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The federal agency acknowledged that a longtime Maine lobsterman had taken the newly created gig in the same week that it kicked off creation of a new rule for management of the North Atlantic right whale. Read More

The deal would settle current and potential future lawsuits over health concerns related to glyphosate, which is also the focus of a Supreme Court case to be argued in April. Read More

The judge cited “changing positions of the defendants” and ordered the government to release documents. Read More

Most of the nominees advanced with little or no Democratic support. Read More

EPA’s stance differs not only from that of President Donald Trump’s first term but also from GOP and industry claims that the air regulations are job killers. Read More

The record-setting sewage spill could have been much worse — a warning for the region’s vulnerable water supply and old infrastructure nationwide. Read More

Hundreds of people have died or were injured at abandoned mine sites. States and tribes want Congress to fund cleanups. Read More

TerraPower’s project in Wyoming, which uses novel technology, is the first new commercial reactor to receive federal approval in nearly a decade. Read More