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U.S. EPA is considering a request from Texas officials to let cotton farmers use a controversial herbicide to push back against "super weeds."

The Army is trying to keep a chemical that can cause seizures away from private drinking water in Columbia, S.C., after detecting elevated levels of the compound in the area.

Baby fish from a species renowned for its speed failed a treadmill test, according to a study by Florida researchers that exposed the fish when they were embryos to oil collected from the BP PLC Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

The nation's first commercial cellulosic biofuel plant is laying off employees as it hangs precipitously on the edge of bankruptcy.

The Department of Energy's inspector general found the department approved millions of dollars in renewable energy funds without reviewing proper documentation for the projects.

Recycle 35 percent of all waste starting in fiscal 2015. Install cisterns and make other "retrofits" to reduce stormwater runoff. Cut the size of the vehicle fleet by 10 percent.

When it comes to polar-orbiting satellites, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration just can't win.

The algae industry's new top advocate wants the Algae Biomass Organization to play a key role in energy policymaking in the nation's capital.

The price of solar panels from China will rise on average by 10 cents per watt because of new import duties the Commerce Department has preliminarily put in place, according to a new report from GTM Research.

A judge yesterday sentenced two 22-year-old men who lured an adult manatee and a calf with a water hose, then cannonball-jumped on top of the endangered marine mammals.

Pennsylvania opened two lawsuits yesterday against dozens of oil companies to recoup the costs of cleaning up contaminated groundwater from gasoline spills all over the state.

A federal grand jury yesterday indicted a man for allegedly netting more than $29 million by peddling fake credits for biodiesel that was never produced at a Houston facility.

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The government of the Philippines wants the United States to pay around $1.5 million to compensate for damage to an internationally protected reef.

Several environmental groups are objecting to a proposed Bureau of Land Management resource management plan for almost 800,000 acres in the energy-rich Powder River Basin.

The Forest Service today released its formal proposal for protecting the availability of water for ski resorts that operate on national forests.

The Obama administration today announced it will more than double the comment period for three proposals it announced in May to clarify how it designates and protects critical habitat for threatened and endangered species, rules that could have significant implications for landowners and industry.

The Fish and Wildlife Service announced today it plans to conduct an in-depth review and analysis of its eagle management policies, including a hotly contested revised rule the service finalized last year that allows wind and other energy projects to injure, kill or disturb bald eagles for up to 30 years.

The Senate Majority PAC launched its newest attack in the Arkansas Senate race yesterday, slamming Rep. Tom Cotton (R) for a series of votes against disaster relief bills.

The Obama administration today came out "strongly" against two House GOP bills that would curtail environmental reviews of new pipelines on federal lands in an attempt to reduce the flaring of shale gas as waste.

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