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Former governor of Maryland and Democratic presidential hopeful Martin O'Malley called fellow presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders' plan to tackle climate change "not good enough" during a University of Iowa New Leadership Forum yesterday.

The much-hyped global warming "pause" does not actually exist, according to the chairman of the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and more research is needed on warming levels that could cause irreversible damage.

Some California homeowners want onlookers to know their lush lawns aren't flouting the state's drought restrictions.

Officials are planning to release less water from a Northern California lake next year to save winter-run chinook salmon from the state's ongoing drought.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency released plans today for helping the West Coast gird for a record El Niño this winter.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit yesterday defended its reasons for blocking Murray Energy Corp.'s deposition of U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy.

Government officials have charged two indigenous Maasai men with poisoning a famous pride of lions in a southwestern Kenya game reserve after lions reportedly killed three of their cattle.

Douglas Tompkins, the founder of outdoor clothing and equipment company The North Face and clothing company Esprit, died yesterday after a kayaking accident in the Patagonia region of southern Chile. He was 72.

More than 440 pounds of ivory has been seized in Gabon, potentially the largest seizure ever in the central African state, according to government officials.

Scientists are blaming an usually warm Pacific Ocean for a more than 400 percent increase in whales tangling themselves in fishing nets and lines.

The federal government is preparing to lift endangered species protections for grizzly bears around Yellowstone National Park, according to a leaked letter from Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe to wildlife officials in the states abutting the park.

Colorado is developing a computer modeling system that will accurately forecast the movement of wildfires across the state days in advance, a move that officials say should allow them to better contain blazes and protect firefighters.

GALVESTON, Texas -- Federal government agencies, state offices, environmental groups, universities, and an army of experts and advisers are gearing up to launch the nation's largest ever coordinated ecological restoration effort, all thanks to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Chinese government officials say setting tighter restrictions on coal-fired power plants to cut back on carbon dioxide emissions and smog blanketing Beijing will be two-pronged and will include incentives as well as fines.

LE BOURGET, France -- The Catholic Church may be softening its stance on birth control.

A group of countries including the United States are poised to announce tonight that they have formed an "ambition coalition" toward a new global climate accord.

Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) portrayed the Obama administration today as "desperate" for a climate deal in Paris, and scorned the announcement of additional aid to help the world's poorest cope with global warming.

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today approved legislation that would have federal agencies use data analysis tools to catch fraudulent spending.

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee passed a bill this morning that would update pipeline safety oversight and require federal regulators to prioritize the completion of existing rules.

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee today cleared two measures aimed at protecting the federal workforce from retaliation and discrimination.

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