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Mexico City officials are initiating a deep-drilling effort to reach what could be a new aquifer 6,560 feet underground. The capital city stands on spongy soil of what was once…

Beijing is poised to enact tougher vehicle emissions standards as high levels of air pollution continue to choke China's capital city, the Xinhua state news agency reported yesterday. Fang Li,…

The Las Brisas power plant project in south Texas abruptly stopped construction this week after the company that is financing it announced it is going out of business. Chase Power…

As they move forward with their collaboration, Toyota Motor Corp. and BMW Group are conducting joint research to develop the next generation of batteries for green vehicles. They plan to…

Investments in smart-grid technologies rose 7 percent to $13.9 billion last year, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The growth largely comes from China, which increased its investments by 14…

A government-industry partnership working to speed development of clean and efficient cars and light trucks needs more top-level guidance, a new report from the National Research Council concludes. The report…

A fire at a Utah oil drilling site that started Tuesday morning continues to burn. The fire prompted a second day of evacuations in the area and concerns about hydrogen…

The people of Shippingport, Pa., have a whole new concept of nuclear winter. On Tuesday evening, unique weather conditions froze steam emitted from the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station near…

Federal pipeline regulators should collect more data and better collaborate with industry to avoid leaks or explosions along the nation's 2.5-million-mile network of oil and natural gas pipelines, the Government…

U.S. companies last year produced a record amount of biodiesel, despite several fraud cases in the market and uncertainty over whether a key tax incentive would continue. Biodiesel production last…

A federal judge has dismissed a case against the federal government in which California's Westlands Water District was seeking $1 billion to fix irrigation drainage in the San Joaquin Valley.…

A federal appeals court yesterday denied environmental groups' challenge to a railroad line extension in Alaska that they argued poses a risk to the environment and wildlife. At issue is…

When Keller Laros came across a dolphin during a scuba diving expedition in the waters off Kona, Hawaii, the man recognized something was wrong. The bottlenose dolphin, usually a social…

An Alaskan borough assembly has endorsed a proposed mine south of a Denali National Park wilderness area. The proposal would open up a 13,175-acre area to coal mining. The state…

The Fish and Wildlife Service yesterday released its recovery plan for the Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit, an endangered species. The rabbits lived in central Washington state but are believed to…

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee's top Republican said yesterday that her energy blueprint next week will offer a "full meal deal" of policy options -- but proposals for…

Two Democratic leaders on climate change launched a task force today aimed at raising the issue's profile and helping lawmakers weigh in on how President Obama uses his existing authority…

What's worse than looking for a needle in a haystack? Trying to find a whale in a sea shrouded in fog or roiled by wind. It's a daily ordeal for…

If Republicans on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee have anything to say about it, outgoing U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson isn't going to get out of town without…

Environmental groups have filed a federal lawsuit challenging U.S. EPA guidance provided to states to address air pollution that drifts across state lines, arguing that the agency is choosing to…

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