The wildfire in Arizona is now the second-largest in the state's history and is growing.

Enviros are turning on Obama. Former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt said yesterday the president hadn't parried Republican attacks and lacked vision on the conservation. And this was in advance of a speech he's giving today that fleshes out this argument.

Plus, Obama's own EPA joined green groups in questioning the State Department analysis of the Keystone XL pipeline's environmental impacts. Government versus government — we don’t even know who to mistrust anymore!

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Guess New Jersey won’t be a leader in solar for much longer: Governor Chris “Airwolf" Christie released an energy plan that would roll back renewable energy goals and rethink the state’s commitment to solar power.

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Monsanto's Roundup, the world's best-selling herbicide, causes birth defects and miscarriages. And guess what? Regulators have been keeping that quiet for decades.

Renewable energy investors get a little drooly when they start thinking about the Indian market.

Two Chinese coal truckers are accused of killing an ethnic Mongolian herder protesting a nearby mine's pollution.

GE is building the first “Integrated Renewables Combined Cycle” system! (It sounds more exciting when you know the plant uses a combination of wind, solar, and natural gas to create energy.)

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