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Going to war is an obvious threat to human life, but it also harms wildlife, researchers warn.

As Montana struggles to check chronic wasting disease among big-game animals like deer, elk and moose, some experts suggest increased predator protections as a potential solution.

The federal government will stop killing beavers in Oregon while it determines whether its actions — which environmental groups say indirectly harm endangered coho salmon — violate the Endangered Species Act.

A new study suggests rat poison from unpermitted marijuana operations in Northern California is harming the northern spotted owl, a federally protected species.

Rescuers are still searching for victims in California after deadly mudslides killed at least 17 in Montecito, Calif.

Eight West Coast senators today asked Congress to include disaster aid for their fisheries as part of a broader emergency relief package for Americans struck by hurricanes and wildfires in recent months.

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today introduced a bill to require agencies to post regulatory guidance documents online.

Two House Democrats want answers on the Trump administration's decision to ax Obama-era hydraulic fracturing standards.

Five years ago, agricultural statisticians discovered young farmers were changing the face of food production in the Northeast, bucking the trend toward a graying farm population.

North Dakota Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer will not seek a Senate seat, ending months of speculation that he would challenge moderate Democrat Heidi Heitkamp in November.

Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy warned yesterday that if the Bureau of Land Management attempts another seizure of his cattle, he foresees the "same scenario" that resulted in the 2014 armed standoff with federal agents.

Everyone can now read the once-secret "action plan" coal executive Bob Murray gave Vice President Mike Pence. But is the to-do list done?

Someone was drinking a little too much when watching Rachel Maddow.

The Interior Department's new screening of grants by a political appointee will pose big challenges that include avoiding backlogs, heeding professional expertise and abiding by the First Amendment.

The tough part starts now, for an ambitious Interior Department reorganization plan whose broad outlines were mapped out yesterday and today for senior staffers.