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Experts fear oil and gas development could permanently damage millions of acres of ecologically and culturally important public lands.

Drought can lead to anger and even violence. Climate change will make things worse. One cop is on the beat.

A bid to remove the bird from the Endangered Species Act has emerged once again — long after the disappearance of the organization that proposed its removal.

Conservationists fear this will stimulate demand for poached animals while making it harder to enforce existing laws.

Will mountain goats be able to shed their thick winter coats in time for earlier warm seasons? The Mountain Goat Molt Project wants your help to find out.

It turns out that many people who care about the environment never vote. One organization is working to change that.

A former EPA engineer calls it “the most spectacular regulatory flip-flop in history.” Other experts say the resulting emissions increase would bode ill for the planet.

From California to Maryland, dams are being removed to help fish, improve safety and boost recreation.

Experts warn that we’ll keep having dangerous floods of feces unless state and the federal governments change the way big producers do business — and unless consumers start eating less meat.

A handful of statewide ballot initiatives will test whether states can effectively counter environmental rollbacks coming from the federal government.