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Social networking behemoth Facebook has opened a giant new data center in Lulea, Sweden, that runs completely on hydroelectric power.

Scrutiny of North America's pipeline network is increasing after two spills in northwest Canada.

Support from U.S. EPA is "absolutely" essential to building up the market for isobutanol, a promising renewable fuel, the chief executive of a joint venture between BP PLC and DuPont Co. said this week.

A federal judge yesterday sentenced a California man to two years in prison for swindling investors by peddling fictional wind farm projects in Wyoming and South Dakota.

Ranchers are asking an Oregon state judge to stop officials from enforcing the water rights of the Klamath Tribes.

An American Indian tribe in Oklahoma voiced opposition to the U.S. government's plan to allow a wind farm to kill up to three federally protected bald eagles each year.

Forests held in trust for American Indian tribes are underfunded, according to a report released yesterday.

In a meeting closed to the public, the National Park Service agreed to give the go-ahead for new power transmission lines to be built on public lands in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, according to a lawsuit filed by environmentalists.

Firefighters battled a Colorado forest fire to a draw today after the blaze raged for three days.

A bipartisan group of pro-coal lawmakers is floating legislation to repeal an existing law meant to begin phasing out the use of fossil fuels in federal buildings.

DENVER -- Climate scientist James Hansen -- now retired and free from the constraints of his role at NASA -- last night promoted a carbon tax as the most effective way to curb greenhouse gas emissions in a keynote address before Colorado conservationists.

President Obama has told donors in recent weeks that he intends to release climate change proposals next month.

Ever wonder if House Natural Resources Chairman Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) draws a pension? Or whether the House Energy and Commerce Committee's top Democrat, Rep. Henry Waxman (Calif.), has paid off his mortgage?

The emergency response plan in use by Exxon Mobil Corp. when its Pegasus pipeline leaked oil sands crude in Arkansas 10 weeks ago wasn't formally approved by federal regulators and extended the company's spill response time by 50 percent, according to documents released today by Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.).

Four conservative think tanks offered a preview of coming attractions last night when they held an organized battle over how the right should approach climate change going forward.

IN THE CHIHUAHUA DESERT, N.M. -- Bobby St. John is leading a tour of catacombs carved into a salt formation by the Department of Energy when his helmet lamp shines on the last thing you'd expect in one of the Earth's driest places. Water. Welcome to DOE's Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, a gift left when seas receded 250 million years ago.

How can the United States advance nuclear innovation in a safe, cost-effective way? During today's OnPoint, Ted Nordhaus, chairman and co-founder of the Breakthrough Institute, discusses a new report, "How to Make Nuclear Cheap," and makes the case for policy and technical tools that can help advance the U.S. nuclear industry. He explains why many safety concerns are fading from the discussion and talks about the role government should play in cost sharing for the development of new facilities and technologies.

Japan's quake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has likely been leaking contaminated groundwater into the ocean for the past two years, according to the country's top nuclear regulator.

Policies restricting new vehicle purchases in the world's biggest auto market will likely be announced in eight more Chinese cities in an attempt to control air pollution, according to Shi Jianhua, an official at the automakers association.

Workers hired to handle a toxic soil cleanup that contaminated a creek and groundwater in Parachute, Colo., were possibly exposed to benzene and other hazardous chemicals, federal authorities said yesterday.

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