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Ethanol group Growth Energy today launched a new advertising campaign to fight back against attacks from the oil industry.

At least a half-dozen candidates are weighing bids to succeed embattled San Diego Mayor Bob Filner (D) after the former House lawmaker announced he would leave office at the end of this week.

A coalition of conservation groups is challenging the Western Energy Alliance to match its actions with the rhetoric in the trade group's recent video series that touts the industry's work to produce oil and natural gas while protecting natural resources.

Pennsylvania energy executive Christine Toretti announced a new political action committee today aimed at electing more Republican women to Congress.

A bill by Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) to convey 70,000 acres of the Tongass National Forest to an Alaska Native-owned corporation would cost the U.S. Treasury about $3 million in federal timber receipts, according to an analysis of the bill by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

The Interior Department late last week finalized a rule to determine how and when it calculates the costs of setting aside critical habitat for endangered and threatened wildlife.

Renewable wind and solar power could be cost-competitive with natural gas in Western states without subsidies in 2025, when current state renewable energy standards are set to expire, according to a new federal study.

The Office of Surface Mining said in a media release and court filings Friday that it had inadvertently lost 18,000 documents related to the development of the 2008 Stream Buffer Zone rule.

One of the most bitter partisan fights awaiting the Senate on its return from recess will be President Obama's push to appoint three new judges to the country's most influential appeals court.

Former Ohio Gov. John Gilligan (D), known for having established Ohio's EPA, died yesterday afternoon at his home in Cincinnati, according to reports. He was 92.

As Beijing faces increased pressure to control official corruption, a top Chinese oil executive is the latest in a slew of senior officials to come under fire from China's anti-graft agency.

The Netherlands has taken one step closer toward approving the hydraulic fracturing oil and gas production technique with the publication of a government report that found the environmental risks of shale gas mining would be negligible.

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert (R) yesterday touted his recreation plans for the state.

The Mississippi Energy Institute is pushing for more study about the possibility of storing and reprocessing used nuclear fuel in the state.

Sea otters indirectly combat harmful effects of agricultural runoff and protect underwater ecosystems when eating crabs, according to a new study.

The Bonneville Power Administration slowly has started releasing the findings of an audit into its violations of federal hiring practices.

A new federal database will help sports venues go green by providing teams with tips on water conservation, waste management and other environmental sustainability efforts.

Federal agencies usually heed U.S. EPA when it comes to National Environmental Policy Act reviews, making changes to environmental impact statements based on EPA's advice, according to a new report by the agency's inspector general.