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Three senators have renewed their attempt to repeal an 8-year-old law that prohibits the government from buying carbon-intensive fuel.

The chairmen of the House and Senate science committees today pledged cooperation to pass this year a reauthorization bill for the nation's energy and science research programs, even as Democrats lambasted the Republicans' policies during lawmakers' first pass at the bill.

Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner (R) today filed legislation that would allow states at least six years to develop their own conservation plans for two species of sage grouse before the bird can be listed for protection under the Endangered Species Act.

Legislation to allow states to opt out of U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan progressed one step further in the legislative process today, clearing a key House Energy and Commerce Committee subpanel on its way to likely House passage.

A proposal to shrink protected fish habitat in New England waters has created an unusual stand-off between the National Marine Fisheries Service and the New England Fishery Management Council.

The Supreme Court today ruled that lawsuits against federal agencies are not barred by a statute of limitations if plaintiffs were prevented from meeting that deadline because of circumstances outside their control.

A divided Supreme Court today wrestled with a complex Depression-era program that requires farmers to turn over some of their raisins to the government.

In August 2013, law enforcement agents -- wearing bulletproof vests, waders and side arms -- hopped on all-terrain vehicles and aircraft for a journey into the Alaskan wilderness. The team from U.S. EPA, the Bureau of Land Management and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation was on the lookout for Clean Water Act violations at a small gold-mining outpost near the Canadian border. Allegations of wrongdoing in the raid's wake soon rained on the agencies. But a trove of EPA documents obtained by Greenwire under the Freedom of Information Act paint a more nuanced picture of what happened in Chicken, Alaska.

As volatility in the Middle East continues, what is the outlook for oil and gas markets? During today's OnPoint, Harold "Skip" York, vice president of integrated energy at Wood Mackenzie, explains why he believes oil market volatility has leveled out and talks about how a lift in the ban on crude oil exports could affect markets and supply. York also weighs in on Oklahoma's continuing challenges of addressing earthquakes resulting from oil and gas production.

Environmental activists were killed at a higher rate in Honduras than in any other country in the world over the past five years, according to a new report.

A court ruled yesterday that the tailings dam of a major Chilean copper mine is safe, rejecting neighbors' claims that it had polluted groundwater and dried up a local stream.

Chile's volcano Calbuco erupted suddenly for the first time in 50 years yesterday, sending ash and smoke into the sky and causing residents of surrounding towns to evacuate.

A wind energy tax credit is making gains in the Nebraska Legislature with lawmakers giving initial approval to the idea yesterday.

Arenas and stadiums have recycled glass bottles and aluminum cans for years, but now fans are being asked to separate food and biodegradable cutlery, trays and cups, as well.

Homes built atop the former Agriculture Street Landfill in New Orleans' Ninth Ward were supposed to provide an avenue of economic opportunity in a struggling area. Instead, they made many people sick from chemicals buried in the soil.

U.S. EPA has decided to deny all remaining requests from stakeholders to reconsider parts of its new Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for power plants.

A farmers group will invest as much as $3 million with a Silicon Valley venture capital firm to hunt for innovations that can help growers amid California's withering drought.

The Obama administration will begin polling federal employees later this month to gauge morale for the much-anticipated Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey.

A wave energy project first conceived in 1999 is finally producing power off the coast of Western Australia.

Blackfeet tribal leaders yesterday launched a campaign bent on canceling oil and gas leases in sacred lands near Glacier National Park, with help from Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), environmental groups, other American Indian tribes and the band Pearl Jam.

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