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The CEO of Wyoming's newest coal operation is being sued for unpaid royalties in an Appalachian project, the second suit aimed at Jeff Hoops' West Virginia-based Revelation Energy in less than a year.

Federal prosecutors indicted former Kentucky coal mine supervisors and safety officials yesterday for evading regulations meant to protect miners from black lung-causing dust.

The Trump administration has renewed its efforts to put the kibosh on a lawsuit brought by kids over climate change, telling a federal court that "it is time for this ill-conceived suit to end."

People often think of climate change as a threat to coral reefs, but researchers have found another, less obvious danger.

An electric livestock fence that wasn't properly installed started a Northern California wildfire that has lasted for more than a week, authorities said.

Dark false mussels, a species native to the Chesapeake Bay, are returning in massive numbers to a Maryland waterway. That bodes well for water quality but poorly for man's best friend.

Nathaniel "Nat" Reed, a former assistant Interior secretary under Presidents Nixon and Ford and one of the most ardent champions of Everglades restoration, died yesterday at the age of 84.

White House legislative affairs chief Marc Short is leaving the administration to join the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia.

President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, has shown "troubling tendencies" toward shutting the courtroom door on citizens and advocacy organizations by throwing out cases on procedural grounds, watchdog groups say.

EPA has released the previous day's calendar for newly minted acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler, in a move toward greater transparency.

Exxon Mobil Corp. is leaving a major conservative policy organization just months after the company fought to defeat a high-profile challenge on climate science.

In the wake of their release from federal custody, Oregon ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond are contemplating civil lawsuits, citing a need to guard against the "overzealousness of government agencies."

Recently released emails show how Andrew Wheeler sought support from lawmakers and advocacy groups before his confirmation as EPA deputy administrator.

A former Arizona state official brought to EPA by Scott Pruitt to streamline agency operations got a promotion yesterday in the wake of the embattled administrator's departure.

Eight critically endangered black rhinos died after being moved to a new reserve in southern Kenya, the government said today, doubling the number of deaths from similar operations in the previous dozen years.

A chemical plant explosion in southwest China has killed at least 19 people and injured a dozen others.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) yesterday signed an executive order boosting public beach access that contradicts a bill he signed into law in March.

Discovery of a human skull has halted work at the site of a remediation project in Michigan, officials say.

A group of residents have rejected a compromise that would allow public access to a popular gated California beach, saying they will fight in court if neccessary.

Health officials have found low levels of chemicals used in firefighting foam in suburban Denver's drinking water.

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