Greenwire

Many California cities will need to shrink their water consumption 35 percent, not just the 25 percent that Gov. Jerry Brown (D) has ordered, under a proposal released yesterday.

U.S. EPA this week updated the list of areas in the country that are in compliance with the 2012 fine particulate matter standard.

Tesla has upgraded the base model of its electric car to include all-wheel drive and more range and power in an effort to attract luxury car buyers.

The Energy Department is proposing to exclude fossil fuel or electric water heaters that back up solar water heating systems from an energy efficiency rule scheduled to be implemented next week.

The nation's largest grid operator is asking federal regulators to delay an annual auction for securing future power supplies in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest to address concerns that its approach is "deficient."

A Wisconsin state agency enacted a ban on staff communication on climate change yesterday, calling the issue of rising global temperatures a distraction from its mission.

Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have completed the latest step in a massive seafloor mapping project that aims to help protect Caribbean coral reefs.

The so-called Montana Mountain Mamas are hoping to blaze new trails by convincing the state's congressional delegation to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

Plunging sardine populations could result in an all-out ban on catching them off the West Coast, Pacific Fishery Management Council officials said yesterday.

Two Houston-based energy development companies have proposed a deal that could resolve long-standing concerns over developing 25 hotly contested oil and natural gas leases in northwest Colorado's pristine Thompson Divide.

The Alaskan port of Dutch Harbor sees more fish land on its docks than anywhere else in the United States, but fishermen there rarely see fishery enforcement officers.

Hawaii's ban on shark finning is consistent with federal law, according to a recent decision from the National Marine Fisheries Service that could pave the way for more state bans.

In response to a petition from a California environmental group, the Fish and Wildlife Service today said it will reconsider the status of the northern spotted owl under the Endangered Species Act.

A coalition of conservation groups has filed a flurry of administrative challenges to a Forest Service plan designed to protect a subpopulation of greater sage grouse in and around the largest national forest in the continental United States.

Ohio Sen. Rob Portman (R) was the subject of a new advertisement from an environmental group assailing his position on U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) used yesterday's kickoff for his presidential campaign to plug his proposal to raise more money for transportation projects by offering U.S. multinationals a tax break in return for bringing home earnings held overseas.

A pair of House Democrats believe it's time for Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to step down and give someone else a shot at running the caucus.

A House lawmaker released a discussion draft of a plan to update the nation's 39-year-old chemicals law and will hold a hearing on the proposal next week, in what some advocates say could be a key opening on what's been a difficult effort to reach consensus.