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Nicaragua will begin exploring for oil in a tract of the Caribbean Sea whose ownership had been in dispute, according to the country's energy and mines minister.

A 65-year-old pipe that leaked oil in a Mayflower, Ark., neighborhood may be taken out of service, according to the vice president of Exxon Mobil Pipeline Co.

The Agriculture Department yesterday invited producers to sell their sugar to the federal government as part of a program that authorizes the government to turn around and sell it to ethanol producers.

A 40-year-old woman, accused in what government officials call the most extensive eco-terrorism case in U.S. history, will plead guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland, Ore., in October.

Researchers yesterday said they had discovered a new mammal, the first in the Americas in 35 years.

Researchers are encouraged by what they're calling a major comeback of one of the world's most endangered bird species, living in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico.

Pennsylvania may follow the lead of other states in removing the bald eagle from its endangered species list due to a strong population now living in the state, wildlife officials said.

Ecuador plans to open a part of the Amazon rainforest to oil drilling after wealthy nations failed to pay for a conservation program that would have protected the area from oil exploration.

Scientists examining the impact of the BP PLC oil spill on marine life were surprised when they caught a Greenland shark on their baited line.

Nearly 25 years ago, Wayde Schafer spotted a lone oil well near the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Seeing the pump suck oil out of the ground in the Badlands was enough to turn him into an environmentalist.

The Sierra Club is sending environmental justice activists to meet with White House officials today to discuss what it has called a loophole that allows power plants to skirt emissions laws during startup and shutdown periods.

Environmentalists urged U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy yesterday to take a hard line toward Iowa's livestock permitting program during the agency chief's visit to Des Moines.

Rep. Dave Camp (R) announced today that he will not seek to succeed retiring Sen. Carl Levin (D), making him the second House lawmaker to decline a run for Michigan's open Senate seat.

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) want former U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson to turn over all emails from her private account that discussed agency business.

Several companies are touting their efforts to launch new rare earth element mining operations in the United States as they attempt to dent the world's dependence on China.

Three weeks after the Chinese government slapped hefty tariffs on U.S. polysilicon exports, an American solar-sector company is in peril.

An obscure independent federal agency set up to improve the administrative process could suddenly get a lot more interesting now that one of the most outspoken critics of the federal rulemaking process has been tapped to join its ranks.

The Bureau of Reclamation today announced it will reduce for the first time ever Colorado River water deliveries from the Lake Powell reservoir downstream to Lake Mead, which provides nearly all of Las Vegas' water.

A driving force behind efforts to conserve open spaces in Colorado has died a few days shy of turning 92.

Captive elephants in India are part of a long tradition that dates back thousands of years. But although they were once used for more practical purposes such as lifting timber and acting as a tank in war, they have since become more akin to celebrities as the center of festivals around the country.

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