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A new documentary attempts to explain what happened on the night of the BP PLC Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and why it happened.

Greenpeace has pressured Lego into ending its marketing contract with Royal Dutch Shell PLC.

An autopsy of a West Virginia coal miner contradicted the testimony of a doctor who convinced a court that the illness that ultimately killed Steve Day, an employee of a Patriot Coal Corp. subsidiary for 35 years, was not black lung, thus robbing him of compensation required under federal law.

A new poll found that nearly 70 percent of voters in oil- and gas-rich Western states support a Bureau of Land Management rule that would "significantly" reduce the venting and flaring of natural gas from drill sites on public lands.

Levels of cesium-137 in Norway's reindeer usually peak in summer when plants, namely the gypsy mushrooms the animals are fond of, grow from soil contaminated by radiation mostly tracing back to the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

After years of decline, pronghorns are making a comeback in the Yellowstone National Park area, in part because of a fence removal and modification endeavor being carried out by a unique partnership.

The Grand Canyon concessionaire currently operating on the canyon's South Rim sued the National Park Service in Colorado federal court Tuesday after a new contract was awarded to another concessionaire.

A proposed change in the way the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages endangered Mexican gray wolves would be "a disaster" for the Southwestern states involved, according to a letter from Arizona wildlife officials to ranching groups in the region.

The Obama administration is defending efforts by federal regulators to protect greater sage grouse and work with Western states to keep the bird off the endangered species list.

A new Obama administration rule would allow the piecemeal destruction of habitats critical to the survival and recovery of threatened and endangered species, environmental groups and scientists are warning.

Massachusetts gubernatorial candidates Republican Charlie Baker and Democrat Martha Coakley agree on a majority of environmental issues but disagree on issues including the ballot initiative that expands the state's plastic bottle law and the use of nuclear energy in the state.

Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) says climate change is happening and humans are making an impact, according to statements this week.

The League of Conservation Voters has placed Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) on its "Dirty Dozen" list and launched an ad campaign with the group's Wisconsin chapter blasting his environmental record.

The League of Conservation Voters Action Fund yesterday endorsed both of New Hampshire's House lawmakers, vowing to support the Democrats as they face competitive re-election bids.

Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu (D) replaced her campaign manager yesterday, bringing on a new top aide as she prepares for a Senate election that is widely anticipated to stretch into December.

The pornography scandal that spurred the resignation of Pennsylvania's top environmental official is making waves in the Keystone State's gubernatorial race.

By all accounts, Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell (R) should have been heading toward a re-election victory with relative ease at this point in the 2014 cycle.