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In response to an investigation by wildlife advocacy groups made public today that estimates the annual value of elephant parts for sale on Craigslist at well over $15 million, the popular classified advertising website has added ivory to its list of prohibited items.

Preventive planting in the Prairie Pothole region is a financial drain on the federal crop insurance program, according to a new report from the Environmental Working Group.

An Obama administration proposal to improve how the Interior Department determines the value of federal coal would give the agency "unparalleled and unrestricted power," said an industry-backed report released today.

President Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are expected to discuss efforts to craft an international climate deal during their meeting at the White House.

Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) has proposed legislation that could hit members of Congress in their wallets if the federal government suffers another shutdown.

The senior senator from Oregon today demanded an investigation into payments to Bechtel National Inc. for incomplete contracted work at the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant and condemned the Energy Department for its oversight of the nuclear waste cleanup project.

Republicans in the House and the Senate have proposed legislation that would review and abolish major federal rules.

House legislation to kill the Obama administration's controversial water rule would cost roughly $5 million, according to the Congressional Budget Office.

Dozens of House Democrats yesterday said they strongly support the Obama administration's draft guidance for how federal agencies should account for climate change in their environmental reviews, but they also recommended the guidance be expanded to account for the social cost of carbon emissions.

A House subpanel is poised to approve a fiscal 2016 transportation spending bill that makes deep cuts to the Obama administration's request, even as congressional jockeying over the terms of a road and transit funding bailout for this year is beginning to intensify.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee released two new legislative drafts today on emergency oil stockpiles and energy efficiency, the next pieces of a comprehensive energy bill being assembled by committee leaders.

California must push for broad-based reforms on water and not treat the state's drought as a short-term crisis, former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said yesterday.

Environmental advocates and states are scrutinizing coal mining company financial reports to determine whether they have enough money to cover the cost of returning sites to pre-mining conditions.

Lawmakers on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today cleared a compromise bill that would change how the federal government regulates toxic chemicals.

How can utilities manage the challenges of integrating distributed energy? During today's OnPoint, Robin Manning, vice president of transmission for the Electric Power Research Institute's Power Delivery and Utilization Research Sector, discusses EPRI's latest model for assessing the costs and benefits of integrating rooftop solar, microgrids and other technologies. He also talks about the critical role transmission improvements will play in Clean Power Plan compliance.

Airlines that once supported Australia's booming mining industry have had to reinvent themselves as the country's commodity market collapses.

Chile's Calbuco volcano may cause lasting economic damage by harming cattle pastures and fish.

Critics say a loophole in fishing regulations approved by the European Parliament this week will allow unscrupulous players to exploit the limits.

The United Kingdom must act swiftly to cut air pollution, according to a ruling by the country's highest court.

Firefighters are battling unfavorable winds in their efforts to keep an uncontrolled blaze away from the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine.

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