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A Brooklyn neighborhood is thriving despite its location next to a Superfund site.

Montana's Crow Nation held a parade and ceremony yesterday to celebrate the final milestone in its decadeslong struggle for a water compact.

A federal judge yesterday cleared the way for environmentalists to challenge a bankrupt coal company's promises to clean up its mines -- objections industry advocates condemn as counterproductive meddling.

The operations of Iowa's first cricket farmer are perhaps a sign of things to come for the edible bug industry.

Starbucks Corp. will test a fully recyclable coffee cup in its U.K. locations.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the largest grocer in the country, has begun selling weather-dented fruits and vegetables at a discount in 300 of its Florida stores.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. yesterday disclosed the eight chemicals -- six of which are rated as high hazards by the Environmental Working Group -- it has asked suppliers to remove from products.

Scientists at Cornell University may have remedied the challenges facing carbon capture technology with a new device that sucks CO2 from exhaust streams and generates electricity and bleach as byproducts.

The smart grid does not always reduce pollution.

The youngest defendant among the 26 facing charges stemming from the armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge earlier this year pleaded guilty yesterday to a federal conspiracy charge.

A federal court this week instructed the Louisiana Supreme Court to define when a person is acting in "good faith" in whistleblower cases involving environmental violations.

Mexico is taking steps to help the world's smallest porpoise.

A 73-year-old woman died in Colorado earlier this week after falling off a cliff during a rafting trip in Dinosaur National Monument, according to the National Park Service.

The former executive director of the nonprofit Environmental Working Group has been picked to merge and lead two Yellowstone National Park supporter groups.

International tourists aren't the only ones who foolishly try to help bison calves.

Democratic Rep. Chris Van Hollen unveiled legislation yesterday that would set aside up to $50 billion for a national green bank, buffing his environmental credentials in the race for Maryland's open Senate seat.

Hawaii Rep. Mark Takai, who revealed last fall that doctors had diagnosed him with pancreatic cancer, died yesterday. He was 49 years old.

Molly Macauley started every day at 5 a.m. with a long run around the neighborhood before catching the train to work, where she was vice president and a senior fellow with Resources for the Future, a think tank in Washington, D.C., that focuses on the environment and natural resources.

From his rejection of farm programs to his opposition to ethanol mandates, Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-Kan.) has built a reputation as a man farmers can't count on, farm groups say.

Alpha Natural Resources Inc. shut down its political action committee today despite the coal company's expecting to exit bankruptcy in a matter of weeks.

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