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Industry has gotten more savvy about lobbying against U.S. EPA policies, according to the agency's first administrator.

U.S. EPA tomorrow will launch a review of whether to add a common cleaning solvent that is an approved substitute for ozone-depleting chemicals to its list of hazardous air pollutants.

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today laid out a broad agenda for revitalizing the declining nuclear power industry through a series of hearings and new waste legislation, all while vowing to block tax incentives for wind energy.

U.S. EPA's Office of Inspector General lacks adequate rules for vetting job applicants' references or previous employment, according to a new internal audit.

Opponents of the proposed Pebble LP gold and copper mine in the Bristol Bay region of southwestern Alaska are sounding the alarm about the potential development of other mineral deposits in the area.

As efforts in both chambers of Congress accelerate to move LNG exports and nuclear waste legislation, what are the prospects for a broader energy bill this year? On today's The Cutting Edge, E&E Daily reporter Hannah Northey, discusses the action on energy policy on either side of Capitol Hill and House Republicans' plans to unveil an energy plan as early as next week.

A Chinese-backed copper mine in Afghanistan is threatening ancient Buddhist ruins and artifacts.

A fourth endangered giant panda has died at a rescue center after becoming infected by the canine distemper virus, Chinese state media said yesterday.

North Dakota state Democrats argued before fellow lawmakers yesterday that the state's Industrial Commission's dual duties of promoting and regulating oil and gas development constitute a conflict of interest.

Lawmakers are seeking to pass a package of three bills to allow limited wolf hunting after a federal court outlawed Minnesota's wolf hunting and trapping seasons.

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker (I) is asking the Interior Department for a six-month delay in its plan to expand Indian Country in the state.

People who eat organic produce are less exposed to pesticides, according to a new study on the topic.

Poorly designed pipes contributed to a chemical release that killed four workers at a DuPont Co. plant last year, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board said.

The Army Corps of Engineers will move forward with expanding a navigation lock in the Mississippi River without the help of the Port of New Orleans.

Nearly half of Oregon school buses release diesel emissions at levels above 2007 pollution standards, exposing tens of thousands of children to cancer-causing exhaust.

U.S. mining watchdogs are calling on U.S. EPA and the United Nations to scrutinize almost 1,000 mine tailings dams around the country following an independent report on a significant spill in Canada last year.

The Energy Department today dedicated the world's most advanced "light source," which will open a new world of nanoscale resolution to study materials for energy, environmental science and medicine.

Tesla Motors Inc. likes Apple Inc. so much, it has hired at least 150 employees from the technology company.

In the past, diesel engines were known to be loud and polluting, but today they're quieter and cleaner and have a better fuel economy than many vehicles running on gasoline. Americans are taking note.

Railroad officials are working to determine how much ethanol has leaked from a derailed freight train into the Mississippi River.

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