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A partnership between Honda Motor Co. and SolarCity Corp., a residential and commercial solar installer, will allow Honda and Acura to finance home solar system installations for their customers, the…

China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group is considered the front-runner to secure a majority stake in U.S. electric car maker Fisker Automotive Inc., according to sources with knowledge of Fisker's search…

Imposing tariffs on cheap solar panels from China would lead to hundreds of thousands of job losses in the European Union, importers said yesterday. The European Commission is considering whether…

The hacking attacks on U.S. corporations, organizations and government agencies have been tracked back to the headquarters of a People's Liberation Army unit in China, according to a 60-page study…

California energy companies that manipulated the state's power markets more than a decade ago could be forced to reimburse ratepayers $1.6 billion under a new preliminary legal decision at the…

Two tugboats last week collided while maneuvering around Royal Dutch Shell PLC's stricken oil drilling rig, the U.S. Coast Guard said. On Friday afternoon, the Corbin Foss, owned by Foss…

The U.S. government yesterday agreed to not go after BP PLC for civil penalties covering more than 800,000 barrels of oil that were collected before entering the Gulf of Mexico…

The former top lawyer at U.S. EPA will join Beveridge & Diamond PC as a principal in March, the firm announced yesterday. Scott Fulton served as the agency's general counsel…

California Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to spend climate change fees on hiring at a housing agency could be illegal, a state audit agency warned yesterday. Brown's proposal, included in the…

Canadian wildlife officials say they have found a moose suffering from chronic wasting disease, more commonly known as mad cow disease. Last November, the moose was killed in a vehicle…

As global demand for quinoa grows, Bolivian farmers are leaving behind traditional land-management practices in order to grow more of the crops. The food -- gluten-free and full of protein…

One of the first multinational investigations of illegal logging has resulted in nearly 200 arrests and the seizure of $8 million worth of timber in Latin America, officials said. The…

Facing drastic cuts to catch limits, Northeastern fishermen pleaded with Congress to help address the reductions and other management concerns in a letter sent to 25 lawmakers from the region…

The League of Conservation Voters unveiled its annual congressional scorecard this morning, reiterating its disdain over dozens of House votes it viewed as anti-environment in 2012, while generally praising Senate…

Environmentalists are touting a new survey that shows their preferred candidate, Rep. Ed Markey, leading Rep. Stephen Lynch in the Democratic primary for the Massachusetts Senate special election. A Public…

As the new chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said he plans to make the nation's most contaminated nuclear waste site a higher…

Democrats in the House and Senate are prepping legislation that would create a national labeling program for genetically engineered foods. Supporters expect the bill to say that consumers have a…

One of the top congressional supporters of the military's alternative energy projects has been named the new chairwoman of a key Senate Armed Services subcommittee, the panel's leaders announced yesterday.…

An Interior Department plan for moving the Office of Surface Mining's fee-collection duties to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue got mixed reviews from internal assessment teams, according to documents…

A White House plan released today aims to fix most bridges, highways and transit systems around the country for about $50 billion -- funds Congress must approve at a time…

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