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A little-noticed provision of President Trump's budget proposal would zero out funding of high-profile research into the effects of uranium mining near the Grand Canyon.

The Environmental Council of the States has picked Sambhav "Sam" Sankar as executive director and general counsel, the group said yesterday.

The chemical industry's top trade group today accused its erstwhile partners in the Toxic Substances Control Act reform effort of intellectual dishonesty.

Auto parts suppliers have banded together in a new coalition to urge the Trump administration to maintain and extend fuel efficiency standards.

The abrupt resignation of a politically active Interior Department official yesterday underscores, once more, how quick-fingered social media postings can come back to haunt a career.

U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said he has asked his security team to prepare for him to fly coach from now on.

Russian social media trolls associated with the same shadowy company recently indicted for attempts to tamper in U.S. elections made thousands of posts aimed at influencing American energy policy over the past two years, House Republicans said today.

President Trump today announced plans to slap a 25 percent tariff on imported steel and 10 percent on aluminum, a move that could have far-reaching implications for the energy sector.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, tasked with ensuring safety at U.S. nuclear power plants, faces significant challenges caused in large part by a shrinking industry that has continued to shift in unexpected ways.

South Africa's Parliament will launch an investigation into mismanagement at the nation's water agency, as Cape Town struggles with a historic water shortage.

A Democrat running for the Texas Legislature has received some unusual political gifts: thousands of dollars' worth of deer semen.

Salt Lake City's lights are sending birds flying into buildings, and conservationists think it's time for the city to join the "Lights Out" movement.

As the threat of more mudslides looms, California officials yesterday ordered mandatory evacuations for about 30,000 people.

The Florida Keys have been hit with an unusual red tide, possibly bringing with it numerous fish kills.

California regulators have slapped Tesla Inc. with a more than $100,000 fine for air pollution violations at one of its factories near San Francisco.

NASA launched one of the world's most advanced satellites yesterday with the goal of monitoring hurricanes, wildfires, floods, mudslides and other natural disasters in the western U.S.

The first-ever Lego pieces made out of sustainable bio-plastic will hit stores this year, the company announced.

Toyota Motor Corp. today announced a new company dedicated to developing software for self-driving cars.

Three Texas oil companies are accused of fraudulently raising $11.7 million from investors and spending some of the money on booze, strippers and cocaine, according to a complaint filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A blackout hit Puerto Rico's capital and neighboring towns yesterday after two key power plants were shut down, leaving hundreds of thousands of people in the dark.

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