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Republican heavyweight Rep. Fred Upton of Michigan announced today that he is joining the bipartisan House Climate Solutions Caucus with Democratic Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Illinois.

Oprah Winfrey has (mostly) quelled rumors that she will run for president in 2020.

Two Iowa State University professors were dismissed from a U.S. EPA advisory committee last week because of new rules for panel members.

On the regulatory front, a subtle yet significant language shift is underway at U.S. EPA.

The Trump administration's regulatory czar today pushed back against criticism from the left that agencies are recklessly rolling back important protections for health, safety and the environment.

DENVER — In its 20-year history, the Outdoor Industry Association has always engaged in public lands policy fights: rallying in support of the Land and Water Conservation Fund and sparring with Utah elected officials over land use.

President Trump today brought his push for deregulation to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Nick Shapiro never imagined he'd be salvaging streams of disappearing scientific information under the Trump administration.

Barely two weeks after Republican lawmakers sought to scrap a Clinton-era air policy intended to limit industrial pollution, U.S. EPA air chief Bill Wehrum obliged yesterday, saying in a memo that the "once in, always in" policy ran contrary to the Clean Air Act.

Days before U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's visit to the state, the Iowa Corn Growers Association privately told the governor's office that it had doubts about the Trump administration's plan to redefine which wetlands and small waterways are protected by the Clean Water Act.

California's Muir Woods National Monument made history last week, becoming the first national park to require year-round vehicle reservations. The controversial idea is gaining traction as more parks across the country face extreme crowding.

A Taiwanese oil refinery erupted in flames today, the National Fire Agency said.

Weeks of rain have brought floodwaters surging through Paris, and now the Seine River is threatening to spill over into towns downstream.

Wild turkeys are terrorizing a neighborhood in Seminole County, Fla., but the law sides with the birds.

Minneapolis has become the first major U.S. city to eliminate a toxic chemical used by dry cleaners.

Lake Michigan's waters have dramatically cleared up in the past two decades, but researchers fear the changes could be hurting marine life.

Salt is the cheapest tool to make icy roads and sidewalks safer, but it may be having a detrimental effect on hundreds of lakes, researchers warn.

The death risk for people with mental and behavioral disorders spikes on bad air quality days, according to a large new study in Hong Kong.

At least at first, self-driving cars will be mostly light-colored.

Two weeks after it opened, a high-speed rail project in Florida has already ignited controversies over pedestrian deaths and environmental concerns.

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