Former Idaho Gov. and U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne has died at age 74. His family said in a written statement that ...

A rare federal committee has exempted all Gulf of Mexico oil and gas drilling from Endangered Species Act protections, prompting lawsuits and fierce debate over the critically endangered Rice’s whale.

A new scientific study warns that the most optimistic sea-level rise scenarios may no longer be achievable, underscoring ...

Thirty-six years ago on April 24, 1990, NASA launched the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit via the space shuttle Discovery.

Federal committee exempts Gulf drilling from protections for the Rice's whale, an endangered species with around 50 ...