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Researchers have a new strategy to save hemlock plants in the Southeast: Introduce a new beetle that eats only the hemlock woolly adelgid, the invasive species that threatens the plants.

A Utah Republican has floated a bill that would require the federal government to include species found on state, private and tribal lands in its official counts when determining whether a species should receive federal protections.

A new television ad is accusing West Virginia Republican House hopeful Evan Jenkins of wanting to cut black lung disease benefits for coal miners.

Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) today announced he would seek a 13th term in Congress after months of speculation about his re-election plans.

Former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown (R) moved closer to entering the New Hampshire Senate race on Friday -- announcing an exploratory committee to challenge Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D) -- but Democrats and their environmental allies are already on the offensive.

The Sierra Club is aiming to push U.S. EPA into developing strong rules for coal ash disposal and upkeep through a new publicity campaign in Washington, D.C., and North Carolina.

Just before a visiting delegation of U.S. lawmakers left Ukraine, Russian troops on Saturday seized a natural gas plant near the border with Crimea, the site of a disputed referendum the next day that saw an overwhelming vote in favor of joining Russia.

One of Congress' most outspoken critics of the Land and Water Conservation Fund last week said he could support mandatory funding for the program if it is paired with permanent funding for rural Western counties.

A number of high-profile environmental reviews of proposed liquefied natural gas facilities underway at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission have drawn the ire of environmental groups and created a dilemma for some Democrats.

Some Alaskans aren't ready to forgive Gina McCarthy for disparaging gifts she received during a trip to their state. Alaska politicians on both sides of the aisle are fuming after the U.S. EPA chief's recent comments that she threw away a "dinky" North Pole pin someone gave her, and that a jar of moose meat she received "could gag a maggot."

After just one day, the French government lifted an unpopular ban on driving in the Paris streets, claiming it achieved its goal of lowering air pollution in the city that saw smog levels skyrocket last week.

Beijing residents will be covered against the health risks from hazardous air pollution clogging the city as a state-owned insurance company has promised to pay out hundreds of dollars to policyholders hospitalized by the smog.

The Maryland House of Delegates yesterday cleared a bill that would open up preserved farmland to wind and other renewable energy projects.

Vermont lawmakers are considering a bill that would grant new authority to state health officials to restrict or ban harmful chemicals.

A Pennsylvania legislative committee on Monday cleared a bill that would limit how much oil and natural gas producers can charge landowners for the costs of extracting resources.

Villagers in northern Nigeria continue to mine gold, despite having been stricken by the worst bout of lead poisoning in modern history.

U.S. EPA's Superfund program, intended to clean up the nation's most polluted sites, often ships waste to other facilities that have their own pollution problems.

Paper waste holds promise as a component of a new generation of plastics that would retain many of the beneficial properties of bisphenol A, or BPA, without its harmful side effects, according to new research.

Beer giant MillerCoors LLC and other major brewers are stepping up water conservation efforts in response to droughts that have threatened one of the beverage industry's most important ingredients.

Researchers are branching out in their quest for cheaper and more effective water filtration systems.

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