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BP PLC'S ill-fated Macondo well was drilled in an area of the deepwater Gulf of Mexico that was subject to shallow earthquakes and with rock formations that are the fragile…

A conservation group alleged today that Google is helping to foster a significant surge in ivory demand in Asia that is killing record numbers of African elephants. The Environmental Investigation…

Following a series of controversial mountain lion killings, California wildlife officials instated new regulations governing how to handle the big cats when they wander too close to humans, pets or…

Global warming may play a role in reducing transit times as sea ice melting may open additional seasonal shipping lanes through the Arctic Ocean, unleashing a host of legal, safety…

The scientist who's repeatedly challenged National Park Service research is asking the White House to address what he is characterizing as scientific misconduct. Neurobiologist Corey Goodman is asking the White…

Environmentalists and abortion rights advocates backing Rep. Ed Markey's bid in the Massachusetts Senate special election are touting a new poll today that shows their candidate leading Rep. Stephen Lynch…

The House is taking aim again at a U.S. EPA requirement that pesticide users who spray over water get a Clean Water Act permit. Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio) and three…

Congress' failure to pass a five-year farm bill has hamstrung a Department of Agriculture program that aims to create markets for products made from renewable materials, industry officials say. USDA…

As federal agencies anguish over how to manage about $85 billion in sequestration cuts, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Republicans issued a new accounting today of potential federal savings…

A coalition of conservation groups is urging the Obama administration to ensure that a proposal to build one of the nation's largest natural gas fields in southern Wyoming adequately protects…

Both Kentucky and West Virginia are considering revising standards for selenium in waterways near coal mining operations, a move that could make it harder for environmental groups to sue Appalachian…

Oil production on federal land rose 7 percent in 2012 over the previous year but fell by more than 8 percent in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the latest Interior Department data. The rise on federal lands is the largest single-year production gain in at least the past eight years. But in the Gulf, continued declines in oil and natural gas production suggest the effects of the April 2010 BP PLC oil spill, which halted deepwater permitting in the region for nearly a year, continue to be felt.

Now that President Obama has taken the long-awaited step of nominating air chief Gina McCarthy to head U.S. EPA, talk has turned to the future of the other front-runner in that race: current acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe. Sources outside the administration have said Perciasepe does not appear to have made up his mind about whether to stay with EPA or leave his post of deputy administrator.

Organized criminal circles are responsible for the high number of African elephant deaths, a number that exceeds their birth rate, according to a recent report. Asian demand for ivory has…

As the use of nuclear power spreads throughout the Middle East, Jordan is close to commissioning two reactors south of the Syrian border. The government will decide next month which…

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan said it is ahead of schedule in fixing the spent fuel rods sitting in an open pool of water.…

The European Commission has initiated an investigation into whether Germany is giving illegal state assistance to energy-intensive firms in the form of exemptions from electricity network fees, potentially clashing with…

Many Hawaii farmers have sprayed the weed killer atrazine on their fields for decades, but when it rains and the chemical is swept into rivers and streams, it threatens plant…

A barge contracted by the Navy to move cargo to the base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, this week dumped 22 shipping containers into the Atlantic Ocean. The Coast Guard said…

Four dairy operations in Washington state have agreed to help reduce nitrate contamination in groundwater, U.S. EPA announced yesterday. The deals, which state officials hailed, all pertain to operations in…

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