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Alaska Sen. Mark Begich (D) is disputing new television ads that claim he supports a carbon tax.

BALTIMORE -- Shrugging off skepticism from Capitol Hill Democrats, chemical industry officials at a three-day convention here have expressed optimism that Congress would overcome partisan election-year squabbles and pass legislation updating the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act.

USEC Inc., the country's only domestically owned uranium enrichment company and a topic of controversy on Capitol Hill, filed for bankruptcy today, blaming waning demand for reactor fuel following the 2011 tsunami and earthquake that prompted reactor closures in Japan and Germany.

President Obama is asking Congress to create a new congressionally chartered foundation to support the Bureau of Land Management's stewardship of the nation's public lands.

U.S. EPA has asked a federal court to let it review its methodology for setting air standards for industrial boilers, a sign that the agency's controversial rules may not hold up to judicial review.

If President Obama had his way in 2015, U.S. EPA's Office of Inspector General would have fewer watchdogs on patrol, the Fish and Wildlife Service would see a staffing boom and the Energy Department's cutting-edge technology office would get some new hires.

How should utilities invest capital right now to improve grid resiliency, reliability and fuel diversity? During today's OnPoint, Ralph Izzo, chairman and CEO of Public Service Enterprise Group, discusses his company's proposal for building grid resiliency -- and talks about PSEG's outlook for fuel supply investments. He also explains why he believes distributed generation should be a secondary option for consumers as his utility's business model rapidly evolves.

Utah legislators passed several air-quality bills Tuesday, including a law allowing the state to pursue stricter standards than the federal government.

An Oregon bill to put a measure before voters to require labels on genetically modified food has stalled in a legislative committee, but supporters say they don't plan to let the issue go away.

A battle over water quality is heating up in New York as Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) proposed changes to a law requiring businesses to report commercial pesticide use to the state.

West Virginia's House of Delegates yesterday passed a chemical spill regulation bill, setting new standards to prevent accidents like the one that contaminated water for about 300,000 people in the Charleston area in January.

A new round of tests on 13 workers at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in southwestern New Mexico has found that none was exposed to dangerous levels of americium or plutonium as a result of a leak at the plant last month, but the indefinite closure of the plant has thrown into limbo the future of large amounts of nuclear waste.

The owner of a 40-foot fishing boat that sank in the Columbia River last year, requiring a costly taxpayer-funded cleanup, is now facing criminal charges.

A coalition of advocacy groups, scientists and even a fertilizer industry representative is visiting federal agencies and Congress this week urging them to promote curbing agricultural water pollution.

Bike-sharing programs are shifting up a gear across the United States.

Severe weather, delays and the rollout of a new Wi-Fi service have hampered Amtrak service across the Midwest this winter.

The Transportation Department's inspector general yesterday launched an audit of federal high-speed rail funding in response to a request from a House Republican fighting the troubled California bullet train project.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. is assuaging fears today that climate change may take a bite out of its famous guacamole.

U.S. EPA employees inappropriately used government purchase cards to buy gym memberships for their families, book hotel meeting rooms without approval and pay for big meals for awards ceremonies, according to the agency's watchdog office.

A new report commissioned by the environmental group Greenpeace warns that nuclear power plants in Europe pose an increasing risk to millions of residents as the facilities are extended past their intended lifetimes.

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