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Hybrid Technology LLC has increased its bid for the assets of failed electric vehicle maker Fisker Automotive in a growing bidding war with a rival company, Wanxiang Group.

U.S. EPA's Atlanta office has a new boss, at last.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association will seek a federal labeling standard for genetically modified foods.

An old-line utility is facing off against solar leasing companies over the structure of solar incentives in Colorado.

Google's $3.2 billion acquisition yesterday of Nest Labs positions the technology behemoth to dive into energy management.

The nation's first commercial-scale cellulosic biofuel plant will sit idle in the first quarter of this year because the venture is not making enough money to justify its operation.

A marine biologist yesterday was sentenced to three years' probation for illegally feeding killer whales in a California sanctuary.

U.S. EPA will miss its deadline today for releasing a final rule aimed at reducing the number of fish, larvae and other aquatic organisms that are vacuumed into cooling water intakes at power plants and factories, the agency and attorneys representing environmental groups said.

A record number of critically endangered European eels have been caught for the third year in a row.

California's growing marijuana industry may threaten salmon populations in the region, according to critics.

When Virgil Moore became director of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, he wanted to bring together hunters and wildlife advocates and to increase elk numbers.

The Interior Department missed a deadline to buy state land that falls within Grand Teton National Park, though officials believe they may be able to do a land swap instead.

The White House may release a national strategy on wildlife trafficking as early as the end of the month, with a possible provision to clamp down on the country's legal ivory trade.

Sen. David Vitter, the ranking member on the Environment and Public Works Committee, is chastising the White House for "poor implementation" of a 2008 law meant to reduce the availability of elemental mercury.

The White House Office of Management and Budget initially didn't believe the across-the-board sequester cuts should apply to more than $300 million in payments to timbered communities in 2013, but it later changed its mind and ordered the Forest Service to seek repayment of nearly $18 million from states, according to a report released today by the House Natural Resources Committee.

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee yesterday quickly advanced President Obama's pick to manage the nation's oceans and fisheries, as well as two nominees to provide scientific guidance to the White House.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee plans to hold a second hearing on top Interior Department nominees to oversee wildlife, recreation and mineral development on public lands to address lingering concerns among GOP members.

A key House Energy and Commerce subcommittee voted today to pull the plug on U.S. EPA's plans to require future coal-fired power plants to use partial carbon capture and storage technology to limit their heat-trapping emissions.

Just a week into his new job at the White House, John Podesta made a public vow today to play a leading role in shaping the Obama administration's climate and energy policies.

Less than two weeks after publicly contemplating a return to politics with a possible bid for his former House seat, ex-Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.) said last night that he will not seek any office in 2014.

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