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A coalition of environmental groups has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Obama administration's sweeping greater sage grouse conservation plans across the West, claiming they are riddled with loopholes, scientific flaws and "political compromises" and won't protect the bird or its habitat.

Under pressure from his Iowa constituents to hold a hearing on President Obama's forthcoming Supreme Court nominee, Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley accused Democrats of stacking the courts in a way that hurts farmers.

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval -- who was reportedly being vetted by the White House as a possible replacement for the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia -- has a long track record on energy and the environment from his time as governor, attorney general and legislator, and from his stint as a President George W. Bush-appointed federal judge.

All eyes are on the Supreme Court this week as President Obama weighs options for his pick to replace late Justice Antonin Scalia. As the debate over a nominee continues, SCOTUS is considering several major energy and environment cases. On today's The Cutting Edge, Greenwire reporter Robin Bravender, discusses the future of these cases, including the request to stay U.S. EPA's mercury and air toxics rule.

Environmental groups are criticizing a plan to build a subway tunnel underneath Singapore's largest patch of primary rainforest.

Wildlife criminals will face up to four years of prison time amid a crackdown on poachers, smugglers and illegal trophy hunters that the European Commission is slated to launch today.

A bill ratifying Oregon officials' delisting of the formerly endangered gray wolf has cleared one more major hurdle.

The Idaho Senate has voted in favor of a controversial bill that would streamline the process for issuing permits for oil and gas wells.

Chicago officials are testing household tap water for lead in parts of the city that are at low risk and bypassing high-risk spots, an analysis found.

NEW ORLEANS -- Wastewater treatment plants are inadvertently dumping flecks of plastic into rivers, potentially affecting drinking water supplies, according to new research.

An environmental group said yesterday it had found traces of the weed-killing chemical glyphosate in Germany's 14 most popular beers.

The Obama administration's yesterday unveiled its long-anticipated plan to reform America's chemical plant safety standards.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) was advised to switch Flint back to Detroit's water system in October 2014 after General Motors Corp. said that heavily chlorinated water supplies were rusting its engine parts, according to governor's office emails that were examined by The Detroit News.

A Kentucky landfill received illegal shipments of low-level nuclear waste from drilling operations in three states, officials confirmed.

A top energy official in China wants to construct a global power grid that would connect solar farms in the Middle East and wind turbines in the Arctic to power lines that could supply energy across the globe.

Robert Kaluza, a former BP PLC rig engineer, yesterday was found not guilty on a charge that his negligence contributed to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico well blowout that left 11 workers dead and caused the nation's worst oil spill.

American wildlife law enforcement officials are increasingly using remote-controlled robotic deer decoys to stop poachers.

An increasing number of species that aid the growth of hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of food each year face extinction.

An all-female band of South African anti-poaching police has made headlines for its uniqueness, but its great success in reducing rhino deaths has earned it international awards.

Grand Canyon National Park officials are considering culling North Rim bison herds in a move they say will protect natural and cultural resources.

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