The Railroad Commission of Texas, which regulates oil, gas, and coal in the state, approved a permit giving a Mexican company the right to start coal mining operations near Eagle Pass, a Texas bord
The Idaho legislature passed a resolution calling on the federal government to properly manage federal lands in the state that have been ravaged by wildfires.
Gasoline containing 15 percent ethanol causes even more damage to vehicle engines than previously reported, according to a new study by the Coordinating Research Council.
Alternative energy development has taken another hit as the world’s largest developer of wind turbines, Denmark-based Vestas Wind Systems, trimmed its U.S. workforce by approximately 20 percent.
The California Department of Fish and Game is challenging National Park Service staff who are attempting to shut down a family-owned oyster farm in Point Reyes National Seashore.
Wildlife officials in several states are seeking a greater role in the management of wolf populations. State officials say federal oversight is unnecessary and redundant.
The Natural Resources Defense Council is targeting key electoral swing states in its newly released “Toxic Twenty” list of states it says are most in need of expensive emissions restrictions.
The federal government hit a new high in Social Security and disability benefit payments a full month before the end of the fiscal year on September 30.
The Scottsdale, Arizona, City Council has voted 7-0 to spend nearly $2 million for a new police station – and refuses to disclose where the building is located.
An abundance of domestic energy will enable the United States to cut in half its reliance on oil from the Middle East by the end of the decade, and could end any reliance at all by 2035, according
Less than half of Americans believe global warming is occurring and is primarily caused by humans, a newly published Angus Reid public opinion poll reports.
The North Carolina legislature overrode a veto by Gov. Bev Perdue (D), making natural gas production through hydraulic fracturing legal in the Tar Heel State.
It took seven years, but Colorado and U.S. Forest Service officials have finally completed work on an environmental impact statement on the state’s roadless rule.
Louisiana and Florida are considering joining Texas in allowing longer fishing seasons in state waters than federal wildlife officials allow in federally controlled waters further offshore.
A record number of sockeye salmon swam up Alaska’s Copper River this year, showing the salmon population in the region is healthier than ever recorded.
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