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Spiritual leaders for American Indian tribes are petitioning to change the name of Devils Tower, the iconic spire of igneous rock in eastern Wyoming.

Federal and state agriculture officials recently found the second instance of a devastating citrus disease in a Los Angeles-area residential neighborhood since 2012, the California Department of Food and Agriculture said Friday.

The National Marine Fisheries Service plans to list three shark species under the Endangered Species Act, in the latest response to an effort from WildEarth Guardians to protect more ocean species.

A Fish and Wildlife Service effort to control the invasive caribou population in the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge is at risk in a Senate appropriations bill.

Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today debuted legislation to open up renewable energy tax credits to Native American tribes.

The National Park Service would be blocked from banning the sale of plastic bottles under an amendment in a House spending bill for the Interior Department.

Biofuel supporters are asking lawmakers to jettison two provisions in the House defense authorization bill that would limit federal investment in biofuels and allow the military to purchase alternative fuels with greater greenhouse gas emissions than traditional petroleum.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker kicked off his bid for the Republican presidential nomination today, pointing to his trio of electoral victories as governor of a traditionally Democratic state to argue his electability.

Golden Queen Mining Co. Ltd., which is developing a gold and silver project in California, has hired former Rep. Charles Bass (R-N.H.) to lobby on the company's behalf in Washington, D.C.

Opponents of U.S. EPA's proposal to tighten the national ozone standard have turned their attention in recent weeks to Illinois, keying in on potential negative economic effects to President Obama's home state in their efforts to kill the proposed update.

The El Niño weather pattern that's dumped heavy rains on Texas and other states is on track to hit California this winter, potentially as a record breaker, but experts are split on how much it might ease the crippling drought.

The Obama administration on Friday urged the Supreme Court to reverse a lower-court ruling invalidating a major initiative to encourage reduced electricity consumption.

A California judge has blocked the state's attempt to preserve water supplies during its historic drought, throwing a wrench into the regulatory system that officials have been using to enforce water rights.

A volcano looming over Pagan island in the Pacific Ocean has prevented hundreds of indigenous Chamorro residents from returning home for more than 30 years. Despite efforts to ramp up volcano-monitoring activities, it's one of 31 volcanoes posing high risks to lives, livelihoods and air travel that the U.S. Geological Survey can't adequately track.

This week, U.S. EPA presented Renmatix with the Presidential Green Chemistry award for its technology that uses supercritical water to cost-effectively break down plant material into sugars that can then be used to produce biofuels and renewable chemicals. During today's OnPoint, Mike Hamilton, CEO of Renmatix, explains how this technology could disrupt the biomass sector and discusses his company's short-term investment outlook.

Germany last month set aside 62 former military bases solely for nature conservation as the relics of destruction have transformed into natural oases that conservationists are doggedly working to protect.

Gold in Zimbabwe's Mutare River is growing more scarce, and illegal miners are using mercury supplied by smugglers to trap the metal.

Lawmakers and citizens in the United Kingdom are taking stands against a proposal to loosen the ban on fox hunting in England and Wales.

Short on clues, authorities are blaming nature for the large boom that knocked a Rhode Island beachgoer out of her chair and sent her to the hospital.

A new wildlife management plan being prepared by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources makes the first mention of climate change in the document, which is updated every 10 years.

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