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A federal appeals court today tossed out a U.S. EPA air pollution rule for some Native American territories. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously ruled that EPA's June 2011 Indian Country New Source Review, or NSR, rule overstepped the agency's Clean Air Act authority.

A top Japanese official hit back after U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy criticized a yearly dolphin hunt held in the nation.

A policy document published by China's state news agency yesterday identified improving the rural environment and maintaining the nation's food security as top priorities for the government this year.

Gov. Rick Snyder's (R) pledge in his State of the State address last week to offer state funds in 2015 to fight an invasive beetle offers a new tool to protect Michigan's maple syrup producers.

Utahans expressed support for tougher air pollution requirements on industry and said they were more concerned about air quality than they were five years ago, according to a survey conducted on behalf of The Salt Lake Tribune.

Vermont's Senate Agriculture Committee has launched discussions on a bill that would require foods containing genetically modified ingredients to carry a label.

The West Virginia company that owns a chemical storage facility that contaminated water for hundreds of thousands of the state's residents has filed for bankruptcy protection.

One of the most commonly used pesticide types plays a role in the size of individual bees, according to scientists.

Aircraft maker Boeing Co., Etihad Airways and oil company Total SA announced plans to develop a United Arab Emirates-based aviation biofuels industry.

Canadian officials are investigating a spill of nearly 1,600 gallons of crude oil from an offshore platform near Newfoundland.

The Coast Guard said a train carrying crude oil has derailed on a bridge over a river in Philadelphia, but authorities said no oil had been reported leaking from the rail cars.

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a new approach to a technique using both light and heat that could more than double the efficiency of current solar technology.

Former Energy Secretary Steven Chu will contribute his brain and star power to an up-and-coming advanced battery manufacturer that says its technology can last around 25 percent longer than current lithium-ion batteries.

Seismic testing guidelines used by an oil and gas project in the Pacific Ocean minimized harm to nearby endangered whales and should be used as a model for other drilling projects, one of the world's leading environmental groups said today.

A key management plan for protecting salmon and steelhead populations in the Columbia River Basin released Friday by the National Marine Fisheries Service doesn't signal that the agency will make major changes conservation groups have long pushed for.

A federal judge in Idaho on Friday rejected a bid by environmental groups to block the state from eliminating two wolf packs deep in a national forest wilderness.

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) on Friday urged Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to reconsider her decision to deny construction of a 20-mile gravel road through an Alaskan wilderness area, arguing the environmental impact statement on the proposal was "fundamentally flawed."

The crowd of Republicans vying for their party's nomination in the open Georgia Senate race agreed on policy issues during their first public debate Saturday but picked apart one another's experience in an effort to stand out from the field.

West Virginia Rep. Nick Rahall (D) is a top Republican target in November, but now he must also fend off a challenge from his own party.

A senior White House adviser with strong ties to the environmental movement Friday blasted environmental groups for criticizing President Obama's "all of the above" messaging on energy.

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