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Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy (D) is pressing U.S. EPA to rethink its recent decision to delay a key ozone air quality benchmark, warning that it will hurt both his state's economy and public health.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory has laid off 13 employees in its Energy and Environmental Sciences Directorate, according to current and past employees.

U.S. EPA's efforts to combat herbicide resistance in weeds are hampered by poor communication between the agency and stakeholders, the agency's watchdog office said.

Amazon.com Inc., United Parcel Service Inc. and other companies gearing up to launch autonomous drone delivery services are pushing to develop traffic management systems that could forecast weather conditions for areas as small as a single city block.

Large companies like Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and General Motors Co. have become some of the biggest buyers of renewable energy in the United States, helping to drive growth in the industry.

A new study conducted by top scientists in Texas has found that the shale oil boom there has caused earthquakes, degraded natural resources, overwhelmed some communities, and even boosted the frequency and severity of traffic collisions, while enriching companies, residents and the state itself.

Meteorologist Mike Favetta was toasting his last day at New York's local TV station News 12 when he watched President Trump pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement.

A nationwide climate study is trying again to gain approval to use two locations in Yellowstone National Park for equipment to collect data for 30 years.

Supporters of the Clean Power Plan released a report today that estimates wiping out U.S. EPA's rule would cost the economy 560,000 new jobs and $52 billion in gross domestic product by 2030.

Invasive eucalyptus trees helped exacerbate the deadliest fire in Portugal's history, environmentalists said.

A staggering number of shad were counted moving over the Bonneville Dam, located on the Columbia River on the border between Oregon and Washington.

Polar bears being pushed to shore as sea ice decreases are seeing at least one side benefit from the shift: lower mercury levels.

HOUSTON — Tropical Storm Cindy has gained strength as it approaches the Gulf of Mexico's energy hub, but the industry anticipates only slight disruptions to oil and gas operations.

Oil, gas and coal production on public lands would likely dip if royalty rates were raised, but the federal government would still make more money, according to the Government Accountability Office.

The future remains uncertain for Democrat Jon Ossoff.

Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker III announced his bid for Maryland governor today in a campaign video. He joins an already packed Democratic field looking to take on popular Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.

Oil and gas giant Hess Corp. has hired a top Republican lobbyist.

A longtime producer of MSNBC's "Hardball with Chris Matthews" will join the Democratic staff of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee next month.

House Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) today offered an acerbic reply to his Democratic counterpart's plea for assistance in obtaining details on the Trump administration's ongoing review of dozens of national monuments: Why don't I Google that for you?

A split Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved President Trump's picks today for overseeing federal spending and regulatory changes.

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