As part of a U.S. effort to protect wetlands, a federal court has ordered $1 million in preservation projects in North Carolina.

The Department of Energy knew a $535 million loan guarantee to the failed solar-panel maker was risky, a House report says.

A court on Thursday threw out parts of the state’s Act 13, returning zoning authority over natural gas drilling to local governments

The EPA and Justice Department issue a $950,000 fine and order millions in pollution control technology at three coal-fired power plants.

The U.S. Geological Survey has found toxic compounds in soil and water around mountaintop-removal mining sites in central Appalachia.

Oil giant BP has agreed to pay $13 million to settle safety violations at a Texas refinery that blew up in 2005.

Labor Department official announces changes to a program that rewards supposedly safer-than-average workplaces

Pennsylvania's state legislature passed a law that strips local zoning authority location of fracking wells.

Environmental group condemns eight utility companies for spending millions to lobby against pollution controls.

Former EPA administrator says agency should use Clean Air Act to impose stricter safety standards on chemical facilities.