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The Philippines yesterday said it would formally contest China's claims in the South China Sea before the U.N. panel that administers the Convention on the Law of the Sea. China…

Costa Rica yesterday declared the spread of a coffee fungus an emergency that appears set to ruin approximately 12 percent of the nation's planted coffee in the 2013-2014 harvest. Costa…

Massachusetts' poaching laws haven't been updated in decades, but a new bill would toughen regulations. The bill proposes increased penalties for already illegal actions such as shooting animals in a…

In Wisconsin, a Democratic state senator offered a mining bill as an alternative to Republican legislation that would ease environmental regulations for a proposed iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin.…

Californians can now buy an annual pass to state parks on their 2012 income tax return. The pass provides unlimited day-use access to 130 state parks for $195. If taxpayers…

A bill to allow people to shoot wild bison on sight if they trespass on private property got mixed reactions during an Agriculture Committee hearing in the Montana Legislature yesterday.…

Alaska state Sen. Peter Micciche's (R) two hats -- one as the superintendent of the first liquefied natural gas plant in the United States and the other as a state…

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is spending $180 million to test technologies that could make it possible to scavenge nonfunctioning communication satellites for parts to use in brand…

U.S. EPA criticized a landmark report on cleanup options by the property owners around the Portland Harbor in Oregon, claiming it didn't properly examine dredging as an option. EPA pledged…

Indianapolis Power & Light Co. plans to spend $511 million to reduce its mercury emissions and meet U.S. EPA standards, the utility said yesterday. The money will be spent in…

Several governors and local air agencies this week called on the Obama administration to finalize regulations to slash the amount of sulfur in gasoline this year, arguing that the resulting…

In an effort to reduce overall costs, furniture maker Ikea is doubling its investment in renewable energy by 2015, the company's CEO announced. The effort will bring the company's investment…

The United States could increase the number of natural gas vehicles in use to 10 percent or 20 percent by the end of the decade if it makes a concerted…

Sting operations have linked Italy's Mafia to the country's wind and solar energy industries. In the past decade, Sicily has become a key player for renewable energy. The island receives…

Washington, D.C., leads the nation in green building certifications, according to rankings released this week by the U.S. Green Building Council. The city easily bested other states in Leadership in…

Engineers are investigating an electrical issue that led to the shutdown of a reactor at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Ohio yesterday morning. The reactor shut itself down at…

Prominent law firm Hunton & Williams has hired a new partner for its environmental law practice group. Scott Stone, previously director of global environmental initiatives at Sierra Nevada Corp., an…

The Obama administration has filed court papers outlining its legal argument in defense of U.S. EPA's mercury and air toxics rule, which is under attack from various states and industry…

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health are proposing that all but 50 chimps used for research in the United States be retired and sent to a sanctuary in Louisiana.…

Researchers have linked the loss of trees to a rise in human mortality, according to a recent study from scientists at the Forest Service. The study, published in the American…

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