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Yellowstone National Park is proposing a cull of 1,000 buffaloes from America's last purebred wild herd of bison, officials said yesterday.

NIH to retire last 50 research chimps

The integrity of the Endangered Species Act will be undermined if federal protections are not lifted for western Great Lakes gray wolves, according to 26 wildlife scientists.

The Obama administration has proposed reinstating a controversial section of the Colorado roadless rule meant to facilitate the development of underground mines in protected areas.

Boundary Stone Partners has added to its ranks.

The Fuels America campaign today launched a print ad campaign that will encourage President Obama to vouch support for the renewable fuel standard as the deadline looms for U.S. EPA to finalize a critical rule for the biofuels industry.

Environmentalists have recruited actors Jeff Goldblum and Ed Begley Jr. to sell the Clean Power Plan in a new online video.

Operators of the world's first commercial-scale carbon capture project on a coal plant are pushing back at criticism from West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin and others who say that the initiative is a failed operation.

A Utah county prosecutor is investigating Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) for his alleged role in a pay-to-play scheme with two former Utah attorneys general.

Two Democratic lawmakers have been circulating a draft letter on Capitol Hill that they may send to top fossil fuel industry executives demanding information on when they became aware of climate change and attempted to "manufacture uncertainty" about climate science.

Colorado Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet and Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman introduced legislation today meant to boost the commercial viability of carbon capture technologies.

President Obama today cautioned that a transition away from carbon-emitting energy sources will "not happen overnight" as climate activists continue to press the government to keep fossil fuels in the ground.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved AquAdvantage Salmon for consumption, marking its first approval of a genetically engineered animal for food.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee this morning passed by voice vote a sportsmen's package with language to permanently extend the Land and Water Conservation Fund with modest funding reforms.

When Theodore Roosevelt designated the Grand Canyon a national monument in 1908, he called the colorful, mile-deep gorge "the one great sight which every American should see." Americans have followed his advice. The Grand Canyon -- now a national park -- had nearly 4.8 million visitors last year alone, making it the second most-visited park, behind the Great Smoky Mountains. But Grand Canyon utilities that provide drinking water and treat sewage are failing and need urgent repairs, according to an internal report and former employees.

With an ongoing and tense security situation in France, changes have been made to aspects of next month's international climate talks. Will there be an impact on the substance of the discussions or the outcome of the negotiations? On today's The Cutting Edge, ClimateWire reporter Lisa Friedman discusses the latest details on the meeting and previews her plans for coverage from Paris.

Approximately 370 workers have fainted at Cambodian factories within the past two days, an incident that officials said was likely caused as a result of pesticide application in nearby fields.