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The California Senate yesterday passed legislation that would require hunters to use nonlead ammunition, taking a major step to becoming the first state to do so.

Improved coordination between the Forest Service and the U.S. military helped to prevent the Black Forest wildfire, which was ultimately the most destructive in Colorado's history, from doing even more damage earlier this year.

The Fish and Wildlife Service will destroy 6 tons of elephant ivory next month, crushing 25 years' worth of confiscated tusks and carvings to make a single point: The United States is taking wildlife trafficking seriously.

The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity today announced the hiring of former Hill Democratic staffer Laura Sheehan to serve as senior vice president for communications.

Industry groups that have long criticized the use of the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions yesterday asked U.S. EPA to consider their views as the agency moves ahead with rules for new and existing power plants.

Fifty of the dirtiest coal-fired U.S. power plants together emit more carbon dioxide than all but six countries, according to a report released today by Environment America.

The Obama administration today vowed to continue supporting renewable fuels against attacks from the oil industry as Congress returns to debate the federal biofuel mandate.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) today said he hopes to reach an agreement with Republicans that would allow debate to start on an energy efficiency bill as soon as Congress finishes action on the Syria situation.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has scheduled a hearing for next Tuesday on the nomination of Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Michael Connor to become deputy Interior secretary.

Sarah Bittleman's job isn't the most difficult in Washington, D.C., but it's up there.

California must act swiftly to find long-term sources of electricity capable of filling the gap left by the closure of a San Diego nuclear plant, state leaders said yesterday.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairwoman rebuffed bipartisan calls at a House hearing today for the release of an NRC safety report on the Yucca Mountain, Nev., nuclear waste site, saying the agency is still working on it.

Former U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson today defended her use of a secondary email account while in office and said she had made every effort to ensure that her communications complied with federal record-keeping policies.

As the Office of Management and Budget reviews U.S. EPA's proposal for 2014 renewable fuel volumes, Congress continues to debate a legislative fix to the policy. During today's OnPoint, Bob Greco, director of downstream activities at the American Petroleum Institute, discusses the latest efforts in Congress to reform the renewable fuel standard (RFS). He also explains why he believes recent advancements in cellulosic technology are not enough to address volume discrepancies.

Kenyan officials and the United Nations yesterday announced the discovery of five massive aquifers that they say could provide critical water access to residents in the country's drought-prone north.

The designation of Japan's Mount Fuji as a UNESCO World Heritage site has some environmentalists worried that additional tourists will lead to more environmental damage.

In its latest stab at curbing the country's infamous air pollution, China yesterday said it will ban new coal-fired power plants in three key industrial regions.