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The state of North Dakota has advanced a controversial oil refinery project less than 3 miles from Theodore Roosevelt National Park, issuing a permit to construct the roughly 50,000-barrel-a-day plant despite concerns from conservation groups and the National Park Service.

The House's top watchdog is requesting Kevin Chmielewski, the former Trump EPA appointee who clashed with Administrator Scott Pruitt, to sit for an interview with his staff.

France plans to force tobacco companies to help clean up cigarette butts that litter the country and taint the water if they don't take voluntary action over the next three months, according to a government minister.

The world-famous Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo has closed until 2019 after the slaying of a park ranger and the kidnapping of two British tourists and their driver.

A rare right whale dolphin was found on the Oregon coast last week.

Arizona State Parks & Trails Director Sue Black has fired a park ranger who was on medical leave for eye cancer, a move that may be illegal under federal law.

North Carolina lawmakers have rolled out legislation to limit complaints from neighbors of hog farms.

West Virginia's Commerce Secretary Woody Thrasher has been ousted after his department was accused of mishandling a $150 million flood recovery program.

Your Big Mac could soon come with a side of sustainability.

Pennsylvania regulators yesterday issued a split decision on the fate of Sunoco Pipeline LP's Mariner East projects.

Vivint Solar Inc. is facing a second lawsuit over allegations of racial discrimination and harassment.

The South Dakota Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected Keystone XL pipeline opponents' appeal of a decision last year upholding a regulatory approval for the project.

The pollution of the Great Barrier Reef can mostly be blamed on four rivers, according to new research.

The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome has been found for the first time in South Dakota, according to the National Park Service.

As humans encroach on mammals' habitats, a wide range of creatures are opting to become more active at night, according to a study published yesterday in the journal Science.

The Fish and Wildlife Service will once again work on a proposal to remove wolves from the endangered species list in the Great Lakes region and elsewhere in the continental United States.

The overall health of the Chesapeake Bay is on an upward trajectory for the first time, according to an annual report card put together by experts.

One year after a shooter opened fire on a House Republican baseball practice, both Democrats and Republicans took the field yesterday in the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity.

Thirty senators sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke today warning him to carefully assess the potential negative impacts the Trump administration's proposal to allow oil and gas development in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

The White House will soon be reviewing a new proposal to redefine which wetlands and waterways are protected by the Clean Water Act.

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