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Oregon will work with federal officials to restore cold water "refuges" for salmon in the Columbia and Willamette rivers, after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration found that the state's temperature standards are not sufficient to protect the fish in warming waters.

The Interior Department is moving to coordinate interagency efforts to protect endangered species in coal mining permitting.

Former Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) supported the Obama administration's efforts to curb climate change, which he highlighted as a "looming threat" to agriculture.

The National Parks Conservation Association today launched a new campaign urging the Obama administration to protect nine parks the group sees as threatened by oil and gas drilling, transmission lines, real estate development, and overfishing, among other threats.

Former North Carolina Republican Rep. Howard Coble died yesterday in Greensboro from complications resulting from a skin cancer treatment. He was 84.

Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Ala.) and more than 100 co-sponsors yesterday introduced legislation that would strip U.S. EPA's ability to regulate greenhouse gases.

The House is slated to cast its vote tomorrow as part of a multiyear highway bill on language that would boost grid protections and shield utilities from lawsuits and fines if they violate environmental laws like U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan while maintaining grid reliability.

Carbon dioxide emissions from U.S. electricity production are the lowest in 20 years, according to an analysis released today by the Sierra Club.

A federal judge in Nevada has thrown out the Obama administration's approval of what was projected to be the Silver State's largest wind power project, ruling that the Interior Department did not properly evaluate potential impacts to golden eagles and Mojave Desert tortoises.

Nearly every state has taken a side in the court battle that will determine the fate of President Obama's signature climate change policy.

The Senate this afternoon passed a resolution to kill the Obama administration's controversial water rule under the Congressional Review Act -- opponents' second attack on the rule after their lead measure was blocked by Democrats yesterday.

With buildings significantly contributing to greenhouse gas emissions, how should developing nations be using green building to help meet their emissions reduction goals? During today's OnPoint, Roger Platt, president of the U.S. Green Building Council, discusses the unique challenges involved with introducing green-building techniques to the developing world. He also explains how he anticipates green building will be addressed at the Paris climate talks.

A 69-year-old man died Monday when he fell on a popular hiking trail in western Washington state.

New Jersey debuted new rules for fishing around its artificial reefs this week, settling a decadeslong debate between commercial and recreational fishermen but failing to satisfy environmentalists.

A $1 billion desalination plant near San Diego will likely open one month later than scheduled, officials said.

Workers' compensation rarely comes through for Americans harmed by toxic chemicals they were exposed to at work, according to researchers and federal overseers.

A call by the U.S. EPA inspector general to consider ending a popular green chemistry program hasn't stopped the agency from pressing ahead with next year's event and doubling down on statistics criticized as lacking scientific basis.

India is looking to Volkswagen for answers after it said tests showed that four of its diesel car models produced illegal levels of emissions, and German prosecutors may pursue a criminal investigation into the company after Volkswagen said its gasoline vehicles had been found to have faulty emissions readings.

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board's regional office in Denver lacks security safeguards for data storage required at federal facilities, the U.S. EPA inspector general said in a report released today.

U.S. EPA's headquarters has formalized the appointment of Mark Hague as the head of its heartland office.

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