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U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has hired new legal talent for the agency in recent weeks.

Siemens AG said yesterday it would cut 6,900 jobs worldwide, the latest corporate response to the large-scale shift toward renewables in the global electricity market.

Scientists have developed an unprecedented map of the U.S. grid's weak spots that could help prevent life-threatening and costly mass blackouts.

Twenty countries and two states pledged to get rid of coal-fired power at the international climate summit in Bonn, Germany, yesterday, but none of them uses very much of it to begin with.

Nuclear security may be unavoidably tied to the changing climate, according to a group of defense analysts and retired members of the military.

A Texas county yesterday asked a state court to fine and order safeguards for Arkema Inc., owner of a chemical plant that blew up during Hurricane Harvey.

The federal corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) concluded yesterday in a mistrial after the jury could not come to a verdict.

Coyotes might need to become the "wolves" of the East Coast to survive.

A Washington state senator plans to file legislation this coming session that would allow the leases for the eight Atlantic salmon net-pen farms in the state to run out and ban any permits for new farms, following a controversial collapse and massive fish escape last summer.

After scientists found a new way to edit genes in 2013, some Harvard University researchers wondered whether it could be used to save native species from extinction by implanting a gene in invasive animals to reduce fertility.

Duane Leo Ehmer, a participant in the Oregon wildlife refuge standoff, was sentenced yesterday to one year and one day in federal prison.

The Trump administration has approved a 300-mile power line project that should dramatically improve electric transmission from the Pacific Northwest to the Intermountain West.

A trio of lawmakers today introduced legislation to fund continued research into the causes and behavior of harmful algal blooms.

Michigan Rep. Fred Upton will not seek to challenge Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D) next year, per a statement from his office. He will instead run for a 17th term in the House.

Sixteen Republican members of the Senate Western Caucus are urging the chamber's leadership to prioritize the confirmation of Interior nominees important to their states.

When most people think of Patagonia, they think of outdoor apparel and gear. Challenging the Trump administration doesn't immediately come to mind.

U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt this week justified his purchase of a $25,000 soundproof phone booth by explaining the difficultly of making "secure" phone calls at the agency's Washington headquarters.

U.S. EPA's internal watchdog told lawmakers today how its recommendations not acted upon by the agency could save tens of millions of dollars.

Energy Secretary Rick Perry's bid to prop up imperiled coal and nuclear power plants could spur an exodus of utility ratepayers in the face of rising electricity bills, some researchers say.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and his allies are counterpunching as they defend his travel practices.

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