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Minnesota wants to test tens of thousands of wells for nitrate contamination and persuade farmers to use less fertilizer, but environmental groups say the plan doesn't go far enough to protect the state's drinking water supply.

The first gray wolf hunt in Michigan since the species was listed under the Endangered Species Act begins today.

A sinkhole in Florida swallowed parts of two houses yesterday and caused the evacuation of seven neighboring homes, officials said.

Amtrak lost millions of dollars last year on its free food and beverage service, the railroad's inspector general said.

The Tesla Motors Inc. factory where three workers were injured Wednesday was previously cited for a safety violation, according to state officials.

U.S. EPA yesterday released a white paper that outlines how it will work with other federal agencies to assess pesticide threats to endangered species.

A rating from Standard & Poor's has signaled a preliminary blessing to bonds backed by solar power payments.

An explosion and fire at a Chevron Corp.-owned refinery today killed one worker in southern Mississippi.

Russia yesterday made its final shipment of U.S.-bound nuclear reactor fuel made from Soviet-era atomic bombs, ending a 20-year program that helped bolster the American nuclear power industry.

Public power entities need to collaborate with other critical industries that are under siege from cyberthreats, particularly the telecommunications industry, trade officials said during a briefing today.

A Chicago suburb tried to persuade federal appellate judges today to force the Department of Transportation to reconsider its decision against requiring a railway to install environmental mitigation measures before increasing local freight traffic.

The virus that has killed off nearly 800 bottlenose dolphins off the East Coast has been detected in four whales that have washed ashore, National Marine Fisheries Service officials said yesterday.

The Obama administration today announced a major multiagency program to enhance the federal response to droughts.

The National Marine Fisheries Service yesterday announced final regulations meant to protect marine mammals during Navy training and testing activities in the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.

It appears that Broomfield, Colo., voters did in fact join three other Colorado municipalities this month in approving anti-fracking measures.

A bipartisan team of senators yesterday introduced a bill to create a national manufacturing competitiveness strategic plan that would coordinate federal efforts and set goals to bolster U.S. skills and technology.

Federal employees would no longer receive pensions under a bill from a trio of Republican senators that adds to a growing number of proposals targeting federal benefits in the name of deficit reduction.

The American Coal Ash Association issued a report yesterday showing a decline in the amount of power plant combustion waste recycled last year, a development the group blames on U.S. EPA's ongoing rulemaking on ash disposal.

Conservationists are warning that a proposed overhaul of federal rules for the safe handling of fruits and vegetables could increase the environmental footprint of farming operations.

Republican members of the House and Senate yesterday introduced legislation that would give states control over federal spending on highway and transit programs.

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