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The Trump International Hotel rolled out the red carpet last summer for the two coal companies that have done the most to curry favor with the owner of the Washington, D.C., luxury destination: President Trump.

The high-profile pair toured a gas pipeline site in Buckingham County, Va., to draw attention to environmental justice.

UNION HILL, Va. (AP) — Former Vice President Al Gore urged residents of a historic African-American community in Virginia on Tuesday to continue their fight against a plan to build

Alabama Power Company today announced it will retire the William Crawford Gorgas Electric Generating Plant in Walker County, which has operated on the banks of the Black Warrior River in Walker County since 1917.

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State-owned utility Santee Cooper accidentally pumped about a dumpster's worth of mud from a pit containing toxic coal ash into the Waccamaw in January.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Sierra Club released a poll conducted by Global Strategy Group that shows that Americans in seven states (CO, NC, MI, MN, WA, NV, AZ, WA) overwhelmingly reject the Trump administration’s approach -- or lack thereof -- to dealing with the climate crisis and protecting our air and water. In fact, when asked to rate the Administration's job performance on a range…

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CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police investigated but dismissed a tip that on the night Empire actor Jussie Smollett reported being attacked by two masked men he was in an elevator of his apartment building with two brothers later arrested and released from custody in the probe, a department spokesman said Tuesday.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The Trump administration said Tuesday that it plans to cancel $929 million awarded to California's high-speed rail project and wants the state to return an additional $2.5 billion that it has already spent.The U.S. Department of Transportation announcement follows through on President Donald Trump's threats to claw back $3.5 billion that the federal government gave to California to build a bullet train between Los Angeles and San Francisco.

After a very polarized few days, a Steiner Ranch family says tides are turning for a little boy who sold hot chocolate to raise money for President Donald Trump's proposed border wall.

Bringing his utility truck to a stop at a traffic light south of San Diego on a late January morning, Martin Barraza was shocked to see an overturned sedan, its crushed hood and front roof pressing against the pavement.

Everyone loves getting a deal at the store, but Americans in these cities take couponing to a whole new level.

Climate change scientist Maria Caffrey led a trailblazing study outlining the risks of rising seas at national parks.

The Rev. Jonathan Barker, an activist pastor working in Kenosha’s inner city, said Friday he is embarking on a 12-day fast in support of the Green New Deal.

The Memphis Grizzlies today announced plans for their annual Grizzlies 5K presented by The Live Love Memphis Group at RE/MAX Experts, set for Saturday, April 6 at 9 a.m. The Grind City community is invited to walk, run and dribble with fellow fans to help benefit the Memphis Grizzlies Foundation. Regular registration is now available and will close at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, April 5. Late registration will be available on the day of the race for an additional fee.

Now that we’re into 2019, the season two draft is just a few weeks away. I’m assembling my crew and getting ready to put in hours scouting and prepping for the season two draft. Season one was not easy, but going through it taught me a ton, about myself, about my team, and about the 2K League.

You can reduce the risk of burst or frozen pipes in your home by taking some precautions. If you own your home, you're responsible for insulating and protecting all inside pipework. In rented accommodation, landlords are responsible.

The Alliance of American Football was saved from financial problems by a $250 million investment from Tom Dundon, according to a report. 

Spring is around the corner! Get a jump on the increased foot traffic around Cooper-Young with an ad in the March issue of The Lamplighter, the official newspaper of Memphis' hippest neighborhood. Distributed in the homes and businesses of Memphis' hippest neighborhood, The Lamplighter can help you reach new customers to build awareness for your business, offer special deals, share your events calendar, or just say…

Annapolis seeing sea rise at about twice the global rate. Flooding there foreshadows problems other coastal towns can expect

They point to the impact on animals of new barriers.

There's the science of climate change, and then there's the science of how to explain it.

President Trump has declared a state of emergency to secure funding for a wall along the US border with Mexico. If built, the wall would disturb critical habitats and block migration routes for animals already stressed by climate change, and could possibly lead to extinction for some rare and endangered species. Biologist and Outdoors Coordinator for the Sierra Club Sergio Avila talks with Host Bobby Bascomb about the impacts of a wall on some rare species including jaguars and pygmy owls.