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A federal judge is giving U.S. EPA until October 2021 to complete past-due reviews of air toxics standards for nine industrial sectors — more time than environmental groups had wanted but considerably less than the agency said it needed.

Some whales are more musical than others, according to new research.

Africa's endangered vultures could be getting lead poisoning from the carcasses of animals shot by legal hunters, according to new research.

Logan Paul, a YouTube star who recently came under fire for his videos, was asked to leave Yosemite National Park during a birthday visit that involved strapping tents on top of a bus.

Yellowstone National Park culled more than 1,100 bison from its herd this winter, surpassing the number laid out in its management goals.

Some of the Great Lakes are full of as many invasive mussels as their ecosystems can handle, researchers say, but that's not entirely bad news.

The seafloor where the Mississippi River Delta fingers into the Gulf of Mexico is wearing away just like Louisiana's coastline, according to new research.

Rick Steiner, a retired professor at the University of Alaska, said he was disgusted when he looked at the two photographs emailed to him anonymously Saturday, showing 10 dead wolves.

U.S. EPA could land in court over its decision to waive the federal biofuel mandate for one of the nation's biggest refiners, an ethanol trade group said.

Ten Democratic senators today joined the chorus urging Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to withdraw a controversial reinterpretation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is facing new questions about his travel and spending on both sides of Capitol Hill.

When President Trump picked a scientist with deep ties to industry for a top public health post at U.S. EPA, fast and furious backlash from environmentalists helped sink Michael Dourson's bid for chemical safety chief.

The National Parks Conservation Association yesterday sued the Trump administration for greenlighting a controversial plan to pump groundwater out of California's Mojave Desert.

A week after FirstEnergy Corp. announced it is planning early retirements for three nuclear plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania, most of the ensuing conversation has centered on economics and electric grid resilience.

U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt pushed back on ethics allegations swirling around his rent of a lobbyist-linked condo last year.

U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt used a unique hiring authority to bring on several political staffers, including top deputies in programs across the agency.

A popular beach in the Philippines will close for six months after overcrowding and development have turned it into a "cesspool," according to President Rodrigo Duterte.