Nation Aug 24 Thousands allowed to bypass environmental rules in pandemic The AP's findings run counter to statements in late June by Susan Bodine, EPA's assistant administrator for enforcement, who told lawmakers the pandemic was not causing "a significant impact on routine compliance, monitoring and reporting" and that industry wasn't widely…
Nation Aug 20 Montana governor presses to remove Trump's chief steward of public lands Montana’s Democratic governor asked a federal judge Thursday to take swift action to remove the Trump administration’s chief steward of public lands, as the former industry attorney hangs onto the post despite the White House saying Saturday that his nomination…
Science Jul 31 U.S. officials seek limits on what constitutes a 'habitat' for imperiled species The Trump administration is proposing to define what land and water can be declared as “habitat” for imperiled plants and animals…
Politics Jun 05 Trump administration moves forward with plan to end wild bird protections The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to scale back a century-old law protecting most American wild birds despite warnings that billions of birds could die.
Politics May 29 AP report: Top U.S. official misused office to get son-in-law job Investigators in a report obtained by The Associated Press say a senior Trump administration official misused his office for private gain by capitalizing on his government connections to help get his son-in-law hired at the Environmental Protection Agency.
Nation May 26 Judge strikes down energy leasing rules in bird habitat A U.S. judge has dealt a setback to the Trump administration’s efforts to increase domestic oil and gas exploration.
Economy May 14 States, tribe seek to suspend coal sales on U.S. lands A coalition of U.S. states, environmentalists and an American Indian tribe are seeking to revive a moratorium on coal sales from public lands in the West.
Science Apr 18 10 years after BP spill: Oil drilled deeper; rules relaxed Ten years after an oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and unleashed an environmental nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico, companies are drilling in deeper and deeper waters, where payoffs can be huge but risks are greater than ever.
Nation Apr 06 Work starts in Montana on disputed Canada-US oil pipeline A Canadian company has started construction on the long-stalled Keystone XL oil sands pipeline despite calls from tribal leaders and environmentalists to delay the $8 billion project amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Economy Mar 31 Disputed Canada-U.S. oil pipeline work to start in April The project is bitterly opposed by environmentalists and some American Indian tribes.