Posted: 2:56 PM Members of the four-state Energy Producing States Coalition are looking to recruit more states to the group.

Posted: 10:13 AM Natural resource trustees are planning early restoration to start addressing impacts to natural resources caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and they’re welcoming ideas for specific restoration and conservation projects in Texas.

Posted: 10:10 AM Free curbside recycling returned to New Orleans two months ago, and so far, 22 percent of city residents have signed up to participate.

Posted: 11:05 AM Federal regulators say they're considering new restrictions on Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Coast shrimpers because of the damage the industry is causing to threatened and endangered sea turtles.

Posted: 11:43 AM Wildscape, xeriscape, desertscape, water-wise, smartscape: whatever term you use, it’s all Texan for resource conservation.

Updated: 12:44 PM You turn the faucet off when brushing your teeth and installed low-flow toilets and showerheads - but your outdated irrigation system could be undermining your efforts to save water.

Updated: 9:38 AM Texans don’t need to get down and dirty this summer to help plant trees in their state park system.

Posted: 9:35 AM A power company will pay $3.75 million as part of a settlement for fouling a western Pennsylvania river with metal discharges from a coal-fired plant.

Updated: 9:49 AM A couple with East Texas roots – Arthur “Buddy” Temple and his wife Ellen – have been presented the 2011 Leopold Conservation Award.

Updated: 8:55 AM The U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today are unveiling new fuel economy labels that will help consumers take advantage of the increased efficiency standards.

Posted: 9:35 AM The EPA and the U.S. Justice Department today announced that Mahard Egg Farm, Inc., a Texas corporation, will pay a $1.9 million penalty to resolve claims that the company violated the Clean Water Act (CWA) at its egg production facilities in Texas and Oklahoma.

Updated: 9:50 AM Americans waste an estimated 14 percent to 40 percent of the food produced for consumption. It happens in fields, stores and your kitchen. That's bad for the environment, and it can be very bad for your wallet.

Posted: 9:29 AM The Texarkana, Ark., board of directors is set to vote on a proposal to build a new water treatment plant, an action that could lead to a separation of the city's water system from that of Texarkana, Texas.

Posted: 10:35 AM Indoor air and dust samples for beryllium and uranium taken from General Services Administration buildings at the Bannister Federal Complex in Kansas City, Mo., reveal no health concerns.

Posted: 9:56 AM The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) GreenChill partnership now has 7,000 partner stores located in all 50 states.

Posted: 10:20 AM To kick off Asthma Awareness Month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is commemorating World Asthma Day.

Posted: 10:55 AM The U.S. EPA is launching a new strategy to promote the use of green infrastructure by cities and towns to reduce stormwater runoff that pollutes our nation’s streams, creeks, rivers, lakes and coastal waters.

Posted: 10:08 AM The Obama administration released a national clean water framework today that showcases its comprehensive commitment to protecting the health of America’s waters.

Posted: 10:51 AM A plan in the works for a decade takes another step today when Interior Secretary Ken Salazar heads to Boston to reveal details about the nation's first offshore wind farm.

Posted: 11:01 AM Nissan Motor Co. is calling 5,300 Leaf electric cars back to dealerships to fix a software glitch that can keep them from starting.

Posted: 10:20 AM On the surface, it's looking good for the recovery of the Gulf of Mexico a year after the BP oil spill.

Posted: 9:38 AM With new developments and pioneering technology, geothermal energy is spreading throughout the United States.

Posted: 9:16 AM An ex-Naval facility in Texas is turning more from the sea to the wind.

Posted: 10:13 AM An invasive species of moth that eats prickly pear cactus is moving across the Gulf Coast toward Texas - and that's prompting action by the U.S. and Mexican governments.

Posted: 10:23 AM Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan will meet with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Yukiya Amano on Friday to discuss the nuclear crisis.