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Federal officials are facing their second lawsuit over a "critical habitat" designation on 1,544 acres of Louisiana land for the endangered dusky gopher frog. In the suit, P&F Lumber Co.…

Maryland's highest court ruled against awarding plaintiffs $1 billion in punitive damages from Exxon Mobil Corp. for an underground leak at a gas station. The Maryland Court of Appeals also…

BP PLC knew there was a risk of a well explosion prior to the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the company's top executive in North America testified yesterday. Lamar McKay, former president…

European officials have struck a deal to stop the practice of dumping fish back into the ocean after they are dead. The European Union's agreement prohibits fishermen from discarding herring…

The National Park Service yesterday released a plan to restore the giant sequoia trees of Yosemite National Park. The plan, which offers four options, aims to restore part of the…

Scientists in Jamaica and other Caribbean islands are planting fast-growing coral species in bleached-out reefs in an effort to buoy the fragile ecosystems. Some question the effectiveness of the plans,…

A $1 billion plan to restore healthy water flows to the Everglades may divert too much water from supplies that provide Florida's Miami-Dade County with much of its drinking water,…

A Forest Service proposal for logging in Oregon has prompted a battle between timber groups and environmentalists. The agency is proposing a timber sale that covers 16,215 acres bordering Crater…

Leatherback turtle nests have seen a sharp decline at one of the turtle's most important Pacific nesting beaches, raising concerns the species could be extinct if the trend continues, according…

Arizona lawmakers' push to transfer 2,400 acres of federally owned campground and Tonto National Forest to Resolution Copper Mining has upset environmentalists and tribal groups alike. "That area has historical…

Noting the impact of extreme weather events like Superstorm Sandy, Rep. Lois Capps today introduced a pair of bills that would help coastal areas and water utilities adapt to climate…

It's been too long since Congress passed a comprehensive energy bill, and legislation that would build on recent gains in natural gas supplies and efficiency could offer an opportunity for…

The $267.6 million that federal agencies spent to host or attend big-ticket conferences last year will be put under the microscope by the House Oversight and Government Reform's federal workforce…

The Club for Growth today announced an aggressive effort to target Republican lawmakers it believes don't adhere closely enough to conservative principals, advocating for primary opponents to at least nine…

NEW YORK -- Interior Secretary Ken Salazar kept up the pressure on Congress to avoid sequestration yesterday after visiting the Statue of Liberty to assess damage left in the wake…

A week after informing U.S. EPA union officials that across-the-board budget cuts could require as many as 22 furlough days for agency employees, acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe told staff last…

Two key Republican senators today offered controversial sources of funding to support federal R&D programs they said were necessary for the U.S. energy future. Speaking at a Department of Energy…

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg blasted coal-fired power generation today during a high-profile Energy Department innovation summit just outside Washington, D.C. "The king is dead. Coal is a dead…

Thanks to pollution control equipment and the rise of natural gas, emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from power plants dropped to their lowest levels in more than two…

The Obama administration is considering scrapping work on a guidance for clarifying muddled oversight of wetlands and other water resources and moving straight to a rulemaking, the Army Corps of…

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