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Critics of a proposed merger of the energy companies Exelon Corp. and Pepco are calling on Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) to reveal any potential conflicts of interest in her role in the deal.

U.S. companies announced almost 10,000 new clean energy and transportation jobs in the third quarter of this year, with a host of solar and wind projects pushing Utah to the top of the job growth rankings, a new report says.

Nearly all Americans live in areas that have experienced at least one weather-related disaster in the past five years, according to a new analysis of federal data.

The American Nuclear Society is reaching out to each of the Lower 48 states to ensure reactors remain a viable option as states comply with U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan -- a rule the group says does too little to support the industry.

Four top climate change scientists today said nuclear energy must be part of upcoming international action to address climate change.

Record numbers of chinook salmon are returning to spawn in the Columbia and Snake river systems this fall despite a hot, dry summer that killed thousands of fish, according to federal officials.

Recent storms in California have brought snow to the Sierra Nevada and new hope for ski resorts that have suffered from dismal winter seasons during the state's drought.

The world's first deep-sea mining machines have been built and will help Nautilus Minerals Inc. mine the Pacific Ocean for gold and copper.

A longtime contributor to Ducks Unlimited magazine was fired Monday over an article in another publication that the conservation group said was unfair to one of its former board members.

A coalition of 40 American Indian tribes yesterday demanded that federal officials maintain endangered species protections for grizzly bears living in and around Yellowstone National Park.

Farmers in monarch butterfly fly-through country are getting an extra incentive to invest in the survival of the imperiled black-and-orange winged insect.

Researchers have found the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in Nebraska bats, marking the westernmost detection of the cold-loving P. destructans.

Western state wildlife officials are urging oil and gas companies to enroll in a voluntary plan to conserve habitat for the lesser prairie chicken after a federal judge overturned the bird's protections under the Endangered Species Act.

Republican Ryan Frazier launched his bid for the GOP Senate nomination in Colorado today, joining a crowded primary field challenging Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet in 2016.

Republican Sen. Mike Lee today criticized an "absentee" Congress for failing to do its job.

Former Transportation Secretary and Republican congressman Ray LaHood says in a new book that President Obama's promises of bipartisanship were mostly for show.

Ten Nobel Peace Prize laureates, including some prominent names, are thanking President Obama for rejecting the Keystone XL oil pipeline's crossing from Canada into the United States.

Fossil fuel interests continue to enjoy more than $20 billion in annual subsidies from the U.S. and state governments, despite the Obama administration's pledge to wind down such support years ago, according to a new critical analysis.

Democratic presidential primary front-runner Hillary Clinton today unveiled a $30 billion plan aimed at shoring up the economies of communities reliant on coal production.

Congress is not popular at the moment.

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