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Conservationists this week urged the public to support their effort to grant the African lion endangered species protection. The push by members of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, Born Free…

The Obama administration has formally approved a renewable energy development plan in Arizona that establishes a new solar energy zone and identifies thousands of acres of public lands that are…

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg would like to make the chronic traffic, slow buses and lack of dedicated paths for walkers and bicyclists that plague most U.S. cities relics…

California lawmakers are expressing support for a lower-cost alternative to a proposed federal-state overhaul of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The new plan -- written by environmentalists and backed by several…

U.S. EPA today launched a dialogue with mayors and local communities that are struggling to pay for expensive water system upgrades during tough economic times. In a memo, previewed to…

Energy Secretary Steven Chu expressed enthusiasm for his job yesterday but ducked questions about how long he'd be doing it. "I love what I'm doing," Chu said on the sidelines…

A Minnesota wind farm has become one of the first to seek federal approval to kill a limited number of bald eagles, sparking concern from some wildlife advocates over the…

WILLIAMBSURG, Va. -- While the tony Kingsmill resort that House Republicans picked to hold this year's party retreat sits on some of the commonwealth's most beautiful land along the James…

NEW YORK -- Attorneys representing Entergy Nuclear Operations Inc. and the state of Vermont had a busy week. Lawyers squared off in two venues over the future of the company's…

DENVER -- It's been nearly seven years since former Secretary Gale Norton left the helm of the Interior Department, but she's still pursuing some of the same ideas -- like "cooperative conservation" -- that defined her tenure in the George W. Bush administration. Back home in Colorado, Norton now juggles a mix of roles that includes running her own consulting firm, leading a conservative environmental group and serving on several boards.

In an effort to minimize damage to coral reefs, Philippine President Benigno Aquino said the U.S. Navy couldn't salvage its grounded minesweeper without Philippine help, according to a senior official.…

A fish caught near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan recorded more than 2,500 times the legal safe radiation limit for seafood, according to the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric…

After air pollution in Beijing reached 40 times the level recommended by the World Health Organization, city officials have proposed plans to cut back on smog. The rules would increase…

The interim director of the District of Columbia's Department of the Environment was selected as the permanent head of the department, the mayor's office announced Friday. Keith Anderson had served…

State environmental officials are drilling monitoring wells on the border of Salisbury, Md., to gauge the extent of groundwater contamination with a potentially cancer-causing chemical that has affected dozens of…

Hundreds of southern Ohio residents are suing DuPont, alleging that the company's chemical plant across the Ohio River contaminated drinking water and caused health problems. High levels of perfluorooctanoic acid,…

Alstom SA is beginning to work on two wind turbine factories in France as the country tries to curb its reliance on nuclear energy. The facility is slated to make…

The oil and gas industry has to deal with the risks that come with investing in unstable regions in the aftermath of the bloody hostage situation at an Algerian natural…

An investigation into the 50 Boeing 787 jets that were grounded last week has turned to the maker of the lithium-ion batteries used in the planes. Investigators visited battery maker…

Novozymes A/S, the Danish company behind nearly half the world's industrial enzyme production, today named a new president and CEO. Peder Holk Nielsen, who has been head of Novozymes' enzyme…

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