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Vanessa Allen Sutherland, chairwoman of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, is leaving the agency.

A House Republican is asking the White House to clear a regulatory roadblock so EPA's proposed rollback of a truck rule can race on through.

Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch (R) was reportedly a Trump administration contender for ambassador to Australia, but the longtime senator has no plans of going to the Outback.

The House Appropriations Committee postponed today's markup on the fiscal 2019 spending bill for the Interior Department and EPA.

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee today passed a shark conservation bill and delayed a vote on Heidi King, nominated to be administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee today introduced legislation that would repeal language in the 2017 tax law that allows oil and gas drilling in a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

A Senate panel advanced legislation this morning that aims to boost technologies removing carbon dioxide from fossil fuel emissions — and straight from regular air — by altering the Clean Air Act and other federal laws.

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously advanced a modified version of a water infrastructure bill today.

A Senate appropriations panel today rejected the proposed closure of agriculture research labs and other reductions in farm programs, approving an agricultural spending bill that would boost spending in the next fiscal year.

Bowhunters could start stalking white-tailed deer at a unique wildlife refuge located, incongruously, within Philadelphia's city limits, under an expansive new hunting proposal that shows how Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has catered to sportsmen.

Erik Baptist, one of EPA's top lawyers, is moving elsewhere in the agency.

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt this morning announced a series of concrete steps to address health concerns associated with a class of nonstick chemicals at an event marred by mishandling of the press.

Six months after he started work at the Interior Department, Matthew Allen says he became a marked man.

The mystery of the Loch Ness monster could soon be solved.

Police yesterday opened fire on demonstrators at a copper plant in India, killing 10 and injuring dozens more.

The appeals board of Delaware's environmental agency ruled yesterday that seven residents can challenge a permit allowing a massive chicken wastewater lagoon planned by Artesian Resources Corp. The corporation also wants to build a spray irrigation system for disposing of the wastewater.

Officials say lava from a vent created by Hawaii's Kilauea volcano could damage wells at a geothermal plant and possibly release clouds of toxic hydrogen sulfide gas.

The Michigan House yesterday passed a controversial proposal that would allow oil and gas and other industry officials to review state environmental rules.