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Mining industry trade groups today kept up pressure on EPA chief Scott Pruitt to kill off proposed restrictions for the Pebble mine project.

Energy analysts offered President Trump some advice today for ratcheting down the price of oil. Keep tweeting.

Andrew Wheeler has officially joined EPA as its new No. 2.

They called her the "dragon lady."

Today marks the eighth anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill, which killed 11 crew members and injured 17 others.

Senate Democrats are launching a broad inquiry into the influence of the billionaire Koch brothers' political network on Trump administration policies at EPA, the Interior Department and other federal agencies.

Four Republican senators and 10 GOP House lawmakers quietly asked EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt last month not to repeal Obama-era rules on glider kits.

Are company claims about 100 percent renewables wrong?

AMARGOSA VALLEY, Nev. — Critics of federal land management, including Nevada rancher turned gubernatorial candidate Ryan Bundy, will gather tonight in this remote area west of Las Vegas to rally for the movement's newest cause célèbre: Patch of Heaven.

The Interior Department has left enough teeth in the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to latch on to the likes of alleged trafficker Miguel Loureiro.

EPA yesterday sent a proposed rule to the White House Office of Management and Budget with the announced purpose of "strengthening transparency and validity in regulatory science," according to the RegInfo.gov site.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's challenger for the Democratic nomination, Cynthia Nixon, called for the state to use 100 percent renewable energy sources by 2050.

The New York City Council will consider a ban on the sale of plastic water bottles in city parks, beaches and golf courses in order to cut down on plastic waste.

Former shipyard employees and conservationists are voicing concerns about toxic waste removed from California's Hunters Point former naval shipyard.

Heavy metals leaching from old mines could threaten the health of visitors to American Fork Canyon in Utah, according to an EPA report.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is teaming up with other high-tech investors to launch a "large constellation" of advanced satellites that aim to lessen the impact of environmental disasters — from forest fires and hurricanes to illegal fishing.