Trump administration eases rule against killing birds
The Interior Department has quietly rolled back an Obama-era policy aimed at protecting migratory birds, stating in a solicitor's opinion that it will no longer prosecute oil and gas, wind...
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Appeals court keeps uranium mining ban around Grand Canyon but allows nearby mine
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on Tuesday upheld a 20-year ban on uranium mining around Grand Canyon National Park but ruled in a separate case that...
Uranium firm urged Trump officials to shrink Bears Ears
A uranium company launched a concerted lobbying campaign to scale back Bears Ears National Monument, saying such action would give it easier access to the area's uranium deposits and help...
President Trump to cut Bears Ears National Monument by 85 percent, Grand Staircase-Escalante by half, documents show
President Donald Trump plans to shrink Bears Ears National Monument by 85 percent and reduce Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by half, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post that...
President Trump to visit Utah on Monday to announce his plans to shrink Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments
President Donald Trump will travel to Utah on Monday to lay out his plans to cut the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, according to individuals briefed...
EPA curb on nonstick chemical may have reduced number of babies with low birth weight
Efforts to phase out a chemical used in nonstick coatings have resulted in fewer U.S. babies being born underweight in recent years, according to findings published in the International Journal...
Trump faced public and private pressure to halt elephant hunting trophy imports
A combination of public and private pressure prompted President Donald Trump to overturn his administration's recent move to allow elephants shot for sport in Zimbabwe and Zambia to be imported...
Trophies from elephant hunts in Zimbabwe were banned in the U.S. Trump just reversed that.
The Trump administration announced late Wednesday that the remains of elephants legally hunted in Zimbabwe and Zambia can now be imported to the United States as trophies, reversing a ban...
This group thinks Trump hasn’t done enough to unravel environmental rules
The activists gathered behind closed doors in a Houston hotel meeting room last week had long existed on the political fringe. They'd dismissed the science behind climate change, preached the...
More than 600,000 consumers select ACA plans at start of enrollment, CMS says
WASHINGTON - More than 600,000 Americans signed up for insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act during the first four days of the new enrollment season, according to federal figures...