has been stripped, leaving acres of bare brown trees.

The U.S. government is considering lifting protections for grizzly bears in northwestern Montana, which contains the largest groups of grizzlies in the continental United States, officials said Friday.

In his first interview since a June 14 shooting nearly killed him, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) said it was a "miracle" he survived.

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joined a string of celebrities drumming up support for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico by sharing an "awkward" photo from her teenage years in Alaska.

Vice President Mike Pence this morning discussed the Trump administration's efforts to roll back regulations and cut red tape at an event closed to press.

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