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U.S. EPA's Office of Inspector General is proceeding with its probe of the agency's handling of the Pebble copper and gold mining project in southwestern Alaska.

Monsanto Co. agreed yesterday to pay a $2.4 million settlement to wheat farmers over genetically engineered wheat found in Oregon.

Thousands of mine operators fail to pay safety penalties, even as they continue to operate dangerous mine operations, records show.

After 50 years atop what was once the tallest building west of the Mississippi River, Houston's Petroleum Club is relocating to a smaller space and getting a makeover.

The Obama administration is being outflanked by media-savvy foes when it comes to securing public support and dispersing information about managing waste from the country's 100 nuclear plants, a new report from the Government Accountability Office finds.

Federal energy regulators today approved plans to more than double the footprint of Southwest grid operators by adding the Upper Great Plains region of the Western Area Power Administration.

Oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens is being sued by his son Michael for $15.6 million in Dallas County District Court.

Lawyers representing dozens of oil, gas and pipeline companies asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a Louisiana flood control board seeking compensation for coastal damage from drilling and dredging.

U.S. EPA and environmentalists have agreed on a timeline for the agency to respond to petitions challenging permits for three 1970s-era Texas coal-fired power plants.

John Muir has long been a revered figure to the environmental movement, but some are wondering whether his legacy is still relevant nearly 100 years after his death.

A herd of bison quarantined to prevent the spread of disease was released yesterday to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.

A federal court yesterday indicated its approval of a settlement agreement between conservation nonprofits and North Carolina wildlife regulators that is aimed at reducing accidental shootings of red wolves, according to the Southern Environmental Law Center.

An international commission of 21 nations agreed this week to drastically decrease fishing of Pacific bluefin tuna, in an effort to rebuild the dwindling population of a species popular in sushi.

Leaders from the United States and the Republic of Kiribati agreed today to coordinate and jointly support research and conservation activities in hundreds of thousands of miles of protected land and water in the Pacific Ocean.

Trout Unlimited yesterday announced support for Sen. Ron Wyden's (D-Ore.) bill seeking to double timber harvests in western Oregon, marking another key endorsement for the Oregonian in his quest to end gridlock on federal forests.

Senate Republicans today picked a leader for their 2016 campaign efforts and formally re-elected their other leaders for when they take the majority next year.

The new emissions reduction pledges the United States and China unveiled Tuesday night are achievable for both countries and a potential game changer for international climate change negotiations, proponents say.

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest came close but stopped short of saying President Obama would veto legislation to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada.

Second of two stories on efforts to tap ocean energy. Click here to read the first.

The Energy Department now has a $5 billion "I told you so" answer to policymakers who blasted the agency for wasting taxpayer money on clean energy technology.

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