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The federal government is taking a different approach to regulating dangerous chemicals in the workplace.

New Jersey-based NRG Energy Inc. has fallen short of its agreement to build a comprehensive network of electric car chargers throughout California.

Railroad officials today warned that passengers should expect delays and service problems along Amtrak's aging Northeast Corridor if Congress doesn't secure funding for much-needed infrastructure improvements.

U.S. EPA wants to make it easier for federal buyers to stock up on "green" products ranging from desk chairs to bathroom cleaners.

The small Illinois town of Newton is concerned about the fate of a 36-year-old electricity plant in town.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission members today praised new laws created as bipartisan legislation that are now boosting the number of small hydropower projects.

A California appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit against a group of manufacturers of chlorine-detecting pool chemicals.

The federal government has petitioned for the dismissal of a suit that argues U.S. EPA did not uphold an environmental agreement designed to protect children from pesticide exposure.

The Forest Service has launched new mobile apps to help visitors trek through the nation's forests and grasslands.

A Texas developer is fighting with a group of California scientists over how much environmental damage a proposed gated community in Los Angeles County would cause.

New tests have found Asian carp DNA in the Ohio River, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources said.

One of the country's largest oil and natural gas trade associations this week accused the Interior Department of using flawed scientific data to justify proposed greater sage grouse management plans that the industry says could hamper energy development across the West.

Members of the Texas congressional delegation have raked in campaign cash from companies and trade groups involved with hydraulic fracturing, according to a new report.

The League of Conservation Voters unveiled a $1 million ad buy today praising the work of five Democratic lawmakers on renewable energy and other priorities of the environmental group.

Several major global economies have spent $59 billion since 2007 to finance overseas coal projects, according to a preliminary analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council.

WARSAW, Poland -- U.N. climate change talks here will fail if developed countries don't take seriously developing countries' calls for progress on finance, according to environmentalists, some of whom staged a walkout today to call attention to the issue.

WARSAW, Poland -- The Indian environment minister today threw cold water on U.S. efforts to curb heat-trapping gases used in air conditioners and refrigerators.

A Senate panel this morning advanced a revised bill to give land managers more discretion to streamline grazing permits on public lands, while allowing ranchers to permanently retire those permits.

The House today approved legislation 252-165 that would fast-track natural gas pipeline permitting approvals at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Jon Wellinghoff, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's longest-serving chairman, announced today that he is officially stepping down Sunday and that Democratic FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur will step in to temporarily lead the commission.

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