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Obama administration officials acknowledged today the U.S. election will be at the top of the mind during the second day of international climate change talks, which kick off in Morocco on Monday, but argued the worldwide transition to a low-carbon economy will continue regardless of who wins.

A drought across New England is having only a minor impact on the region's Christmas tree farms, growers have said.

Midway Atoll hosts not only relics from one of World War II's more significant battles but also the world's largest colony of Laysan albatrosses, and the tiff over how to best preserve each is pitting military historians against wildlife conservationists.

Environmental groups are raising alarms about two Bureau of Land Management oil and gas lease sales, arguing that the agency failed to adequately analyze climate change impacts.

Hydraulic fracturing has become a key issue in Florida's District 18 state Senate race, which includes Tampa.

Wall Street, unions and the Koch brothers are contributing to the most expensive U.S. Senate race in history by flooding Pennsylvania with millions of dollars.

DENVER — In the last presidential cycle, Democrats were certain they could bump incumbent Republican Rep. Mike Coffman out of his suburban Denver seat.

In an effort to encourage electric vehicle ownership, the White House today announced a network of 48 charging corridors on the nation's highways.

For U.S. EPA, background ozone remains a forefront issue.

SolarReserve CEO Kevin Smith has bold plans for building a solar power plant that's more than triple the size of any other on the planet.

Front-runners in the crowded race to succeed retiring Louisiana Sen. David Vitter (R) attempted to face off last night over issues like health care and entitlement reform in their final debate before Election Day, but much of last night's event instead focused on the rantings of former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke (R).

Attorneys for conservation groups bankrolled by Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen reached out to John Podesta for advice that could convince his former Obama administration colleagues to stop fighting a lawsuit designed to force a federal coal overhaul in order to meet the national climate goals that Podesta championed.

The Army Corps of Engineers' rulemaking for the next round of five-year nationwide permits was expected to be a low-profile affair. Then came the battle over the Dakota Access pipeline.

Smog levels in several northern Chinese cities remain high, according to the official Xinhua News Agency, which cited the results of an environmental ministry inspection that found ineffective regulation of polluting industries.

Residents along Brazil's Doce River still refuse to drink the water and eat the river's fish one year after a dam explosion sent metal-laden mud through the area.

Northern California's heavy rain in October relieved drought conditions in 25 percent of the state, the U.S. Drought Monitor said yesterday.

Washington state has levied a fine of $18 million in damages against the Washington, D.C.-based Grocery Manufacturers Association on money laundering charges.

California is again changing its rebate system for buyers of plug-in hybrid, all-electric and fuel-cell cars. Beginning this week under the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, high-income earners will not receive rebates, but lower-income buyers will receive more money.

While Volkswagen AG is still struggling to recover from its emissions scandal, the company is facing new criticism over the way it's handling its history with Nazi Germany.

The national labs won nearly a third of this year's research and development "Oscars" awarded by R&D Magazine last night to the top 100 "most technologically significant" products of the year.

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