Federal workers who issue permits for oil, gas and mining operations are on the job, along with those working to repeal pollution limits. By Lisa Friedman Under threats of tariffs and other sanctions ...

Activity at Arizona's mines is surging, and so is the release of toxic materials. A new Environmental Protection Agency report shows that releases of mine tailings and other toxic emissions increased ...

Khaled El-Enany, the agency’s first director-general from an Arab state, will lead the UN’s education, science and cultural organization through one of its most severe tests.

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