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Leading experts on the greater sage grouse warned the Obama administration today that it must take stronger, more scientifically sound steps to protect the imperiled bird and avoid the need to place it on the endangered species list.

FREMONT, Calif. -- Environmentalists and developers have been battling for years over the fate of a salt production site on prime south San Francisco Bay real estate. Now, the Army Corps of Engineers’ top lawyer has quietly accepted developers’ argument that the site is out of reach of the Clean Water Act. The new and controversial legal interpretation is rocking federal agencies at a key political moment.

Could energy storage upend the utility industry? Technology CEO Bill Watkins thinks so. EnergyWire's David Ferris recently spoke to him for a new feature piece on Watkins' out-of-the-box battery strategy. On today's The Cutting Edge, Ferris explains how Watkins' unique personality and ideas are gaining attention as he works to shake up the utility industry.

For the first time in a more than a century, a wolf sighting was confirmed in the Netherlands.

The Australian government is banning the import and export of lion parts to cut down on "inhumane" trophy hunting.

Maryland's state Senate unanimously passed a bill yesterday to ban microbeads from consumer products beginning in 2018.

Arizona Public Service Co., the state's largest electric utility and one of its most powerful corporations, contributed money in 2013 to a nonprofit that raises money for Arizona State University, which then donated to a political group that helped defeat pro-solar candidates last year.

Federal judges have returned seven environmental damage lawsuits filed by Jefferson and Plaquemines parishes in Louisiana to state courts for trial.

Cities large and small are confronting a growing problem: Many wet wipe products tell customers to flush them, even though many sewer systems can't handle the material.

A proposed underground copper mine near Ely, Minn., could have serious ecological consequences for lakes, rivers and groundwater, scientists say.

U.S. EPA today launched a project in Newark, N.J., to test the viability of technologies that allow citizens to collect data about their air quality.

Luxury carmaker Porsche AG is nearing a decision to expand its lineup with an electric vehicle meant to go up against rival Tesla Motors.

Railroad groups are awaiting a decision by the Federal Railroad Administration regarding new rules to a policy on short rail routes that have forced states to foot the costs.

A business center set up by the Department of Energy won plaudits from the Partnership for Public Service in its recent study on agencies' use of shared services.

The Department of Energy is shifting its research and development focus in the area of biofuels from cellulosic ethanol to drop-in biofuels, a top DOE official said yesterday.

A federal judge yesterday threw out a lawsuit filed by a group of Nevada counties that wanted the government to dispose of thousands of wild horses in holding facilities.

The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that the U.S. Chemical Safety Board has jurisdiction to investigate Transocean Ltd.'s involvement in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

The Kentucky Coal Association and other plaintiffs want the Tennessee Valley Authority to put off shutting down two coal-fired power generation units at its Paradise plant in western Kentucky.

A German judge ruled Wednesday that an environmental group did not commit libel in claims that certain insecticides pose harm to honeybees.

The Norwegian Arctic islands of Svalbard are warning tourists to stay away ahead of a solar eclipse next week because hotels are full, cold weather is expected and polar bears are active in the area.

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