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April 7, 2021 at 3:15 pm

GOP lawmakers slam EPA chief over firing of science advisers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two House Republicans are demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency provide records related to a decision by the agency's new leader to...

March 31, 2021 at 9:08 pm

Biden plan would spend $16B to clean up old mines, oil wells

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's $2.3 trillion plan to transform America’s infrastructure includes $16 billion to plug old oil and gas wells and clean...

March 31, 2021 at 8:01 am

AP Interview: EPA head removes Trump-era science advisers

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a move he said would help restore “scientific integrity,” the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency is removing dozens of...

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FILE – This Aug. 23, 2013, photo shows wind turbines silhouetted by the setting sun as they produce electricity near Beaumont, Kan. The turbines are part of the 100-unit Elk River Wind Farm in south central Kansas. A Kansas legislator has sparked controversy with a proposal to limit wind farm construction in the state. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) KSCR101 KSCR101

March 29, 2021 at 10:09 am

Biden boosts offshore wind energy, wants to power 10M homes

The Biden administration is ramping up efforts to sharply increase offshore wind energy along the East Coast, powering 10 million homes by 2030, which would...

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March 25, 2021 at 11:36 am

In shift, oil industry group backs federal price on carbon VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — The oil and gas industry's top lobbying group on Thursday endorsed a federal price on carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global...

Business

A bald eagle flies over Howard Miller Steelhead Park in Rockport Washington this week. The Skagit Eagle Festival 2021, cancelled this year due to the pandemic, doesn’t mean the eagles are not showing up along the Skagit River. Eagles can be seen in the trees above and feeding off of salmon in the Skagit River. An adult bald eagle has a wing span ranging from 5.9 – 7.5 feet.

Photographed on December 29, 2021.

March 24, 2021 at 11:00 am

US report: Bald eagle populations soar in lower 48 states

Bald eagles reached an all-time low of 417 known nesting pairs in 1963 in the lower 48 states. But after decades of protection, a DDT...

March 23, 2021 at 9:39 am

White House drops Interior nominee after Murkowski objects

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is withdrawing its planned nomination of Elizabeth Klein to become deputy secretary at the Interior Department amid opposition from...

March 23, 2021 at 8:37 am

EXPLAINER: Why is Biden halting federal oil and gas sales? VIEW

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Joe Biden shut down oil and gas lease sales from the nation’s vast public lands and waters in his first...

Business

March 18, 2021 at 2:30 pm

In a first, US pipeline agency weighs climate change impacts

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, a federal energy board is weighing how a proposed natural gas pipeline would affect greenhouse gas emissions, one...

Business

The Senate confirmed U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, as Housing and Urban Development secretary on March 10, 2021. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/TNS) 10716573W 10716573W

March 10, 2021 at 9:52 am

Senate confirms Fudge to lead housing agency, Regan for EPA VIEW

The Senate has confirmed Marcia Fudge to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development, placing the longtime Ohio lawmaker in charge of the agency...