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The Supreme Court will consider Monday whether a federal agency must post a public notice and solicit comments when it revises interpretations of regulations.

An "undeniable gut punch," a "regulatory train wreck" and part of U.S. EPA's "extreme environmentalist agenda" is how Republican lawmakers and industry groups are describing the Obama administration's new proposal to clamp down on national smog standards.

U.S. EPA today touted the public health benefits that would result from its proposal to tighten the national standard for ozone. "Today's proposal is about informing Americans about healthy air quality so that they can protect themselves as well as their families," EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy told reporters today, adding, "and we can as a country take steps over time to achieve healthy air for all."

What will last week's moves by U.S. EPA on ozone standards and the Supreme Court on the agency's mercury rule mean for the future of air regulations? During today's OnPoint, Thomas Lorenzen, a partner at Dorsey & Whitney and the former assistant chief in the Environment and Natural Resources Division at the Department of Justice, discusses the significance and impact of both actions.

A cable car project that would bring thousands of tourists to the world's largest cave in Vietnam is drawing opposition.

China has announced plans for a $8.13 billion fund to fight pollution.

Damage to a power-generating unit at the Zaporozhiya nuclear power plant in Ukraine has cut power production but does not pose a public danger, according to Ukraine Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchishin.

A commission in Maine is recommending the state increase research and monitoring of ocean acidity levels and the potential impacts more acidic waters could have on local industries.

Worried that drone use might corrupt the sport of hunting, Michigan lawmakers are set to vote on banning hunters from using the machines.

Virginia state lawmakers from Hampton Roads are looking to help residents better respond to sea-level rise by creating a new state fund for flood assistance.

Revenue from specialty salmon license plates in Oregon is paying salaries at the state's Watershed Enhancement Board, not directly funding projects helping salmon as billed on the board's website.

Chemicals that disrupt the endocrine system and are present in toiletries, cosmetics, medicines, plastics and pesticides could cost E.U. countries millions each year in added health costs, according to a new study.

U.S. EPA has expanded its plan to remove toxins from the Duwamish Superfund site, but fishing restrictions will persist after the cleanup is complete.

A national nonprofit group that rebuilds unsafe homes has partnered with flame retardant manufacturers for a new outreach campaign encouraging Americans to practice fire safety during the holiday season -- though many environmental groups say the chemicals they produce are a health threat to consumers.

Fargo, N.D., Mayor Dennis Walaker, who was known as the "flood mayor," died yesterday after battling kidney cancer, city officials said. He was 73.

Mining operations can affect waterways and fish habitats on a regional basis, according to a new federally funded study led by Michigan State University researchers.

Delegates at the Bureau of Indian Affairs Conference in Anchorage, Alaska, are calling on the U.S. State Department to hold boundary dispute hearings with British Columbia over plans to build new mines in the Canadian province.

Get rid of the Highway Trust Fund and pay for transportation projects with money routed through the regular congressional appropriations process.

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder today announced that his department is updating its policies to ensure that environmental burdens don't disproportionately harm minority and low-income communities.

Researchers have developed a way to use carbon emissions to produce a green, low-cost energy storage device that can provide a rapid charge or discharge of power important for electric vehicles and wind turbines.

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