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A judge yesterday acquitted New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez on seven of the 18 counts he was tried on last year.

A federal judge yesterday sentenced a defendant to a year and a day in federal prison for his role in last year's occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon.

Former Rep. Henry Waxman wants in on the court fight over U.S. EPA's decision to reject a proposed ban on a common farm chemical, and he's trying to round up other lawmakers to join him, too.

The Natural Resources Defense Council has brought the third legal challenge to U.S. EPA's recent restrictions on advisory panel membership, arguing agency chief Scott Pruitt ran afoul of the Administrative Procedure Act on several fronts.

Two adult bears and one young mountain lion were successfully treated with alternative medicine after they were injured in the Southern California wildfires.

A pregnant elk was killed at Zion National Park during the government shutdown, according to authorities.

Conservation advocates this week launched a new mobile app that aims to turn thousands of recreational public lands users into unofficial monitors: reporting detailed discoveries on the Bureau of Land Management's more than 248 million acres of land.

DENVER — As the Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show kicked off its first events in Colorado this week, conservation advocates urged attendees to emulate "the NRA playbook" to ensure Congress and political candidates support their preferred public lands policies.

The majority of voters in the West say they want the Trump administration to place a greater emphasis on protecting wildlife habitat and water and air quality over increased energy production, according to the results of a new bipartisan poll.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) is asking the Trump administration to address the endless sewage spills and water pollution issues on Tijuana Beach near San Diego.

A Maryland lawmaker is demanding U.S. EPA immediately reinstate funding for a newspaper covering the Chesapeake Bay.

More than 250 conservation and public interest groups today called on lawmakers to fight an industry-backed congressional campaign that could make it easier for pesticides to harm endangered or threatened species.

The Interior Department is "at risk for harboring a sexual harassment problem" and must strengthen its policies and procedures, House Democratic staffers warn in a new report.

Former Vice President Al Gore said yesterday President Trump's decision to slap tariffs on solar panels is not "an utter catastrophe."

President Trump may turn out to be a shark's best friend, after all.

Backers of the stalled Yucca Mountain waste site are losing patience with the Energy Department and raising concerns that Energy Secretary Rick Perry is losing steam before even getting started.

A new lawsuit accuses NOAA Fisheries of concealing public documents linked to its controversial decision last year to extend the federal season for Gulf of Mexico red snapper by 39 days.

This week's Supreme Court decision on the proper court venue to challenge the Obama-era Clean Water Rule is cropping up in unrelated cases.

U.S. EPA worked to control access to Administrator Scott Pruitt during his "state action tour" to promote repeal of the Obama administration's Clean Water Rule, according to some 3,000 pages of documents obtained by E&E News through public records requests to more than a dozen states.

Five percent of South Africa's endangered rhinos were poached last year despite efforts to stop the practice.

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