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The New England Fishery Council has postponed voting on a proposal that could shrink protected fish habitat, after the scallop industry introduced a last-minute alternative to one of the proposal's most controversial provisions.

DENVER -- Colorado state lawmakers waded into the fight over whether states should seek to control federal lands for the second time this week, as a state Senate committee yesterday approved a proposal to study the benefits of taking over the Centennial State's nearly 24 million acres of federal land.

California's continuing drought is forcing a balancing act to mete out the limited supplies of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the state's main water hub, with irrigators and endangered species competing for the precious resource.

Uranium power players who built, financed and sold to a Russian firm a company known as Uranium One sent cash to the charitable foundation of the Clinton family as the deal was seeking U.S. government approval, records show.

Rep. Joe Heck (R-Nev.) is considering running for retiring Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid's Senate seat next year, according to media outlets in the state.

Environmental groups are pointing to a series of newly released State Department emails to argue that the Obama administration illegally approved Enbridge Inc.'s plan to significantly boost oil imports from Canada.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) this week offered a blistering critique of a U.S. EPA plan to reduce visibility-limiting haze pollution in Texas and Oklahoma.

A federal court today rejected an appeal by California trucking companies and a manufacturer of alternative fuels to the Obama administration's landmark fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emission standards for cars and trucks.

The Agriculture Department today released its interim conservation compliance rule, a move to require farmers to undergo basic conservation practices to qualify for federal crop subsidies for the first time in almost two decades.

Armed libertarian activists have been patrolling a small-scale mining site in Oregon to prevent the Bureau of Land Management from shutting down or seizing the operation, while the agency considers an appeal from claim holders in an ongoing dispute.

A sprawling Mojave Desert solar plant -- closely scrutinized by regulators for its potential impact on wildlife -- released its first tally of birds found dead at the facility in its first year of operation. A spokesman for the Ivanpah plant said the 3,500 bird deaths had a "minimal" impact on regional bird populations.

U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan will be front and center as state air pollution agency chiefs gather in Providence, R.I., until Wednesday for their spring meeting.

A week after Thailand's biggest-ever ivory seizure, customs officials reported the country's second-largest seizure as they strive to crack down on rampant wildlife trafficking in the face of international sanctions.

Nepal is still reeling from Saturday's magnitude-7.8 earthquake, which left at least 3,617 people dead and more than 6,500 people injured in the Himalayan country.

A duck call ringtone and a lot of patience helped a Louisiana firefighter rescue six ducklings from a storm drain Saturday.

A Seattle utility has proposed spending $600 million to prevent millions of gallons of raw sewage from contaminating local creeks and lakes, including the Duwamish River and Puget Sound.

The website of a controversial telescope under construction in Hawaii was disrupted yesterday in an apparent cyberattack.

Critics are asking questions about the energy investments of a key Texas state senator who has declined to take action on legislation that would make it easier for Tesla Motors Inc. to sell cars in the Lone Star State.

The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission last week ordered the state Department of Fish and Wildlife to study whether the gray wolf is ready to be removed from the state's endangered species list.

The Federal Railroad Administration today formally published an emergency order limiting oil trains to speeds of 40 mph while traveling through several dozen major cities.

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