President Trump, who campaigned on a pledge to keep federal lands in federal hands, is now considering nominees for Interior Secretary who have advocated transferring vast swaths of federal property to states, and even private interests.
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing stripping rules that would have enforced federal clean water regulations on thousands of bodies of water in the United States.
Republicans and some Great Lakes Democrats are eager to remove federal protections on the gray wolf, which they say has recovered. But with days left before Congress leaves for the year, and conservationist Democrats about to gain power, they may be stymied.
The Trump administration’s approval of seismic testing for offshore oil drilling is sure to antagonize Republican leaders in the Southeast, a region the president depends upon if he seeks reelection in 2020.
A national report predicts increased flooding and hotter temperatures for Kentucky, but its coal-friendly Republican congressional delegation says its skeptical of a call to cut back on fossil fuels.
The Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps leased land to electric utilities for the installation of solar arrays under President Barack Obama to combat global warming and provide military bases with backup energy. But under Donald Trump it’s unclear the degree to which the Pentagon will make use of the solar projects.
The climate change report the Trump administration released on Thanksgiving weekend could provide legal ammunition for states such as California, which are suing and threatening suits over regulatory rollbacks that could increase greenhouse gas emissions.
South Florida Democrat Ted Deutch introduces a bipartisan carbon tax bill to reduce carbon emissions after the Trump administration released a damaging climate change report last week, the first bill in years sponsored by Republicans and Democrats that would tax carbon.
An increasingly fierce debate about how best to stop wildfires in California could wind up endangering the farm bill, which is crucial to fund crop insurance programs for farmers in Kansas and Missouri.
Residents of the western United States should prepare for a potential tripling of large wildfires in coming decades, a new federal report stated Friday, adding that the region should also expect additional water shortages.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which is tasked with coordinating federal agencies in responding to a disaster, has so far issued far fewer orders for help from other agencies than it does after hurricanes. But experts say the agency is doing its job.
During his trip to California, President Donald Trump announced an additional $500 million in funding in the 2018 farm bill for forest management to help prevent fires. He was wrong.
A new study examines how much longer people could live if particulate pollution — such as soot from cars and trucks — was reduced to levels recommended by the World Health Organization. In Fresno, people could live a year longer, on average.
California Rep. Doug LaMalfa says he invited President Donald Trump to travel to Northern California for the first time during his presidency on Saturday to visit areas devastated by the Camp Fire.
Gray wolves in Washington could lose their endangered species listing, and the habitat protection that comes with it, if Republicans succeed in passing a new bill through Congress. The bill’s proponents say the wolf population has recovered, but conservationists disagree.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s most recent environmental project, a fee on carbon emitters, was rejected by voters on election night. But if Inslee runs for president, as many expect, environmental issues are likely to be the centerpiece of his campaign.
In Washington state’s closest House race, Republican Dino Rossi is attempting to tar his Democratic opponent Kim Schrier as a supporter of steep gasoline taxes, because of her support for a carbon fee initiative.
The League of Conservation Voters, which on track to spend a record $80 million in this year’s midterms, is exploiting recent environmental disasters to target GOP incumbents, hoping to build a ‘green tide’ atop the ‘blue wave.’
The US Supreme Court won’t reconsider a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision about Fish and Wildlife’s No Otter Zone off the coast of Southern California that pitted wildlife advocates against commercial fishermen.
Washington could become the first state to enact a carbon fee on oil companies and other generators of greenhouse gases. But splits between the labor movement could decide if the ballot measure passes or fails.
Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, answers questions from reporters on at the U.S. Capitol about the government shutdown. On Thursday, Dec. 27, Roberts was the only senator from either party on Capitol Hill.
