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The White House today released new data sets on water and ecosystems in the hopes that the private sector will be able to use the information to respond to the impact of climate change.

In an effort to protect forests from logging and deforestation, the Global Environment Facility has proposed to tighten loopholes in the commodity supply chains from farmers to consumers.

LIMA, Peru -- The United States yesterday took a turn in the hot seat as a senior White House official sought to explain to the international community how the U.S. will meet its 2020 greenhouse gas reduction targets.

LIMA, Peru -- Sluggish negotiations toward a new global climate change agreement were kicked up a notch this morning as word spread that Secretary of State John Kerry will attend the talks.

Three Michigan townships called a special joint meeting set for Thursday night to consider how to continue their two-year blockade of a proposed 39-turbine project after the Michigan Court of Appeals upheld a lower-court ruling invalidating their restrictive ordinances.

The chief executive of Freedom Industries Inc., the company linked to a chemical spill in West Virginia earlier this year, faces criminal charges of lying to protect his assets, according to a federal complaint filed yesterday.

A federal judge last week clarified his preliminary injunction against U.S. EPA's efforts to limit a large copper and gold mine in the Bristol Bay region of southwestern Alaska.

The Supreme Court tomorrow will consider whether time limits for lawsuits brought against federal agencies seeking monetary damages may be extended by courts if circumstances were beyond the plaintiffs' control.

Many of the millions of viewers who tuned in to the Discovery special "Eaten Alive" on Sunday night were understandably disappointed when an anaconda was deprived of its meal: naturalist Paul Rosolie.

An endangered U.S. Pacific Northwest pod of killer whales shrunk by one -- maybe two -- orcas after a pregnant female was found dead in Canadian waters last week.

Prices of illegal ivory are climbing in China as more people purchase the product as a symbol of status, according to a report by Save the Elephants.

A dolphin fatally shot with an arrow washed ashore in Orange Beach, Ala., this weekend, the National Marine Fisheries Service said yesterday.

The small porpoise known as the vaquita is the most endangered marine mammal in the world, thanks to gill net fishermen who have inadvertently killed the species for decades.

LAS VEGAS -- Debate over whether and how Utah should take over federal public lands is a "waste of time" and hinders constructive dialogue between Utah and land management agencies, said Interior Secretary Sally Jewell.

Every two years, before the new recruits get to town, members of Congress are on the hunt to upgrade their office spaces, leaving the taxpayers to foot their moving bills.

Rep. Raúl Grijlava (D-Ariz.), the incoming ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, today announced Meghan Conklin will serve as his staff director in the 114th Congress.

Clark Geduldig Cranford & Nielsen LLC, a prominent Republican lobby firm, has brought on a well-connected former congressional aide to expand its energy practice.

While typically divided on environmental regulations and other issues, liberal groups and tea party supporters are finding common ground in opposition to President Obama's push for controversial new trade deals.

President Obama should appoint an independent commission to review the federal program for leasing government-owned coal to mining companies, the left-leaning Center for American Progress said in a report released today.

President Obama last night listed some benefits and potential pitfalls of approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada during an appearing on the popular comedy show "The Colbert Report."

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