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Pesticides may be directly linked to Type 2 diabetes, independent of a person's age, gender or body mass index, a new Spanish study found. Scientists discovered that in a study…

Workers cleaning up Washington state's Hanford plant found three broken uranium fuel rod pieces in a storage basin's sludge. The K West basin contains nuclear weapon fixings that were not…

Scientists unveiled a device this week that changes color when it encounters mercury-contaminated water and pinpoints concentrations of the toxin with the click of a smartphone camera. Researchers at Spain's…

After lake levels dropped below 40 percent capacity, officials in Wichita Falls, Texas, are looking at technologies to turn their sewage into drinking water. The city is one of several…

India yesterday denied the validity of a U.S. complaint at the World Trade Organization that accused the country of favoring Indian manufacturers. Tarun Kapoor, joint secretary at the Ministry of…

A mall in Edmonton, Alberta, has become a haven for those living in an oil company town hundreds of miles away. The West Edmonton Mall is the largest shopping center…

Texas' drought is causing grid officials to get tough on power plants drawing too much water from supplies. "We have just started requiring new generators to provide proof of water…

Royal Dutch Shell PLC won't have to pay Alaska taxes for its drilling vessel that ran aground on New Year's Eve. For more than 30 years, the state's policy has…

The U.S. Postal Service is halting its regular Saturday delivery to lower costs, but the move will have little impact on fuel costs. Most of the potential for fuel savings…

The departing head of the Department of Energy's fossil fuel research program stressed the need for continued technological development in the field. DOE Office of Fossil Energy Assistant Secretary Charles…

Actress Lucy Lawless and seven other Greenpeace activists were ordered yesterday to pay fines after pleading guilty to trespassing. Last year, the activists climbed a drilling tower on Royal Dutch…

Four new lawsuits were filed yesterday against DuPont Co. by Parkersburg, W.Va.-area residents who said they became ill by drinking water contaminated with the toxic chemical C8 from the company's…

A federal court yesterday ruled that a South Carolina electronics manufacturer was solely responsible for the pollution and, consequently, the cleanup of a Myrtle Beach property that was contaminated with…

Conservationists yesterday filed suit against the Fish and Wildlife Service to boost protections for the prairie dog population. FWS decided the white-tailed prairie dog, which lives in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah…

Scientists from Arctic countries are considering population management strategies for polar bears as sea ice retreat continues to threaten the endangered animals. Leading polar bear experts outline their crisis management…

Nonfuel mineral production continued to increase through last year, the U.S. Geological Survey said in a report released yesterday. The Mineral Commodity Summaries report says the value of metals extraction…

Environmental groups are urging the Fish and Wildlife Service to undertake a more thorough review of a proposed North Dakota wind farm because of its potential to kill threatened and…

Perdue Farms Inc. and a Maryland contract grower are seeking reimbursements for the legal fees they incurred during a recent court case brought on by a national environmental group. In…

Montana's senators have reintroduced a measure that would bar future mining claims or oil and gas leasing in a wildlife-rich watershed in northern Montana. The bill from Democrats Max Baucus…

A Wyoming senator has reintroduced a bill that would double the length of grazing permits on millions of acres of public lands and instruct the Bureau of Land Management and…

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