The decision came despite an effort by a former industry lawyer who is now at the E.P.A. to reverse the regulation.

The problem of too much wastewater is spreading across America’s biggest oil field, posing a pressing threat to a basin that has grown into a cornerstone ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A retreating glacier revealed a new island in Alaska this summer, as lake water filled in to surround a ...

Dropping a planned compliance break for high-polluting coal products would mark a retreat from the administration’s use of procedural shortcuts to aid ...