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Justice Antonin Scalia had a monumental impact on environmental law. Scalia, who was found dead Saturday at a West Texas resort, wrote more than a dozen major decisions in his 30 years at the Supreme Court. His opinions sculpted fundamental aspects of environmental law, setting key precedents that continue to be loudly criticized by green groups.

Will utilities stay the course on clean energy investments following last week's Supreme Court stay of the Clean Power Plan? During today's OnPoint, Ralph Izzo, chairman, president and CEO of Public Service Enterprise Group, says his company will continue its conversation with the New Jersey government on planning for the rule. Izzo also discusses PSEG's goal to reduce energy consumption by 2 percent.

China's Xinjiang region has banned glacial tourism, asserting that it is putting the massive ice slabs at risk.

The average price of gasoline in Ohio is $1.55 per gallon, but a computer malfunction allowed motorists at one Toledo station to fill up for just cents Sunday.

Environmental activists are suing New Jersey to overturn new rules that encourage development in coastal areas.

A proposed ballot initiative backed by California's agriculture industry would shift funds earmarked for high-speed rail to new water projects.

Ford Motor Co. spent nearly $40 million to fund science that says there is no evidence that brake mechanics are at increased risk for cancer development from asbestos, according to the Center for Public Integrity.

Online shopping companies offer convenience but come with a cost: mountains of leftover cardboard boxes.

The World Health Organization has said the use of genetically modified mosquitos might be required to destroy populations that are thought to be rapidly spreading the Zika virus across the Americas.

The NAACP says it will launch a campaign of "disruptive civil disobedience" if Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) does not introduce a plan to replace Flint's lead water pipes.

A plan by three federal agencies to work together on studying safety concerns surrounding synthetic turf may be too hasty for drawing useful conclusions, a well-known advocacy group said today.

The U.S. Coast Guard will hold hearings this week on why a massive freighter known as El Faro sank near the Bahamas last fall, killing all 33 crew members.

Four years after the world's largest dam removal, Washington's Elwha River and watershed are recovering quickly.

Wyoming regulators are dismissing allegations that a deal they reached with bankrupt coal company Alpha Natural Resources Inc. over mine reclamation financial assurance obligations violated federal law.

The Sierra Club is suing to force U.S. EPA to respond to its objections to renewing the operating permit for a Tennessee Valley Authority coal-fired power plant.

A coalition of environmental groups yesterday submitted their latest legal arguments in their fight against U.S. EPA's refusal to require standards for nutrient pollution in the Mississippi River Basin.

The National Park Service has closed two areas of California's Joshua Tree National Park after repeated thefts of mining artifacts.

A species of wild tomato repels whiteflies, according to a new report that suggests crossbreeding the wild strain with commercial varieties that are less resistant to the pest.

Researchers are tracking tens of thousands of blacktip sharks that have congregated off the coast of Florida as they navigate their way south to warmer waters.

As the National Park Service prepares to enter its second century, the agency is taking its first steps into e-commerce.

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