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WATCH: Trump's EPA drops methane emissions rule for oil, gas fields

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Marc Levy, Associated Press

Andrew Wheeler, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, signed the rollback of the 2016 methane emissions rule in Pittsburgh, in the heart of the nation's most prolific natural gas reservoir and in the premier presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania.

Canada's last intact ice shelf collapses due to warming

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

The Milne ice shelf had been one of the Arctic's few remaining intact ice shelves, but at the end of July about 43% broke off. Scientists say that without a doubt it's man-made global warming at work.

Hurricane Alpha? Names may run out during predicted amped up season

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Hurricane season has already been busy this year, but forecasters say it should get even nastier soon.

Court reverses order to shut down Dakota Access pipeline during environmental review

By James MacPherson, Associated Press

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Wednesday sided with pipeline owner Energy Transfer to keep oil flowing while the environmental review is conducted.

WATCH: NASA Astronauts Hurley and Behnken discuss historic SpaceX Dragon test flight

By Associated Press

Test pilots Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken rode the SpaceX Dragon capsule back to Earth less than a day after departing the International Space Station and two months after blasting off from Florida.

Tropical Storm Isaias causes damage, wild weather as it moves north

By Gerry Broome, Associated Press

Tropical Storm Isaias is spawning tornadoes and dumping rain during an inland march up the U.S. East Coast.

Pompeo says Trump to take broad action on Chinese software

By Cathy Bussewitz, Associated Press

President Donald Trump plans to take action on a what he sees as a broad array of national security risks presented by software connected to the Chinese Communist Party, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday.

SpaceX capsule and NASA crew make 1st splashdown in 45 years

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an unprecedented test flight by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company.

SpaceX Crew Dragon is heading home, hopes to land Sunday

By PBS NewsHour

NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are expected to land back on Earth on Sunday afternoon. The historic mission aboard the SpaceX Dragon Endeavor, which has been docked at the International Space Station since May, will mark the first…

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SpaceX guiding NASA astronauts to 1st splashdown in 45 years

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

The first astronauts to ride a SpaceX capsule into orbit headed toward a retro-style splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday afternoon to close out a two-month test flight.