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An outbreak of black band coral disease is affecting almost half of the reefs that researchers have examined off the coast of Kauai.

Animal rights activists are renewing their condemnation of an American Indian tribe as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration considers the tribe's application to hunt protected gray whales off the coast of Washington state.

A major hurricane hasn't hit American shores in more than nine years -- the longest lull since the Civil War, according to study published yesterday.

Researchers have discovered the first known "dead zones" in open water, measuring the lowest level of oxygen ever recorded in Atlantic waters off the coast of West Africa.

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D) isn't doing enough to prevent the impact of global climate change, a new report claims.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) declared his bid today for the Democratic presidential nomination, calling for a "political revolution" as he kicks off a longshot bid for the White House.

The watchdog group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility raised questions today about the National Park Service's decision to waive its policy against taking money or advertising support from alcohol companies.

Tyson Foods Inc. this week became the latest poultry company to pledge to remove antibiotics from production, one of the most ambitious moves to date for an industry that has taken the brunt of the blame overusing medicines.

Lawmakers blasted U.S. EPA officials today for failing to act quickly after incidents of sexual harassment and pornography watching on the job at the agency.

Senate critics of President Obama's hot-button water rule unveiled legislation today that would send U.S. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers back to the drawing board. The bipartisan "Federal Water Quality Protection Act" was crafted with hopes of wooing moderate Democrats who've been getting an earful on the rule back home but are reluctant to oppose the president.

A bipartisan group of senators this week introduced a bill that would require U.S. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers to start from scratch on the Obama administration's controversial water rule. Does the upper chamber's legislation have enough traction to reach a veto-proof 67 votes? On today's The Cutting Edge, E&E Daily reporter Annie Snider, discusses prospects for the legislation and gives an update on the House's plans for a vote on its version of a bill on the water rule.

Residents once again were forced to evacuate yesterday after Chile's Calbuco volcano erupted for the third time in eight days.

The newborn calf that the Crews family found in their Florida farm fields Monday looked up at them with two fused heads featuring four eyes, two mouths, two noses and two ears.

A Northern California man socked a trespassing bear on the snout in a successful defense of his two small dogs, according to the man, friends and his employees.

Oyster bed lease rates could be raised by 50 percent if a bill before the Louisiana House succeeds.

Shoppers will be free to carry their merchandise however they like thanks to a recent measure passed by Arizona lawmakers.

The Minnesota Legislative Audit Commission demanded more transparency and oversight within the state's system for collecting and distributing taxes from iron mining in a report released yesterday.

The Agriculture Department must reframe how it implements its voluntary conservation programs to effectively address water quality problems, an economist wrote in an article out today.

Concerns about the use of unapproved pesticides and fungicides moved Denver officials to stop the sale of millions of dollars' worth of marijuana.

The Department of Energy will fund $73 million worth of infrastructure projects in New Mexico as payment for a nuclear waste radiation leak last year, officials announced yesterday.

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