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Frigid temperatures across the Midwest have frozen over huge swaths of the Great Lakes.

Crews worked late into the night to free 19 manatees that got stuck in a central Florida storm drain.

A golden eagle was found dead Feb. 9 near a wind turbine at the Spring Valley Wind Energy facility 260 miles northeast of Las Vegas, prompting new calls for regulatory action.

A California man was indicted on federal charges for illegally gathering ancient Native American cultural items on public lands.

Following a recent ruling by a judge that reinstated endangered species protections for gray wolves in the Great Lakes region, Minnesota farmers can no longer hire federal and state trappers to get rid of problem wolves.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) late yesterday unveiled early details on new regulations to curb phosphorus runoff into the Chesapeake Bay, weeks after pulling similar rules proposed by his Democratic predecessor.

The National Marine Fisheries Service today said it will consider increasing the critical habitat of endangered southern resident killer whales, in response to a petition from environmental groups that asked the agency to triple the protected area.

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) invited EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy yesterday to visit Iowa to see the "significant consequences" of agency regulations on the state's agricultural industry.

Leaders of the Crow Tribe in Montana are calling on the Army Corps of Engineers to facilitate a dialogue among tribes on the controversial issue of coal exports.

U.S. federal investment in energy research, development and deployment "condemns future generations to fewer options" and is one-third of what is necessary for the nation to stay economically competitive, according to a new report from the American Energy Innovation Council (AEIC).

The federal government should shift to a highway financing system tied to how far people drive, but only after a transition period bridged by an increase in the federal gasoline tax, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) said this morning.

Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a leading champion of aggressive government policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, today reintroduced legislation that would require fossil fuel producers to purchase allowances to cover the heat-trapping gases released when coal, oil or natural gas are burned and then redistribute that money to all taxpayers.

Senate energy efficiency advocates are advancing a new effort to tweak an appliance efficiency rule that has riled utilities before it goes into effect this spring.

Congressional leaders warned President Obama this morning that his expected veto of legislation to approve TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada won't end the debate.

The Supreme Court today ruled that Nebraska "recklessly gambled" in taking more water from the Republican River than it was allowed.

Republican senators delivered a full-throated attack this morning against the Obama administration's energy and natural resources policies, accusing the Interior Department of ignoring Alaskans, Gulf Coast residents and the goal of the U.S. attaining energy independence.

As the Obama administration takes action on drilling, fracking and Arctic exploration, how will the 114th Congress shape its policy priorities on natural resources? During today's OnPoint, Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah), chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, discusses his panel's policy objectives for this session and explains how he plans to frame the conversation on climate change in his committee. Bishop reacts to the Obama administration's action on federal land oil and gas drilling, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge protections and fracking regulations.

Leaked documents reveal South Korean intelligence requested information on the director of advocacy group Greenpeace ahead of the G-20 summit in 2010.

A recent census that found a dramatic increase in India's tiger population is coming under fire from scientists, who are questioning the accuracy of the count.

A European parliamentary committee yesterday approved new limits on biofuels made from food crops, which critics blame for inflation and environmental damage.

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