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Transportation groups wrote to Congress yesterday urging that the highway bill under debate increase federal investments in transportation projects, even if it means reauthorizing surface transportation programs for less time.

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If a Republican presidential debate takes place and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham isn't invited, do moderators still ask any questions about climate change policy?

OKLAHOMA CITY -- State energy regulators are trying to take a broader approach to earthquakes linked to oil and gas operations, while also dealing with deep budget cuts.

U.S. EPA is turning to a federal appeals court for a second time in recent months to shield the agency in litigation by Murray Energy Corp.

The Obama administration's top environmental attorney yesterday said he doesn't expect the courts to stop deferring to agencies' expertise when it comes to implementing the law.

With the stroke of his pen, Ralph Erickson catapulted himself to the center of a decadeslong politically charged battle over the country's foremost water law. The little-known North Dakota federal district judge blocked the Obama administration's contentious Waters of the U.S. rule on Aug. 28, hours before it was scheduled to go into effect.

Last week, the White House held a nuclear energy summit that was largely positive on nuclear's role as part of a climate change solution. Do the Obama administration's policies echo this push on nuclear? During today's OnPoint, Andrew Klein, president-elect of the American Nuclear Society, discusses the issues for state regulators to consider on nuclear as they craft their Clean Power Plan compliance mechanisms. He also talks about his industry's international push ahead of next month's climate negotiations in Paris.

Thailand returned 14 orangutans smuggled illegally from Indonesia today, though one of the great apes ripped off a wildlife official's finger as he tried to load them into cages.

Mexico's Cancun is a famed and profitable tourist destination, but the area's rapid growth has lowered its biodiversity, polluted its water and increased its risk to hurricanes, critics charge.

Most Nevada residents support an existing rooftop solar tariff and oppose a proposal by utility NV Energy to add new charges for rooftop solar users, a poll shows.

The revelation that California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) used state regulators to map the drilling potential of his family ranch has inspired about 200 other people to request the same be done for them.

A Miami-area landfill is looking to expand its operation into a nearby wetland but is running up against a project aiming to restore the Florida Everglades.

Arizona's Department of Water Resources has seen its staff decline even as the state's conservation problems have become more serious.

Glyphosate is unlikely to cause cancer in humans, European regulators said today.

Montreal started dumping 1.75 billion gallons of raw sewage into the St. Lawrence River yesterday as part of a controversial plan to replace its sewage treatment infrastructure.

The Navajo Nation has lifted restrictions on water use imposed after the Gold King mine spill earlier this year.

Volkswagen AG's efforts to rig emissions tests of its diesel vehicles may be legal under European law.

U.S. EPA, the Department of Agriculture, and pork and dairy producers today announced a new competition to develop technologies for recycling nutrients from livestock manure.

Battery-powered electric vehicles release less than half the greenhouse gas emissions of comparable gasoline cars over their "cradle to grave" life cycle, despite their energy-intensive manufacturing needs, according to a report today from the Union of Concerned Scientists.

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