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The Bureau of Land Management has approved the nation's first helium-only extraction project in eastern Utah. With Congress weighing legislation aimed at easing a global helium shortage, BLM decided last…

A pair of environmental groups yesterday launched a new Web campaign aimed at highlighting the recreational opportunities on a patchwork of timber-rich federal forests in western Oregon. The "Backyard Forests"…

The press secretary for House Natural Resources Chairman Doc Hastings said yesterday he is leaving to become a legislative assistant for Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.). Spencer Pederson, who has worked…

House lawmakers introduced legislation last week to crack down on what they say are excessive Endangered Species Act lawsuits filed by environmental groups against federal agencies. Texas Republicans Bill Flores,…

Georgia Rep. Phil Gingrey (R) announced his bid today to succeed retiring Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R), making him the second House lawmaker to jump into what is expected to be…

The American Petroleum Institute today urged the Obama administration to promote the development of oil shale in the West and to find ways to accelerate new leases and drilling permits…

A coalition of environmental groups and landowners are asking federal agencies to write new safety rules for pipelines that transport oil sands crude and to suspend construction of new oil…

From May to October last year, north-central Iowa farmer April Hemmes saw a total of 5 inches of rain fall on her 1,000-acre corn and soybean farm. But although she…

The oil industry's top lobbyist is poised to take the helm of America's Natural Gas Alliance, bringing with him industry and political chops and a call for the Obama administration…

At a time when federal employees have been forced into a third year of pay freezes and agencies are issuing dire warnings about the impact of sequestration cuts, a new…

The Interior Department didn't commit scientific misconduct by emphasizing the positive effects of the controversial removal of Klamath River Basin dams, according to a recently released report from an outside expert panel. The panel weighed in on a press release and accompanying summary after a former scientific integrity officer alleged that Interior officials initially wrote them with political spin.

Using its Street View program, Google Inc. has released striking images of Namie, Japan, one of the towns near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant that experienced an earthquake- and tsunami-induced…

China has set its sights on the oil boom in Iraq while the United States has focused on homegrown energy. The United States is developing its own energy windfall and…

The newly elected government in Greenland has halted approval of new offshore oil and gas drilling permits in its Arctic waters. Prime Minister Aleqa Hammond said that he was reluctant…

Homeowners living near a natural gas field in the northeastern part of the Netherlands are experiencing frequent earthquakes that are shaking houses and cracking walls. The Netherlands isn't a natural…

After spending 14 years trying to convince Connecticut legislators that mosquito-control chemicals were harming the lobster industry, the state's lobstermen are hopeful a ban on the pollutants is on the…

New York regulators may order gas and electric utilities to credit customers for long outages after storms and other emergencies. The policy under consideration would force utilities to credit customers…

The Texas House of Representatives yesterday passed a bill that would set up a fund to finance water infrastructure in the state that has been afflicted with two years of…

Two of the top producers of the pesticides blamed for a significant decline in global bee populations have suggested a plan to bolster bee health in an attempt to prevent…

Aluminum producers, tribal members, and state and federal officials yesterday agreed to a nearly $20 million settlement in a dispute about the pollution of groundwater and soil in New York…

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