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The first-ever shipment of Tesla Motors Inc. vehicles is set to be distributed in China today, but delays have dampened the mood among some once-eager buyers.

The discovery of contamination at a federal nuclear waste disposal site in southeast New Mexico has officials rethinking the site's work safety rules.

An Australian energy company seeking to build a coal gasification project in Wyoming is under scrutiny over accusations of environmental damage caused by a similar project in Australia.

Opposition is growing after utilities in Southern California proposed charging customers more than $3 billion for replacement power generated after the 2012 shutdown of the San Onofre nuclear power plant.

The Bureau of Land Management is holding fast to its original 60-day comment period on a company's proposal to build the first producing oil wells in Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve (NPR-A).

The Obama administration is poised to release new rules to protect coal miners from black lung disease amid strong opposition from industry groups.

The Advanced Biofuels Association warned U.S. EPA yesterday that it will face legal challenges if it fails to increase this year's mandate for advanced biofuels.

The Department of Agriculture awarded $6 million today for researching climate change's effects on agriculture.

U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy used her appearance on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" last night to reassure viewers that upcoming plans to limit greenhouse gas emissions will be good for the country.

A federal judge has set the date for the last part of a civil trial against BP PLC over 2010's 87-day spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. yesterday pleaded not guilty to 12 felony charges stemming from a 2010 natural gas pipeline explosion in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Thieves in South Africa have conducted the largest rhinoceros horn grab the country has seen, police say.

A bowhead whale found farther south than any other before it has raised more questions for scientists about the changing nature of the world's oceans.

Underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributary rivers are recovering in a partial turnaround of a three-year decline, researchers said yesterday.

The relentless Asian carp could be getting closer to the Great Lakes despite the efforts of biologists and politicians to keep it out.

The State Department will host a world oceans conference in June, Secretary of State John Kerry announced yesterday.

Wyoming's mule deer travel farther than any other mammal in the Lower 48 to find food and shelter -- a twice-annual migration that navigates highways, oil and gas wells, impenetrable game fences and residential developments, according to a newly released study.

Biofuels supporters today launched a new ad campaign to rally support for the federal renewable fuel standard.

Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.), a top target for Republicans this year, enjoys a comfortable lead against his likely GOP challenger, state Sen. Evan Jenkins, according to a new poll released today.

With the assistance of Europe and the United States, Ukraine will one day be able to thrive without relying on natural gas supplies from its hostile neighbor, Vice President Joe Biden promised the country's Parliament today during a visit meant to underscore U.S. support for the fledgling government against Russia.

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