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A nonprofit environmental group in Ecuador that has spoken out against Amazon rainforest oil drilling has been shut down by government officials.

Shanghai officials delayed or canceled hundreds of flights today amid record air pollution levels in China's commercial epicenter.

Canada's government plans to announce new efforts next week to investigate whether the country can claim ownership of the geographic North Pole.

The island of Hawaii's mayor, Billy Kenoi, signed a bill into law yesterday placing new restrictions on genetically modified crops.

State lawmakers today accused Gov. Chris Christie (R) of stalling offshore wind energy development that could bring New Jersey thousands of jobs and cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) has tapped the former chief of the Great Outdoors Colorado land conservation group to lead a state initiative to preserve the greater sage grouse -- and halt efforts to list it as an endangered species.

Firefighters involved in last summer's deadly Arizona wildfire were barred from speaking with state investigators because federal officials feared their comments would be made public, new documents show.

Countries must find better long-term solutions for nuclear waste storage, the United States' top nuclear regulator told reporters today during a visit with regulators in Japan.

Wisconsin officials said farms in the state spilled more than 1 million gallons of manure this year, the highest level in seven years.

A spreading algae bloom is threatening aquatic life on a major West Texas river, experts say.

While the United States and other countries are aiming to develop domestic mining of rare earths, China remains the only place to fully process the valuable substances.

Deutsche Bank said yesterday it will leave commodities tradings markets, although the company's decision to keep index funds connected to those markets will still allow it to profit from fees related to the investments.

French oil giant Total SA has joined up with a California biofuels company to make and sell renewable diesel and jet fuel.

A federal judge yesterday sentenced a New York antiques dealer to more than three years in prison in the latest victory of a nationwide crackdown on the smuggling of rhinoceros horns.

The Justice Department will likely bring federal charges against a hunter accused of starting California's massive Rim fire earlier this year, according to a posting on a local prosecutor's website.

The Texas Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on a legal dispute that pits the oil and gas industry against a private property owner.

Major fishing countries this week failed to agree on cutting tuna catches in the Pacific Ocean.

A pod of whales in the Everglades have started to move offshore, giving rescuers hope that the creatures may survive their excursion.

Law enforcement authorities are investigating a possible arson attack on a Bureau of Land Management office in west-central Colorado.

The Obama administration is considering federal protections for 11 tarantula species found in India and Sri Lanka.

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