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Hillary Clinton's ties to oil and gas interests have some environmental groups unsure of what to make of her probable 2016 presidential campaign.

It's clearly a tough test when even one of the star pupils earns a flunking grade.

The Obama administration is strongly denying a report that it could approve TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone XL oil pipeline in exchange for climate concessions from Canada.

House Republicans say two federal agencies are planning to use the remote Yucca Mountain site in southern Nevada for activities other than its congressionally authorized use as a repository for spent fuel from nuclear reactors.

Transcripts from a recent administrative hearing raise questions about the management of Fish and Wildlife Service's Southwest office, detailing allegations that state officials had inappropriate influence over agency decisions.

John Bullard is the face of the National Marine Fisheries Service in the Northeast -- and of its hot-button oversight of cod. The former mayor of New Bedford, Mass., says he doesn't sweat being unpopular if that will help save the region's historic cod fishery for the long haul. "This is what I signed up for," he said. "Difficult decisions have to be made. I don't want them to be faceless, anonymous or impersonal. I want everyone to know there is a real human being with a history they are very familiar with who is responsible."

Peru is seeking to extradite a Greenpeace activist from Argentina to charge him with crimes connected with the group's widely criticized stunt last year that officials say damaged the iconic Nazca Lines.

Jordan and Israel have reached an agreement to build a desalinization plant and a pipeline to connect the Dead Sea with the Red Sea.

South Korea's nuclear regulator has renewed the operating license for the country's second-oldest nuclear power plant, against opposition from residents and anti-nuclear groups.

China, the world's largest market for illegal ivory, yesterday placed a one-year ban on ivory carving imports amid mounting international pressure.

The social media world watched with rapt attention yesterday as two llamas were corralled after making a break from their owner during a visit to an assisted living facility.

Montana lawmakers struck down legislation limiting searches by state game wardens Monday, but not until after fierce debate in the state House.

West Virginia lawmakers are set to pass an industry-backed bill to relax several mine safety regulations after rejecting changes to increase health and safety protections yesterday evening.

Most Iowans support a lawsuit brought by Des Moines Water Works against drainage districts in three northwest Iowa counties that the water utility says are responsible for record nitrate levels in streams that supply its drinking water, according to a Des Moines Register Iowa Poll.

Three people were burned yesterday morning in a fire at a Wyoming chemical plant, authorities said.

State regulators are accusing the federal Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement of sidelining them in developing the controversial stream protection rule.

Turbochargers are increasingly becoming part of the morning commute as automakers aim to meet federal fuel economy standards by 2025.

Car dealers are having trouble marketing their used electric vehicles, slashing prices in order to attract buyers and leasers.

The Obama administration is under increased pressure to tighten safety rules on trains carrying crude oil after several fiery wrecks in recent weeks.

Twenty-year government veteran Dan Tangherlini has left his post leading the General Services Administration for a job with a large real estate investment firm.

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