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The Interior Department could have collected several billion dollars in additional revenue between 2008 and 2012 with reforms to its coal leasing program, according to a new report praised by conservation groups.

Federal wildlife officials have increased the number of endangered fish that can be killed in California's Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, in response to water managers' request for more flexibility as the state's historic drought continues.

The National Marine Fisheries Service is considering a framework that would allow the fishing industry to partially pay for onboard observers on the East Coast, filling in the gaps of the federal budget.

Royal Dutch Shell PLC will explore for oil this summer in Alaska's Chukchi Sea if it receives approval from the federal government, CEO Ben van Beurden announced today, according to multiple news outlets.

In his fiscal 2016 budget proposal set to be unveiled next week, President Obama is looking to restore billions of dollars in federal government spending that was automatically halted by the 2013 sequester.

Former Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) is joining the influence industry.

Back bays in New Jersey and New York's Long Island that suffered severe flooding during Superstorm Sandy deserve more attention as the United States contemplates how best to protect its coastlines in the face of sea-level rise and more extreme storms, the Army Corps of Engineers said yesterday.

PHILADELPHIA -- House Democrats are crafting a "more disciplined" campaign message for 2016 that will contrast the party's focus on the middle class with industry-friendly GOP policies backed by mega donors like the Koch brothers, party officials said today.

DENVER -- The American Petroleum Institute today announced it is opening a new office in Colorado, a state that has become a battleground in a national debate over the safety of oil and gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing.

The Obama administration may not see a need for legislation moving through Congress to fast-track exports of liquefied gas, but a top official at the Energy Department today said the agency would "comply" if the language became law.

The Senate voted this afternoon 62-35 to invoke cloture on legislation to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada, setting the stage for final passage within the next several hours.

The Senate this afternoon came one vote shy of permanently extending a key program used to acquire and conserve lands, dashing what would have been a major victory for conservationists, sportsmen and the Obama administration.

Hundreds of people representing industry, environmental groups and public health organizations today descended on public hearings in the nation's capital and Texas to give U.S. EPA an earful on its proposal to tighten the national ozone standard.

A few years back, U.S. EPA enforcement agents tracked a Utah environmental fugitive to a trailer parked at a marina in the Florida Keys.

A potentially precedent-setting lawsuit initiated earlier this month is once again ripping open the debate over how best to stem the flow of nutrients from America's farms and animal operations into the country's rivers and streams.

Following its November proposal to tighten federal ozone standards, U.S. EPA began a series of three public hearings on the plan yesterday. How contentious were the discussions and what impact could the comments have on EPA's final proposal, which is expected later this year? On today's The Cutting Edge, Greenwire reporter Amanda Peterka, discusses expectations for the final rule. Today's The Cutting Edge will air on E&ETV at 12:30 p.m. EST.

The president of China's Tsinghua University could soon lead the country's environmental protection ministry.

A bill in the North Dakota Statehouse would require elected officials to sign off on reductions of fines against oil and gas companies, addressing what state Sen. Tyler Axness (D) said is the perception that the booming oil state is too lenient.

Unions and environmental groups called on Congress to provide more funds for passenger rail and transit systems in a report released today.

After Tuesday's blizzard dumped 2 feet of snow in Boston, Mayor Marty Walsh vowed to come down hard on people who didn't do their part to clear the sidewalks in front of their homes and businesses.

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