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Negotiators from the United States and 11 other countries said yesterday they had reached an agreement on environmental protections under the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Two years after President Obama issued a landmark executive order setting federal priorities for advancing chemical security, a slew of agencies continue to plod toward regulatory changes, to the frustration of some environment and public health organizations that would like to see faster improvements.

States and industry groups critical of the Obama administration's controversial water rule are asking the agencies to hold off on putting it into effect next month.

U.S. EPA's public affairs staff and top air official were "collectively baffled" by a Wall Street Journal editorial earlier this month that compared the agency's air regulations to the bombing of Dresden during World War II.

U.S. EPA's proposed rule to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants has a roster of enemies, but none has been as vocal as coal interests.

If U.S. EPA releases its final plans to cut carbon from power plants on Monday, as expected, the biggest shock might not be found in the Clean Power Plan.

An expected change in U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan will make a state stampede to natural gas less likely and provide time for ramping up renewable energy and demand-side efficiency, according to some energy policy experts.

E&ETV will air a special edition of OnPoint today, featuring E&E's reporting staff with a complete analysis of U.S. EPA's final Clean Power Plan, including the future of legal challenges to the rule and state compliance options. This special edition of OnPoint will air at 1:30 p.m. EDT.

The Obama administration will unveil final rules for existing, new and modified power plants at a ceremony at the White House at 2 p.m. today.

California's Fish and Game Commission is set to consider a statewide ban on bobcat trapping this week.

A New York conservation group will file a complaint to the state's attorney general after newly released documents show the state's Department of Environmental Conservation worked closely with a private company to get approval for an open-pit mine in the Adirondack Mountains.

Federal officials are trying to draw up a plan to manage a Montana reservoir, but a series of extreme weather events in recent years has thrown a wrench into their calculations.

A way of life might be forced to change on St. Lawrence Island off Alaska's western coast if scientists keep finding cancer-causing toxins in the fish, walruses and whales that its predominately Alaska Native population of 1,500 residents have relied on for centuries.

The International Olympic Committee will order new tests for disease-causing viruses in the polluted waters of Rio de Janeiro where athletes are due to compete next year.

U.S. EPA is releasing updated data on ozone pollution ahead of a formal rulemaking later this year guiding states on how to address interstate emissions under the 2008 ozone standard.

BMW's chief executive said the company could potentially release another electric car model.

Mary Nichols, the director of the California Air Resources Board, plays a powerful role in influencing automakers to shift to zero-emissions vehicles, even though they aren't always happy about the state's regulations.

U.S. EPA has scheduled an Aug. 18 public hearing in Long Beach, Calif., on its proposed "Phase 2" fuel efficiency regulations for tractor-trailer rigs and other heavy- and medium-duty vehicles.

U.S. EPA's Office of Civil Rights has never made a formal finding of discrimination under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, with many complaints languishing for years even after the agency has deemed them credible.

Five large-scale Canadian hydropower proposals are set to provide power to the bustling U.S. Northeast, but questions remain about transmitting that electricity and whether the coming glut will stymie consumption-reduction efforts.

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