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Lawsuits filed in California under an environmental statute but mostly based on general construction noise and traffic complaints could be restricted under a new bill going through the state Legislature.…

A $500 million plan from U.S. EPA to clean up a polluted New York waterway has resulted in protests from those living in nearby areas. The agency and residents don't…

A chemical once used on banana crops is contaminating the soil and sea in Guadeloupe and Martinique, two islands in the French West Indies, placing people's health and livelihoods in…

The Texas fertilizer plant that exploded last month, killing 14 people, injuring more than 200 others and inflicting tens of millions of dollars in damage to the area, carried a…

Sandia National Laboratories has adapted a strategy of aggressively showcasing cutting-edge technologies to investors. Under Director Paul Hommert, Sandia researchers are considering market applications during the earliest stages of research,…

As a kickoff to this year's Public Service Recognition Week, 31 federal employees have been named as finalists for this year's Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals, which honor…

U.S. EPA has begun filling long-vacant positions, prompting union officials to demand that the agency cease all hiring and use any savings to avoid furloughing current employees. Last week, the…

The Oregon-backed startup SoloPower Inc. faces foreclosure by state officials after it missed a $50,800 loan payment last week. The payment would go toward a $10 million loan from the…

Clean technology venture capitalists have moved away from investing solely in alternative energy projects and instead are now funding companies that make mining and drilling operations less dirty. Ten years…

Tesla Motors Inc. is expected to report its first-ever profit this week, and most of that money will be the result of environmental credits the company received from California. The…

Inspections of Ohio coal mines often end with a fine issued by the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration, but these fines are often not paid in full, an investigation…

The discovery of two goldfish with low radiation levels in a pitcher at the Perry nuclear power plant in Ohio has prompted an investigation. The fish don't pose any threat,…

Though she worked for an oil company three decades ago, Friday marked Interior Secretary Sally Jewell's first time on an offshore oil drilling rig. Jewell visited an Ensco PLC semisubmersible…

When federal funds are lacking to rebuild highways and bridges, states should look to public-private partnerships to lessen taxpayer burdens, several transportation experts said this weekend. The partnerships help states…

MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD, Calif. -- A solar-powered airplane is on its way from California to New York, marking what its pilots and backers are hailing as a harbinger of renewable…

Maps of shipping routes can be used to predict which of the world's ports are most likely to become infested with invasive species, a team of European scientists found. Their…

Conservation group Land Trust Alliance is leading an effort to create an insurance company that would cover the legal costs for land trusts fighting off development. The new company, Terrafirma…

Mitigation efforts would significantly help reduce the environmental impacts of several proposed phosphate mining projects in central Florida, the Army Corps of Engineers said in a long-awaited report. The Army…

Iowa Rep. Steve King (R) announced Friday night he will not compete for the state's open Senate seat, ending months of deliberations that have kept other would-be GOP competitors on…

The Bureau of Land Management is canceling all oil and natural gas lease sales in California through the rest of the fiscal year due to the federal government's sequester cuts,…

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