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President Obama yesterday resubmitted his nomination of Suzette Kimball to lead the U.S. Geological Survey.

U.S. EPA this week urged the Supreme Court to uphold its landmark air standards for mercury and other pollutants, arguing that a challenge from states and industry "defies common sense."

Squeezed by President Obama's rules to combat global warming, the coal industry has countered with a public relations offensive: a messaging barrage, demonstrations, Web videos and cupcakes.

The Bureau of Land Management has received at least 12,000 public comments on a sweeping renewable energy development plan for millions of acres of Southern California desert, including notable critiques from the renewable industry and U.S. EPA.

A low-key Chicago lawyer has built a Midwestern legal powerhouse over the last 20 years, scoring big wins in courtrooms and state legislatures on transportation and clean energy. Howard Learner's Environmental Law and Policy Center eschews the national spotlight for a hyper-regional focus that he says is part of the group's DNA.

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach's visit to Rio de Janeiro was met with protests by environmental activists who claim the Olympics have brought environmental destruction to the country.

Water in a recently discovered aquifer once hailed as a way to cure Kenya's drought has been determined to be too salty to drink, according to a government official.

Brazil's "king of deforestation," who the country's environment ministry says was responsible for 10 percent of Brazilian Amazon rainforest destruction last year, has been arrested.

Australian state and federal governments Thursday proposed numerous ways to crack down on air pollution.

A new documentary from a state-television journalist is helping amp up a national debate over pollution problems in China.

Florida has set its first bear hunting season in more than 20 years in an effort to mitigate bear and human conflicts.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) wants to slash funding for a renewable energy research center in an about-face from his first term.

Two Republican lawmakers are seeking to lift millions of dollars in fees on the rock mining industry originally implemented as a safeguard against environmental damage.

Louisiana's agency overseeing coastal restoration and levees assured concerned environmental groups Friday that Gov. Bobby Jindal's (R) proposed $20.6 million budget cut for the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority won't affect ongoing projects.

It will be difficult for California to cut in half its use of petroleum for transportation by 2030, a top state energy official said Friday.

Los Angeles' fire department failed to properly inspect hundreds of hazardous sites in the city, according to a state report, raising the risk the properties may be mishandling toxic substances.

The Colorado River has long been squeezed to support the American Southwest, where two-thirds of water usage goes to outdoor needs like agriculture.

Two train cars carrying crude oil derailed in New Orleans, but officials said no oil was spilled.

The fishery management councils that help oversee the nation's fishing regulations suffer from a "lack of clarity" on conflict-of-interest rules, according to the Commerce Department's inspector general.

The longtime spokesman for the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners announced today that he'll be joining the staff of the newest federal energy commissioner at month's end.

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