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U.S. EPA late Friday sent over its final rule setting a new national ambient air quality standard for ozone to the White House for review.

A federal appeals court today breathed new life into a bid by environmental groups to force the Interior Department to consider the climate impacts of oil and gas leases in Montana.

President Obama kicks off a three-day tour of Alaska today, where he's plunging into some of the most hot-button environmental disputes facing his administration.

BARROW, Alaska -- Late last week, ahead of President Obama's historic visit to the Last Frontier, a major storm slammed this coastal city, washing out major roads and limiting air traffic between North Slope Native villages. Scientists warn that the Earth's warming climate could bring more frequent devastating storms that could force the most vulnerable Native communities on the Arctic Ocean and Bering Strait to move to higher grounds. But that prospect hasn't persuaded Barrow officials to oppose oil drilling -- a source of heat-trapping emissions -- in the Arctic.

Though Japan just switched on its first nuclear reactor in two years last month, the number of reactors expected to restart over the next few years has halved due to legal challenges and concerns over meeting stricter safety standards set after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi disaster.

Ric O'Barry, a 75-year-old environmental activist, was arrested today near the site of a Japanese dolphin hunt, local news reports said.

One person was killed in eastern China after a chemical factory exploded yesterday, according to a state-run local news website.

Remnants of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," widely accepted as one of the worst video games ever made and a key factor in the downfall of video game maker Atari, sold for $107,930.15 on eBay.

U.S. EPA has issued two proposals to change how hazardous waste is regulated, including a long-delayed plan for health care facilities, clarifying that pharmaceutical waste may not be flushed down sewage systems.

A barge containing construction equipment and up to 8,000 gallons of diesel fuel sank in the Mississippi River in Louisiana yesterday.

U.S. EPA yesterday promised to propose new financial assurance requirements for hardrock mines under the Superfund law by December 2016 following an agreement with conservation groups.

Veterans bristling against bureaucracy say a culture clash is at the root of why many former service members don't stay in the federal workforce for long.

The Army's top energy official will now oversee operational energy initiatives for the entire military.

The controversial Two Elk power plant lost its bid for a ninth permit extension last night with a 6-0 vote from the Wyoming Industrial Siting Council.

Pepco Holdings Inc. and Exelon Corp. are appealing the Washington, D.C., Public Service Commission's rejection of the companies' proposed $6.4 billion merger.

An XTO Energy oil well leaked more than 550 barrels of crude in North Dakota on Saturday, fouling grasses near the well pad.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration will publish a proposed rule tomorrow meant to protect underground coal miners from heavy equipment.

Texas oil and gas regulators said there isn't enough evidence to prove that an Exxon Mobil Corp. subsidiary was responsible for a string of earthquakes that struck the small town of Azle in 2013 and 2014.

Global warming in the Arctic could be causing colder winters in North America and East Asia, a new study has found.

A decade after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, a new study has showed that much more destructive hurricanes could potentially hit three major world cities.

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