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A federal appellate court rejected a broad industry challenge today to U.S. EPA's air standard for fine particles, ruling that the agency acted reasonably and has "substantial discretion" when setting pollution limits.

The Obama administration today released two new proposed rules and a new policy designed to clarify how it designates and protects critical habitat for threatened and endangered species.

Could a financial tool geared toward climate-conscious investment be the next generation of finance? During today's OnPoint, Peter Lehner, executive director of the Natural Resources Defense Council, discusses NRDC's new stock market index, launched along with BlackRock and FTSE Group, that excludes fossil fuel companies. He talks about the impacts a fossil fuel divestment strategy could have on Wall Street.

Police arrested 60 people after a proposed waste incinerator sparked protests in an eastern Chinese city.

Commemorative silverware has been reported stolen from the final resting place of President Garfield in a suburb of Cleveland.

Fishing groups behind a two-year effort to restore oysters to the Potomac River are alarmed about a large marina developers want to build near the river's largest and formerly most productive oyster bar.

New standards in Washington state will require timber companies to carry out geologic reviews before they receive a permit for logging near risky landslide areas, after a deadly slide killed more than 40 people in March. Meanwhile, a mudslide over the weekend temporarily blocked the Cedar River south of Seattle.

After facing criticism and a lawsuit from Montana hunting groups, the state's wildlife agency has stepped away from plans to allow ranchers to kill elk from Yellowstone National Park to prevent them from spreading disease, an agency official said.

An Arcata, Calif., scientist who published research suggesting a "super-toxic" rat poison sometimes used by illegal marijuana growers could harm wildlife may have had his dog poisoned by the same chemical.

Scientists at Harvard University say they have completed a "road map" of chemicals to target to reduce the risk of breast cancer.

Methane that leaked from BP PLC's Deepwater Horizon oil rig likely stayed in the Gulf of Mexico for months longer than thought, scientists said yesterday.

A new corn plant engineered to be resistant to the herbicide 2,4-D will debut in Canada, the plant's developer announced Friday.

Federal scientists are modeling fires to prepare for the West's upcoming wildfire season.

The federal Bureau of Land Management is taking bids for facilities to temporarily hold wild horses removed from overpopulated herds on Western rangelands.

The Department of Energy's inspector general has dismissed a complaint alleging that the agency has not fully implemented recommendations to strengthen its oversight of billion-dollar loan guarantees for clean energy projects.

Two startup companies with ties to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are finding ways to reimagine atomic energy even as the industry faces threats from a wary public and cheap natural gas.

The Department of Energy announced plans today to restart the long-dormant uranium leasing program.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), a possible 2016 presidential contender, said yesterday that he does not believe people are causing climate change.

Developers seeking to build a residential neighborhood in Frederick, Md., have filed suit against the federal government over alleged trichloroethylene contamination in area groundwater.

Two judges with the New Mexico Court of Appeals last week decided against blocking controversial new copper mining rules pending ongoing litigation.

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