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In a discovery that could be good news for mountain-dwelling species, new research shows that the majority of mountains are not shaped in the perfectly triangular peaks and valleys many people picture when they think of mountain ranges.

U.S. animal welfare groups want to give rhinos a new home far away from the poachers that killed record numbers in South Africa last year -- Texas.

A 71-year-old tourist nearly slid off a 200-foot drop in Yellowstone National Park after stumbling backward while trying to take a picture.

A ranch owned by media mogul Ted Turner is at the center of a bitter dispute over endangered Mexican gray wolf recovery in New Mexico.

A new genetic analysis of freshwater mussels suggests these vital components of aquatic ecosystems aren't as bad off as previously thought.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has hired Adelisia "Leigh" Williams as the next director of the Maryland Energy Administration.

Seattle's weekend protests against a Royal Dutch Shell PLC drilling rig bound for Alaska again saw Pacific Northwest activists using their region's role in Trans-Pacific commerce as an opportunity to take on climate change.

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is heading to his home state of Utah today for surgery to remove his gallbladder.

The bipartisan duo leading the Senate's charge to ease crude oil export restrictions have introduced new legislation to overturn the ban, picking up a new Democratic co-sponsor in the process.

House Republicans today released draft legislation that aims to expedite the permitting of major cross-border energy projects and shipments of liquefied natural gas.

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee passed legislation today that would expand the authority of federal agencies' own internal watchdogs.

House Democrats warned today that provisions included in the chamber's draft energy legislation could be used to prevent the growth of renewables, implementation of U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan and the agency's final rule to curb mercury and air toxins, breaking what's been a mostly cooperative mood in the lower chamber.

Climate research and coastal management programs would take a hit under the House spending bill that funds the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Oregon Rep. Peter DeFazio, the top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, plans to introduce the Obama administration's six-year, $478 billion road, rail and transit authorization bill today, offering it as an alternative to the cycle of stopgap funding measures that has become the norm in recent years.

Mining companies and states are expressing deep concern about recent federal court rulings that could boost scrutiny of coal strip mine approvals, including their potential climate impacts.

Opponents of a Obama administration proposal aimed at clarifying federal regulatory reach over waterways and wetlands mounted a multi-front attack on the regulation during a hearing this morning on the Senate's leading measure aimed at killing it.

The White House released its comprehensive strategy to stem the steep decline in pollinators today, the start of what's likely to become a growing debate in the federal government and Congress.

In a move that drew rare cheers from Republicans, industry groups and states, the Obama administration yesterday announced a suite of changes that it claims would make Endangered Species Act decisions more efficient, collaborative and transparent to the public.

Conservationists have announced plans to launch a sweeping effort to save the Hainan gibbon.

A Portuguese reality TV show called "Dolphins With the Stars" is reportedly being taken off the air, according to animal welfare groups taking credit for the suspension.

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