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Congressional candidates and their backers are up with a series of new ads in West Virginia as the November midterm elections draw closer -- and the debate over coal issues runs through all of them.

Montana Rep. Steve Daines (R) and state Rep. Amanda Curtis (D) sparred over how to best utilize the state's forests and federal lands as the duo faced off last night in the only public debate in the race for Montana's open Senate seat.

Supporters of the renewable fuel standard today launched a six-figure ad campaign supporting three incumbent Democrats and one Republican in midterm election battles.

The National Mining Association has hired the BGR Group, founded by former Mississippi Republican Gov. Haley Barbour, to lobby on its behalf, according to disclosure records.

A West Virginia laboratory worker who pleaded guilty to falsifying results of coal mining companies' water pollution tests is pointing a finger at industry pressure.

House Science, Space and Technology Chairman Lamar Smith is investigating why taxpayer cash is funding a controversial study of political messages posted on Twitter.

PICEANCE CREEK, Colo. -- When Bill Wille went hunting in the Piceance Basin in the 1980s, it wasn't long before he bagged a trophy buck.

The man at the helm of Secretary of State John Kerry's Arctic policy describes himself as a "simple sailor" who has seen firsthand the changes a shifting climate have made to the far north and is determined to protect the region.

Agencies and departments in the thick of energy and environmental policy have kept dozens if not hundreds of their employees on lengthy periods of administrative leave.

U.S. EPA's 2012 designations for what parts of the country meet air quality standards for ozone came under fire in court today, with various states and environmental groups challenging the agency's classifications.

A new online tool released by the Georgetown Climate Center measures progress states are making in implementing measures to address climate change. How are states balancing adaptation goals with economic growth? During today's OnPoint, Jessica Grannis, adaptation program manager at the Georgetown Climate Center, discusses the tool and accompanying research demonstrating mixed success among states.

An area of the Amazon rainforest that is larger than the state of Delaware has received federal protection, the Brazilian government said yesterday.

Scientists banded with members of the voodoo religion to discuss water challenges at the annual Anba Dlo Halloween Festival in New Orleans on Saturday.

In less than two weeks, Maine voters will head to the polls and decide whether bear hunters can continue using baiting and locating techniques, which activists argue have actually increased the bear population.

Some of the largest seed and pesticide makers are working to find new products that use organisms like bacteria and tiny fungi to help seeds and growing plants fight off pests.

Oregon state agencies failed to investigate complaints of helicopters spraying weed killers next to homes in the state's southwest, records show.

The production of country ham, long a Southern delicacy, relies on a chemical being phased out under a 1987 United Nations treaty because it depletes the ozone layer, posing challenges for producers.

Salamander populations were lower and less diverse in streams impacted by mountaintop-removal coal mining, according to a newly released study by University of Kentucky researchers.

The Obama administration launched a project today aimed at improving data collection on the politically combustible problem of water pollution from agricultural land.

In December, Ford will release a new F-150 that is the first high-volume vehicle with all-aluminum body panels, which experts say is a gamble.

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