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The Congressional Hispanic Caucus today came out in support of a recent proposal by the Obama administration to roll back the corn ethanol mandate this year.

Empire State environmentalists will join with labor and construction interests tomorrow to celebrate New York GOP Rep. Peter King for his push to secure aid following Superstorm Sandy in 2012.

House Democrats are reaching for an old financing model to support new sources of energy.

Bipartisan legislation introduced today would set a federal labeling standard for genetically modified foods and compel greater review over their safety.

A Republican-backed bill that would greenlight the export of domestic gas to more than 150 countries cleared a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee today along party lines, with Democrats reiterating their opposition over economic concerns.

With 86 landmarks already bearing the name of former President Reagan, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) has a unique proposal for the 87th: the Ronald Reagan Nuclear Waste Repository at Yucca Mountain.

U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy reassured Republican senators on Capitol Hill this morning that she's open to working with the agricultural community on new clean water rules that many are concerned will negatively affect their operations.

The House Transportation and Infrastructure panel approved legislation today that would restrict U.S. EPA's power to veto Army Corps of Engineers permits for filling wetlands and waterways under the Clean Water Act.

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Paul Woods has done the math, and the magic number is $1.27.

The Fish and Wildlife Service is revisiting its proposal last fall to list as threatened a subpopulation of greater sage grouse found only in central California and southwest Nevada, saying there is "substantial disagreement" over the science used to justify the listing.

The Federal Railroad Administration announced plans today to propose a rule that would require two-person crews on trains carrying crude oil and set crew size standards for most mainline freight and passenger rail operations.

Passage Key became one of the first national wildlife refuges in 1905, boasting 30 acres of mangroves and an inland freshwater lake. Today, it sits under the water in Tampa Bay, only emerging at low tide as a small sandbar that is popular with seabirds -- and occasional trespassing nudists. Its near-disappearance is mostly due to a hurricane decades ago, but Passage Key isn't the only refuge whose boundaries are shrinking. Every year, U.S. refuges lose land -- the result of sea-level rise, severe weather, erosion, the whims of Mother Nature and the passage of time.

As the Office of Management and Budget reviews U.S. EPA's draft rule for existing power plants, how might the agency build flexibility for states into its proposal? During today's OnPoint, Kyle Aarons, a senior fellow at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, discusses current state programs that could fit into a federal rule. He also weighs in on the possible role of the debate over the social cost of carbon in the response to the existing source proposal.

A Chinese artist has drawn attention to China's stifling smog by selling a jar of clean mountain air he collected on a business trip to southern France.

Native American tribes are pushing for Washington state regulators to address an "imminent crisis" for fish at a Columbia River dam where a crack was discovered earlier this year.

A Louisiana panel yesterday approved legislation that would place limits on so-called legacy lawsuits over oil and gas spills.

A city in Southern California has turned up the heat on a Sriracha hot sauce factory, declaring it a public nuisance and giving it 90 days to stop the spicy smells that resulted in a slew of complaints from residents last fall.

NEW YORK -- U.S. EPA today agreed to update oil emergency response plans for the Empire State and New Jersey by the end of the year due to heavier barge traffic on the Hudson River and in New York Harbor.

Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) said he will announce on the Senate floor today that he plans to create a Senate caucus focused on upholding federal whistleblower protections.

Toyota Motor Corp. said today it will expand a line of fuel-efficient engines first developed in hybrid vehicles to 14 models this year and next year.

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