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Numerous sources close to Energy Secretary Rick Perry are pushing back on reports suggesting the former Texas governor may leave the agency to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs are untrue.

U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is putting his top policy aide in charge of reviewing regulations and guidance governing the agency's permitting processes.

Energy Secretary Rick Perry and a top science adviser in the White House split publicly today with President Trump in giving full-throated support for the Department of Energy's innovation arm.

The Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for flooding in the Missouri River Basin caused by changes in water management intended to protect endangered species, a federal judge ruled yesterday.

An animal rights activist and actor wants to airlift starving and sick animals out of Venezuela's zoos and put them in national parks across the world.

The Philippines' environment minister recommended closing the famous vacation island of Boracay for up to a year for cleanup. President Rodrigo Duterte last month called it a "cesspool."

A third Japanese court has ruled that Tokyo Electric Power Co. and the government are liable for the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, the Asahi newspaper reported.

A former Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife official yesterday got the maximum sentence for raping a co-worker in her sleep, leaving his victim crying with relief in the courtroom.

A bill designed to curb the solar industry passed the Kentucky House yesterday despite opposition from lawmakers of both parties.

In a blow to environmentalists, a Miami federal judge decided to let construction continue at a shopping center in a rare forest.

Wyoming is poised to become the first continental state in 43 years to allow grizzly bear trophy hunts.

An explosion and large fire at a North Texas chemical plant injured two people and left another missing this morning, according to authorities.

Louisville air quality regulators are proposing a fine of over $250,000 after finding that a chemical plant in Kentucky's Rubbertown neighborhood released extra pollution almost 100 times since 2015.

The World Health Organization will review the risks of drinking bottled water after a study found that more than 90 percent of bottled water from popular brands contained pieces of plastic.

A Pennsylvania proposal allowing coal mining to damage streams so long as a repair plan is in place has opponents gearing up for a fight at the federal level.

St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York will be at the center of its namesake's celebration Saturday, but the landmark church has already gone green.

President Trump's decision to slap tariffs on imported solar panels — combined with new federal tax laws — will slow the growth of the U.S. solar industry, according to a new report.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff offered details this week on a "transformation" initiative that's being closely followed by the nuclear industry and Congress.

Wildlife officials have arrested a California man in what they call the biggest instance of raptor poaching in state history.

A federal judge yesterday found experts' testimony that the popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer to be "shaky," imperiling the chances of the case going to trial.

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