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The Colorado oil and natural gas industry wants the Bureau of Land Management to scale back its re-evaluation of drilling on the pristine Roan Plateau, arguing that the effort is…

California Democrats Henry Waxman and Maxine Waters, two of the toughest questioners of witnesses at House congressional hearings, are aiming their political angst against each other over expansion plans at…

Sporting and conservation groups say they strongly support a proposal by Colorado Sen. Mark Udall (D) to designate a new national monument in pristine Browns Canyon. Udall last week unveiled…

Senate Democrats are renewing their push for a dedicated ocean conservation fund after narrowly losing a bid last year to include the provision in a major legislative package. Sen. Sheldon…

Senate Appropriations Chairwoman Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) says she doesn't back a provision signed into law last week that allows the temporary planting of genetically engineered crops even if a court…

Department of Energy plant researcher Jeremy Schmutz has a problem with the popular children's novel "James and the Giant Peach." In the book by storyteller Roald Dahl, James enters the…

TAOS, N.M. -- Drivers crossing into town on the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge can't miss the Taos Mesa Brewing Co. a few miles east of the river. The Quonset hut-style…

President Obama's pick to run the Energy Department is pledging to resign from a host of energy sector positions and sell his stock in a number of fossil fuel and…

Despite speculation in environmental circles earlier this year that she was headed for the exit, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairwoman Nancy Sutley has given no indication she is planning to leave her job. In fact, it's been quite the opposite.

Last week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration released new data showing coal-fired power generation was on the rise at the end of 2012. What contributed to the rise, and how…

A colorful Canadian politician who, as premier of Alberta, pushed for oil sands development has died in Calgary at age 70. Ralph Klein had an unlikely career. The son of…

Japan today promised to overhaul its electric power sector as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet agreed to divide utilities' generation and transmission businesses and welcome competition into the residential electricity…

Outdoor air pollution contributed to 1.2 million early deaths in 2010 in China, or nearly 40 percent of the global total, according to new data. Ambient particulate matter pollution, or…

Canada's information watchdog will investigate accusations that six federal departments kept scientists away from the press. Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault is launching the probe after the University of Victoria Environmental…

A floating oil tanker hit a bridge connecting Maine to New Hampshire yesterday, forcing a closure of the heavily traveled route. The 473-foot tanker reportedly broke free from the pier…

Vermont state senators voted unanimously last week in favor of a bill that would ban two flame-retardant chemicals from use in most children's products and home furniture. The legislation would…

As consumers increasingly opt for high-tech, flat-screen televisions, the electronics industry is worried about what to do with the hard-to-dispose-of components of clunky, older sets. The Consumer Electronics Association and…

A new smartphone app can help Houston residents decide whether to go outside or stay indoors. Heavy air pollution for years has plagued Houston, which has failed to meet federal…

A sheen remained on the Grand River in Lansing, Mich., after an equipment malfunction at a power plant caused an oil spill Sunday. The spill poured over from a containment…

"Ring ring! Ring ring! On your left!" The courtesy alert from passing bicyclists is likely to be heard a lot in downtown Tampa, Fla., and Minneapolis as the two cities…

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