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Earthjustice today announced a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its failure to disclose documents related to its monthslong review of dozens of national monuments, aiming to dislodge records, maps and other information used by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke in his recommendations to the president.

Ingrid Newkirk once told The New Yorker, "We're complete press sluts."

A rogue employee at the social media company Twitter deactivated President Trump's account for 11 minutes last night.

Supporters of a California drainage deal that's sharply divided the state are now maneuvering to stick it on must-pass congressional legislation, starting with an unrelated defense bill.

A Stanford University professor's lawsuit against the National Academy of Sciences has sparked angry responses from scientists who say it sets a dangerous precedent that shoves disagreements over research into the courts.

A newly appointed member to a top U.S. EPA advisory panel suggested in 2012 that children need exposure to contaminated air to help their lungs ward off pollutants, according to a profile by a leading scientific organization.

U.S. EPA officially unveiled new membership rosters today for several key science advisory panels that give more weight to representatives of industry and state governments at the expense of university researchers.

A typhoon and ensuing floods have killed 61 people in Vietnam. Twenty-eight more are missing, and rescue teams continue to search amid reports of capsized vessels and landslides.

A plan by the Laguna Art Museum to float a streetlight in the ocean off a California beach has been nixed over environmental concerns, museum officials said last week.

Scientists have identified the cause of a moose decline in Minnesota: parasites carried by deer into the state's northern forests.

New Mexico regulators said Friday that methane emissions from oil and gas operations in the state have fallen by more than half in the last year.

Almost half of Hawaii's coral reefs bleached in 2014 and 2015 due to heat waves, according to scientists.

In the wake of the Flint water crisis two years ago, Mayor Karen Weaver cruised to electoral victory, vowing to clean up the lead-tainted water poisoning the Michigan city and listen to residents who had long felt ignored by local leaders.

BMW AG last week announced two recalls affecting around 1 million vehicles with electrical issues that could cause them to catch fire, even when the engine is turned off.

The Trump administration has sketched out a timeline for crafting new fuel economy standards for passenger cars and trucks.

Mining companies in Australia are experimenting with fully autonomous drones to explore and map pitch-dark areas hundreds of feet underground that are too dangerous for humans.

The Department of Labor quietly began gathering comments last month about which mining regulations to cut or change to fulfill President Trump's deregulatory ambitions.