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A push by Colorado Democrats to increase oversight of the state's powerful oil and gas industry was met with mixed results recently. A House committee approved a bill that would…

In the waning days of the legislative session, Alaska's House Finance Committee yesterday approved its version of an oil tax bill, although some members worried it hasn't been properly vetted.…

Many lawmakers in Texas benefit from a close relationship with the oil and gas industry. Elected lawmakers receive campaign donations from oil and gas groups or carry investments in drilling…

California has put the plastic additive bisphenol A on its list of toxic chemicals that require public warnings about potential exposure. The California Environmental Protection Agency yesterday listed the chemical…

Russia's state-owned energy monopoly, OAO Gazprom, is pushing into development of natural gas cars, even though it is better known for providing gas for heating homes and manufacturing operations in…

Patriot Coal Corp. is offering its mine workers union a 35 percent stake in the company as it attempts to reorganize after filing for bankruptcy. The offer is an attempt…

Navajo legislators in Arizona are considering an extension of their lease on a coal-fired power plant, sparking debate in the community. The new 25-year lease would expire in 2044 and…

The Obama administration wants to restore funding that congressional appropriators have slashed for the Agriculture Department agency tasked with preventing plant disease outbreaks and protecting animal health. President Obama's fiscal…

A fungus found in the digestive tract of large plant-eating animals could help scientists make ethanol more readily available. The fungus breaks through a chemical compound, lignin, found in cell…

Exxon Mobil Corp. has descended on Mayflower, Ark. After the company's recent 5,000-barrel crude oil spill there, it has deployed as many as 600 people to the small town, and…

A central fixture in keeping Congress running is now relying 100 percent on wind energy. Union Station in Washington, D.C., has signed a three-year contract with Herndon, Va.-based Washington Gas…

Australia's request to the United Nations to challenge Japan over its whaling program is coming to fruition. The United Nations' International Court of Justice set dates for public hearings from…

A federal court in Delaware this week ruled against joint BP PLC-DuPont Co. venture Butamax in a patent dispute over isobutanol, a drop-in biofuel that many in the industry see…

The large hemlock trees that populate Pennsylvania's Cook Forest State Park are threatened by invasive hemlock woolly adelgids. Forest officials are worried about the discovery of the insects, which have…

A federal judge has sentenced a North Carolina man who killed a black bear cub in 2011 to five months in prison. The man, Tyler Micaiah Colvin, also must pay…

An Idaho environmental group is targeting the Forest Service again in a lawsuit alleging Endangered Species Act violations. At issue is a Forest Service decision to permit livestock grazing on…

A federal court has approved an agreement that environmentalists hope will lead to cooler, more favorable river temperatures for salmon. Now, U.S. EPA must review Oregon's natural water temperature standards,…

Ariel Lugo, the director of the Forest Service's International Institute of Tropical Forestry, was recognized with a U.N. Forest Hero Award. The award is granted to people who make an…

The Fish and Wildlife Service has backed off a decision that allowed trapping of wolves that wander into Arizona and New Mexico in the face of a legal challenge from…

The top congressional aviation authorizers urged the Obama administration this week to cut "lower priority" programs at the Federal Aviation Administration in order to keep 149 air traffic control towers…

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