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The carbon fee bill Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse plans to unveil this afternoon will "start a conversation" that could lead to bipartisan cooperation, he said today at a Washington, D.C., forum.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called today for an open debate and amendment process next year when the chamber -- which will then be led by Republicans -- again takes up legislation to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline.

The United Nations named the U.S. Green Building Council winner of its Champions of the Earth award, while marine biologist Sylvia Earle was presented a lifetime achievement award during a ceremony at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., today.

Hundreds of environmental groups and clean energy firms are urging Congress to renew the production tax credit and other incentives that expired at the end of last year.

Once Republicans take control of Congress next year, refiners will resume a push to reform the renewable fuel standard and limit U.S. EPA regulations on ground-level ozone, a leading industry official said today.

International coal markets are so oversupplied and current port capacity so underused that new export terminal proposals in the Pacific Northwest and along the Gulf Coast are unnecessary and unwise, according to a brief analysis released this morning.

The 13th secretary of Energy yesterday said he would like to be remembered for expediting energy efficiency standards, advancing clean technology deployment and expanding the participation of minorities in the energy sector.

Hot water bubbling up everywhere, Nevada became the Wild West of a geothermal energy boom when the long-stagnant industry ushered in the new millennium with a technological renaissance and a public lands leasing boom.

U.S. EPA's independent watchdog has found that some of the agency's employees have been placed on paid leave for more than a year -- a controversial practice that has angered Capitol Hill lawmakers.

Drilling companies received $380 million in royalty breaks over the past several years for natural gas extracted from federal onshore tracts, according to a new report by Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington is calling for the completion of a stalled review of the abandoned Yucca Mountain, Nev., nuclear waste project in what some industry sources say shows the waning power of the project's fiercest foe, outgoing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).

How can private-sector money be leveraged by states to spur clean energy investments? During today's OnPoint, Reed Hundt, the CEO of the Coalition for Green Capital and a former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, discusses successful examples of state green banks and explains how similar models can be implemented throughout the country as states craft mechanisms for complying with U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan.

The latest Chinese fashion accessories are smog masks.

In an effort to reduce pollution around Beijing, Chinese officials are planning to move some of the largest polluting factories out of the country.

South Africa has lost a record 1,020 rhinos to poaching this year, the government said today.

The European Union is expected to pass a plan to reduce the number of plastic bags used by Europeans each year.

Jellylike plankton is growing in Canadian lakes, a byproduct of years of industrial pollution, researchers say.

Levels of a type of pesticide often used in gardens and farms have increased in California's watersheds, according to a state report.

Reducing air pollution from motor vehicles is key for Northeastern states if the Obama administration tightens the federal ozone standard, state regulators said yesterday.

Uber Technologies Inc. is investigating whether a company executive violated its privacy policy by snooping on a reporter's ride.

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