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The health effects associated with wildfires go beyond coughing, wheezing and other respiratory issues, according to new research.

Sunnyside Gold Corp. is fighting EPA over who should pay for a costly study into cleanup for the Colorado Gold King Superfund site.

Three dents have been discovered in the Line 5 oil and natural gas liquids pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac.

In an address to financial analysts and reporters today, the leader of the top nuclear energy industry trade group issued stark warnings about what the future could look like if power plant closures continue.

A lawsuit from former Tesla Inc. factory workers alleges racial discrimination and abuse, bringing new scrutiny to the automaker's culture as it races to meet Elon Musk's production goals.

A Utah judge has shut down a lawsuit from an environmental group that alleges San Juan County ignored open meeting requirements when county commissioners had a private meeting with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke last year.

A federal judge faulted EPA and Ohio regulators yesterday for failing to list Lake Erie as "impaired" in a 2016 report on water quality.

The Nazis left a surprising mark on Norway's trees.

An international effort to combat illegal logging in tropical forests has put the squeeze on manufacturers of guitars and other instruments that use rosewood — prized for its grain and sound.

A rare butterfly found on one island in Washington state may win Endangered Species Act protections.

A massive plan to redirect the Mississippi River and rebuild its disappearing wetlands may not do enough to save the most vulnerable lands from fast-rising seas, according to a new study.

Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Dan Wenk is unsure about a resolution passed by the Wyoming Legislature that encourages a "conservation fee" on visitors to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks.

The rivalry between the United States and China over minerals key for energy and security technologies will only intensify — and China has the edge, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Most registered voters disapprove of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's performance as the nation's top environmental regulator, according to a poll from a Democratic-leaning consulting firm.

EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers have sent a new proposal to repeal the Obama-era Clean Water Rule to the White House for review.

The Department of Energy's top fossil fuel official today asked industry leaders to help the Trump administration make the case for continuing coal's "comeback."

CIA Director Mike Pompeo said he stands by President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord.

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) will not challenge Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to replace outgoing Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) to lead Republicans in the chamber.

Former Senate staffer Andrew Wheeler appears poised to be confirmed as EPA deputy administrator, although the timing of a final vote remains unclear.

Utilities developing the nation's first nuclear reactors in decades didn't have to pay fees designed to prevent taxpayer risk when they secured a $3.7 billion government-backed loan from the Trump administration, new records show.

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