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House Natural Resources Committee Democrats want answers about an alleged request from Interior's political leaders for energy development potential in Alaska before career scientists officially published the data.

The Senate today quietly approved the nomination of Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey to a senior position at the Department of Agriculture.

The largest trucking trade association in the United States is floating a plan to raise the federal gasoline tax, but it's being careful how it talks about it.

A new online hub will track litigation and policy actions taken by state attorneys general to oppose the Trump administration's deregulatory agenda.

Fed up with Pennsylvania pollution fouling the Chesapeake Bay and worried that U.S. EPA won't act decisively, a pair of Maryland state delegates are proposing an unusual solution: a boycott of the Keystone State.

Environmental justice is getting a twist at U.S. EPA, looking to incorporate some of the themes emphasized by Administrator Scott Pruitt.

Energy Secretary Rick Perry is traveling to London this week to discuss a potential deal that could pave the way for construction of nuclear reactors in Saudi Arabia using American technology.

The Fish and Wildlife Service faces a $1.3 billion deferred maintenance backlog that can sometimes get overlooked despite its ominous size.

The Supreme Court today issued a divided opinion affirming that Congress can direct the outcome of litigation.

U.S. EPA is planning to shut down a grant-making center that supports leading-edge research on human exposure to pollution and its effects.

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — U.S. Coast Guard patrol boats brave rough Gulf of Mexico waters in the increasing effort to stop Mexican fishermen poaching the highly valued red snapper from U.S. waters.

A lion killed a young woman yesterday on a wildlife refuge owned by Kevin Richardson, known as the "lion whisperer" for his close relationship with the predators.

Rome will ban diesel cars by 2024, according to its mayor.

The Wyoming House of Representatives yesterday passed a measure encouraging the Interior Department to charge an entrance fee at Yellowstone National Park.

Two former Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries employees accused of keeping state-owned equipment for themselves won't be prosecuted.

Five current and former members of the California Coastal Commission were in court yesterday over allegations that they failed to properly disclose meetings with developers hoping to win the commission's approval.

Eleven people were sickened yesterday at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Va., after a letter containing an unknown substance was opened, according to officials.