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U.S. EPA officials this week cited Chevron Corp.'s Richmond, Calif., refinery for dozens of safety violations after investigating the facility following a fire last year that sickened thousands of nearby residents.

A federal judge yesterday signed off on Patriot Coal Corp.'s plan to restructure its operations to exit bankruptcy.

A panel of judges on the Alaska Supreme Court yesterday heard the first round of arguments in an appeals case over the proposed Pebble Mine project in Bristol Bay, Alaska.

BP PLC yesterday filed a fraud suit to stop payments to some fishermen who claim they were harmed by the company's massive 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Ontario's highest court opened a new front in the decades-long environmental lawsuit against Chevron Corp. this week, unanimously ruling that Chevron's Canadian subsidiary could be liable in a multibillion-dollar judgment against the oil company.

A former BP PLC engineer was convicted today on one count of obstruction of justice for his role in covering up details of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

An Alabama real estate developer yesterday pleaded guilty to unlawfully filling in wetlands in Hancock County, Miss., which is situated along the Gulf of Mexico.

Authorities have cited a Florida man for trying to trade a live alligator for a 12-pack of beer at a Miami convenience store earlier this month.

A site in Antarctica contains rocks known to produce diamonds, researchers said, though barriers to harvesting the resource in the harsh climate will likely prevent development.

Actress Pamela Anderson and "Simpsons" co-creator Sam Simon received an icy reception during a news conference in Canada at which they tried to offer a $1 million incentive to help end seal hunting there.

Wildlife officials have launched an investigation into a rash of bald eagle deaths in Utah.

Federal wildlife officials confiscated an Idaho Aquarium green sea turtle after the institution's founders received felony convictions.

Federal officials said they would extend the deadline for making a decision on an endangered species designation on wolverines by six months.

A new study released by the Bureau of Reclamation offers further proof that a warming climate will cause severe water supply shortfalls across the Southwest in the coming decades.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will mark its 1,000th meeting tomorrow by reminiscing about past decisions and eras at a round-table discussion featuring four of the agency's former leaders, current members and acting Chairwoman Cheryl LaFleur.

Agriculture and livestock groups are calling on U.S. EPA to delay the rollout of a new electronic reporting rule for Clean Water Act permits, citing concerns about the security of farmers and the nation's food supply.

Former Energy Secretary Steven Chu, who once called coal "my worst nightmare," is getting into the "clean coal" business by joining a carbon capture company's board of directors.

Worker satisfaction at environmental and energy agencies took a nose dive last year.

Dolphins exposed to oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico experienced higher-than-normal levels of lung damage and hormonal abnormalities, according to a newly published peer-reviewed study that could inform the federal government's ongoing damage assessment of the 2010 BP PLC disaster.

Former U.S. EPA official John Beale was sentenced to more than 2.5 years in prison today, on top of paying the government more than $1.3 million.

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