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A massive study of global air pollution shows more than 95 percent of the world's population breathes unsafe air. That is particularly true for the poorest people, and the gap between the most and least polluted countries is growing rapidly.

The city of Chicago and a group of surfers are challenging a federal settlement with U.S. Steel Corp., alleging that the company was not punished harshly enough for repeatedly spilling hexavalent chromium into Lake Michigan.

EPA is poised to formally publish a final decision to leave its primary air quality standards for nitrogen oxides (NOx) unchanged, ending a review process that began six years ago.

A former economist for BP PLC in Chicago admitted to trying to extort money from the oil and gas company.

International experts have failed to determine what caused a cloud of radioactive pollution over Europe last year.

A multistate program aimed at reducing power plant emissions has led to $4 billion in net economic activity, according to new research.

The weather forecast in parts of the Southwest and Southern Plains could create wildfire conditions not seen in at least a decade, according to the National Weather Service.

The Trump administration yesterday moved to dismiss a lawsuit by New England fishermen challenging former President Obama's decision to designate the nation's first marine monument in the Atlantic Ocean.

The flying mammal that helped inspire "bat-friendly tequila" deserves removal from Endangered Species Act protections, the Fish and Wildlife Service announced today.

Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Charlie Dent will leave Congress in May, rather than retiring at the end of the session as he had planned.

West Virginia's senators yesterday sponsored rival bills to give struggling coal-fired power plants the same tax credit.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has produced a report outlining ways Congress can aim to make the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) more affordable for low-income policyholders.

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and other corn-state senators today urged EPA to stop granting waivers from ethanol mandates to refiners that claim economic hardship.

Former White House deputy chief of staff Rick Dearborn has joined the Cypress Group, a consulting firm, as a partner.

EPA has appointed Ben Scaggs, a longtime agency official, to lead the state and federal government council tasked with restoring the Gulf Coast.

A key U.S. EPA advisory panel has scheduled its first face-to-face meeting since agency Administrator Scott Pruitt imposed a controversial shakeup last year.

A bipartisan group of agency officials from 13 states today urged EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to leave the Clean Power Plan intact.

President Trump's regulatory czar said today that the administration's third stab at reform will likely be released next month and will emphasize changes to infrastructure.

A longtime lobbyist for Ohio's coal, oil and gas sector has been tapped for a top slot within the Energy Department's Office of Fossil Energy.

The group American Oversight is taking EPA to court to obtain agency records on Pasquale "Nino" Perrotta, the head of Administrator Scott Pruitt's personal security detail.

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