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A county commissioner in southeast Utah is organizing an illegal all-terrain vehicle ride through a river canyon rich in archaeological ruins to protest what he argues is an overbearing federal government.

Federal judges today upheld U.S. EPA's air standards for mercury and other hazardous pollutants in a major win for the Obama administration.

With the Senate scheduled to consider tax extenders when it returns from its recess, how is the wind industry managing the uncertainty surrounding an extension of the production tax credit? During today's OnPoint, Tom Kiernan, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association, discusses AWEA's annual market report for 2013 and talks about the impact the evolving utility business model is having on growth within his industry. He also discusses his group's lobbying strategy for 2014.

Ray Murdoch, a 66-year-old retired teacher, was out for a bicycle ride through the countryside near Nuthampstead, England, last week when he came upon a 6-foot-tall flightless bird standing menacingly in a roadside field.

Gunmen killed nine people and wounded seven others when they opened fire on a public bus near an Ethiopian dam project that Egypt sees as a potential threat to the flow of the Nile River, Ethiopian authorities say.

According to an official watchdog, industrialized regions outside Beijing are responsible for around a third of the smoggy city's air pollution, Chinese state media reported today.

Local officials have extended fish ladders at a cracked Washington state dam, and they say the modifications should ensure that migrating salmon can pass through the structure as they head for their annual spawning ground.

Reno, Nev., has added to its transportation fleet four electric buses that officials expect will save the city up to $500,000 over the vehicles' life spans.

Louisiana's Senate yesterday approved a measure backed by the oil industry and Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) to void a lawsuit filed by a local flood control board seeking money from more than 90 energy companies for coastal damage.

A federal judge has signed a consent agreement requiring Miami-Dade County to conduct repairs to its sewer system totaling $1.6 billion over the next 15 years.

Japan's fourth-largest automaker announced yesterday that it will introduce a compact car equipped with affordable hybrid technology.

California officials yesterday set a maximum standard for the amount of hexavalent chromium that can be present in drinking water, the result of a regulatory push spurred by the 2001 film "Erin Brockovich."

The Forest Service yesterday announced final guidelines for a 2011 law to expand summertime recreational opportunities at ski resorts on federal lands.

The Allegheny County, Pa., Medical Examiner's Office this morning confirmed that National Energy Technology Laboratory chief Anthony Cugini's death was a suicide.

Birmingham, Ala.-based Walter Energy Inc. is idling several of its Canadian coal mining operations amid ongoing tough market conditions, the company announced yesterday.

Landowners this week voiced concerns about environmental hazards that could accompany a proposed rare-earth elements mine near the town of Sundance, Wyo.

The Obama administration this week officially announced a lease sale of 21.4 million acres in the western Gulf of Mexico for fossil fuel exploration.

Colleges need to reshape science offerings to better prepare students for careers in biofuels, renewable chemicals and other bio-based sectors that use microorganisms, according to a new report.

The Department of Energy will provide up to $10 million to manufacturers of advanced biofuels and other bioproducts.

The Interior Department this morning released a final rule that gives developers more time to file preliminary plans for renewable energy projects in federal waters.

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