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Environmental groups have created interactive maps of more than 6,500 big livestock farms in North Carolina, and they promised yesterday to expand the project to other states.

Morale is high among the federal government's top managers, but challenges lie ahead for those senior executives, according to a new report.

An empty inflatable bounce house was sent up into the air and crashed on an electric power transmission tower after a strong gust of wind picked it up this weekend in western New York.

George Conley, who worked on the prototype reactor for the first U.S. nuclear submarine, died Saturday at age 90.

Florida Power & Light Co. will have 10 years to improve canal efficiency and install a network of wells to shrink the expanding saltwater plume around its Turkey Point nuclear plant under a deal made this week with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Smart thermostat maker Nest Labs is teaming up with the nation's leading solar installer, SolarCity, to revamp how homes use electricity.

Tesla Motors' stock is taking a hit today as financial analysts question the wisdom of the automotive company joining forces with SolarCity.

A small rescue plane has left the South Pole after picking up two sick workers, at least one of whom needed medical attention that wasn't available at a U.S. research facility there.

Estuaries may be releasing more methane into the atmosphere than previously thought, according to a study done on the Chesapeake Bay.

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette (R) today filed a civil lawsuit against two water engineering companies involved in water treatment preparations in Flint while the city was under state emergency management.

New research presented this week at the International Coral Reef Symposium in Hawaii has lessened recovery hopes for coral reefs affected by bleaching.

A new study says that agricultural damage is on the rise as invasive species continue to proliferate and integrate themselves into environments linked to international trade.

Rescue operations continued yesterday for a Florida man who disappeared around 3 p.m. Saturday in the extreme western portion of the Grand Canyon, according to National Park Service officials.

The collector's market for tribal cultural artifacts could chill after a French auction house last month withdrew from sale an Acoma Pueblo shield that U.S. authorities believe was stolen from the tribe during the 1970s.

Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Monday toured the man-made canals of Louisiana's Barataria Preserve, which the National Park Service soon hopes to fill in using penalty money collected as a result of the 2010 BP PLC oil spill.

Agency and state policies in many parts of the United States compel officials to capture and kill animals that may have been involved in attacks on humans.

The Fish and Wildlife Service is adding a tiny Puerto Rican bird at risk from clearcut coffee plantations to the threatened species list, the agency announced today.

Federal coal leasing is not providing taxpayers a fair return on investment, according to a new White House report.

Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) struck a more positive tone on negotiations to go to conference with the House on energy after meeting with top House and Senate lawmakers this morning, but stopped short of saying she's ready to vote to launch formal talks.

House Republican appropriators are aiming to use the fiscal 2017 spending plan for the State Department to block funding for international climate change efforts.

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