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Death Valley National Park's famously dark night skies have placed it on an astronomy organization's short list of places free of light pollution. The International Dark-Sky Association has certified the…

Deer in Washington, D.C.'s Rock Creek Park almost found themselves staring down the end of a sharpshooter's gun barrel this winter. The National Park Service had planned a cull to…

Think that's white tuna the sushi restaurant served? Think again. A third of seafood samples taken from grocery stores and restaurants across the nation were mislabeled, according to a three-year…

Former Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) yesterday admitted to having a son whom he had kept secret for more than 30 years. The six-term legislator, who served as chairman of the…

Environment and Public Works Committee ranking member David Vitter and two other committee Republicans have asked U.S. EPA to clarify how it will implement reforms to its chemical testing program.…

The Forest Service today said it is hopeful that language could be added to an Alaska senator's bill to convey lands in the Tongass National Forest that would preserve old-growth…

Beef producers are sounding the alarm over U.S. EPA's recent decision to grant an information request from environmental groups giving them access to data on the locations of concentrated animal…

Congressional Democrats from Minnesota are urging President Obama to select the man they call "Mr. Transportation" to be the next secretary of the Department of Transportation. In a letter to…

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today rejected Duke Energy Corp.'s proposal to go it alone in complying with a new, landmark policy for transmission planning, pitting the commission squarely against…

Nine groups led by the American Petroleum Institute and the Grocery Manufacturers Association today asked the Supreme Court to take up a case challenging U.S. EPA's decision to expand the…

High crop prices driven largely by the demand for ethanol and biodiesel are spurring farmers in the Corn Belt to convert vast amounts of grassland into cropland, according to a…

If President Obama taps U.S. EPA air chief Gina McCarthy to serve as the agency's next administrator, as is widely expected, she would take over an agency that often finds…

President Obama hasn't nominated U.S. EPA air chief Gina McCarthy to be the agency's next administrator, but EPA friends and foes alike sure are acting as though it's a done deal. Both groups agree on one thing: If Obama picks McCarthy -- a straight-talking former state regulator and leader of the EPA office responsible for recent high-impact rules for limiting greenhouse gases and air toxics from power plants -- he's hellbent on plowing ahead with aggressive environmental regulations in his second term.

The Minnesota Legislature is considering a bill that would put a five-year moratorium on wolf hunting and trapping. The bill is widely considered unlikely to pass. It would have to…

An Alaskan state senator has suggested putting a bounty on threatened sea otters in an attempt to save shellfish. Sen. Bert Stedman (R) said the mammals are a threat to…

Two California state senators are demanding an investigation into the agency that regulates hazardous waste after a consumer watchdog group criticized the agency for failing to do its job. A…

With the help of an environmental group, six Baltimore residents are suing the owner of a proposed casino, the city and the state of Maryland, saying the parties worked together…

Organic furniture is on the rise as consumers look to keep health hazards out of their homes. The niche market, akin to organic food and clothing, involves certifying furniture to…

Canada-based energy producer Encana Corp. is calling for the deletion of an audio recording of one of its executives swearing. The recording, taken during a quarterly results conference call last…

Boeing Co.'s chief executive has managed to avoid the limelight as he works to address his company's most significant crisis of his eight years at the helm. The airplane manufacturer…

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