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Tesla Inc. has turned the power back on at a Puerto Rico hospital using solar panels and batteries.

The Army Corps of Engineers wants to streamline the permitting process for projects like the Dakota Access pipeline.

A judge has ruled that Peabody Energy Corp.'s recent bankruptcy shields it from lawsuits filed by California communities over global warming.

A federal appeals court has denied U.S. EPA's motion to postpone Nov. 9 oral arguments on a package of lawsuits challenging its 2015 regulations on brick kiln emissions, but will still give the agency a chance to make a case for freezing proceedings after that, according to an order issued this morning.

Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument's most traveled road is sometimes referred to as "57 miles of hell," but Utah's Garfield County now has the money to rebuild a 16-mile stretch of the road, pending Bureau of Land Management approval.

Oysters will shut their shells when exposed to noise polluters like cargo ships and underwater oil exploration, according to a new study.

The Fish and Wildlife Service along with five conservation groups is offering a $15,500 reward for information about the killing of a gray wolf in Oregon.

The National Park Service will not allow an activist group to erect a massive statue of a naked woman near the Washington Monument.

The Bureau of Land Management, in a rare move under the Trump administration, is advancing a commercial-scale solar power project in Southern California that appeared dead last year after its Spain-based developer went bankrupt.

A House subcommittee approved three bills today, advancing them for consideration by the full Energy and Commerce Committee.

Two more of President Trump's nominees for vacant appeals court seats are headed to the full Senate.

Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey's nomination to a senior position at the Department of Agriculture faced an unexpected hurdle when Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) reportedly placed a hold on the nomination yesterday.

A fierce fight over energy exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge kicked into high gear today as the House backed a fiscal 2018 budget that will ease the path for Congress to expand oil and gas drilling in Alaska.

U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has said threats against him and his family have piled up since he joined the agency.

President Trump today nominated J. Steven Gardner to be the nation's top coal mining regulator, following months of speculation that he would choose the Kentucky mining engineer for the post.

President Trump has returned to a well-worn talking point he used to deflect criticism about Russian connections toward rival Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail last year.

Gov. Jerry Brown's controversial plan to replumb California's water system appeared to be circling the drain yesterday, until it suddenly wasn't.

A controversial plan to more than double most peak-season entry fees at 17 of the largest national parks is just the tip of the iceberg.

A report, once closed to the public, sheds more light on a security mishap at the federal agency responsible for transporting nuclear weapons across the United States.

A struggling Colorado county that wants to reduce its reliance on mining is turning to a surprising source: hemp.

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