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Uber Technologies Inc. still has to perfect its driverless car technology, but the ride-hailing company is already looking ahead to the future — and to the skies.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it is moving forward with a plan to build a waste storage facility in West Texas, reigniting a yearslong battle.

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. previously said the closure of California's last nuclear power plant would not raise rates.

Al Rizzo had only been on the job two days when Superstorm Sandy struck, devastating about 4,000 acres of marsh under his purview at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (D) won the first round in a battle with Exxon Mobil Corp. this week, but he may never get to prove allegations of fraud against the company if federal courts quash his probe.

The city of Spokane, Wash., can proceed with a lawsuit against agrochemical giant Monsanto Co. over pollution in the Spokane River, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

A Michigan judge rejected a motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit against the state and state officials over Flint's lead-contaminated water.

Lawyers for the incarcerated former CEO of Massey Energy Co. faced tough questioning Wednesday from federal judges who appeared skeptical that criminal convictions for the CEO should be overturned.

Southern California air pollution regulators are challenging U.S. EPA's recently adopted compliance strategy for meeting the 2012 fine particulate standard.

The Ross Sea in Antarctica will become the world's largest marine protected area thanks to delegates from the European Union and 24 countries.

Just two of the nation's top grocery retailers — Costco and Whole Foods — deserve an A grade for their policies on organic foods and protecting pollinators, the environmental group Friends of the Earth said.

A proposed recovery plan for Northwest salmon and trout would preserve four hydroelectric dams on a majority tributary of the Columbia River, likely angering environmentalists who say that dam removal is the only way to ensure the fish make it to spawning grounds.

The Bureau of Land Management is wasting millions of dollars holding wild horses and burros in expensive, short-term holding facilities, according to an Interior Department inspector general's report that found the agency lacks a "strategic plan to manage wild horse and burro populations."

A watchdog group is calling on the attorney general of Texas to investigate alleged "false and misleading acts" by the solar industry in marketing and selling panels to consumers.

Environmental groups and climate activists are planning a mock hearing next month at the National Press Club to investigate "abuses of power and law" and other misdeeds at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

A trade group for biodiesel companies urged Congress to extend a biodiesel tax credit, and limit it to domestic producers, when lawmakers return to business after the November elections.

Capitol Hill staffers yesterday heard a pitch designed to appeal to conservatives — how federal rules to limit methane emissions from oil and gas wells on federal land could result in cost savings.

In the race for Wisconsin's 10th District state Senate seat, veteran Sen. Sheila Harsdorf (R) is facing Democrat Diane Odeen, who is relatively unknown. And now a series of leaked documents and the threat of lead paint are shaping the race.

CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte cited her support for the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan to fend off charges from Democratic challenger Gov. Maggie Hassan of not doing enough to protect the environment.

Democratic Rep. Tammy Duckworth last night railed against Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk for his shifting position on climate policy throughout his tenure in Congress, accusing her Republican opponent of adopting the most politically expedient stance as she looks to oust him from the Senate seat next month.

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