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U.S. EPA has formally proposed a standard for radioactive material in drinking water in the event of a nuclear emergency.

A relatively modest increase in worldwide energy investment could sharply cut global air pollution levels by 2040 and save millions of lives, a top International Energy Agency official said this morning.

General Motors Co. this year will release the Chevrolet Bolt, which can go 238 miles on a single charge.

The electric Tesla Model S keeps its value longer than gasoline-powered cars, according to an analysis released today by Autolist.

Brandi Colander, a top official at the Interior Department, began a new post last week at the National Wildlife Federation.

National gas station chains are casting aside oil companies' warnings against mixing too much ethanol into gasoline, which oil companies say can damage car engines.

A citizens group says it has found false and fraudulent letters written in support of a Midwestern pipeline — including one written by a dead man.

An unfinished nuclear power plant in Alabama gained a $37 million bid from a Nevada alternative energy company recently.

The protest against the Dakota Access pipeline by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has garnered volunteers who want to keep everyone's lives functioning normally.

Arch Coal Inc. will end its contentious practice of using "self-bonds" in order to pay its future mine cleanup costs.

A new study says wheat, one of the most produced and most important crops, is being threatened by climate change.

The Clean Power Plan falls squarely within the bounds of the Clean Air Act, a trio of law professors at New York University argue in a new policy brief.

An Idaho man has been saddled with more than $100,000 in legal fees after he decided to log part of his land in order to pay for his wife's chemotherapy bills.

Multiple homes in Fresno, Calif., have lead-contaminated water because the city switched the source of its supply and made errors when installing new meters, a lawsuit filed Friday said.

U.S. EPA yesterday asked for a rehearing of a federal court's decision to toss out part of the agency's rules setting emission standards for industrial boilers.

New research has revealed that albino redwood trees that dot some California forests are processing toxins that would otherwise kill redwoods.

Some of the healthiest and best-protected corals in the Caribbean will be replicated on a 3-D printer to help facilitate natural growth of reefs.

Coconuts are in high demand around the world, but several factors have brought about a shortage of the fruit.

A controversial proposal to build an open-pit gold, copper and zinc mine close to a major river that lies along the Michigan-Wisconsin border got preliminary permit approval recently.

The gravitational interaction of the moon and sun on the Earth could be playing a role in triggering large earthquakes, according to a recent study.

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