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A statewide ban on plastic bags passed California's lower house yesterday and is headed to the state Senate today.

California lawmakers yesterday approved a bill to require furniture companies to provide labels that specify whether their products contain flame retardant chemicals, the first such requirement in the United States and one that could spur changes in customers' purchasing habits.

More than 230,000 workers in the United States may be exposed to a paint-stripping chemical that is likely to cause cancer and neurological damage, U.S. EPA said yesterday.

Canada's largest oil-by-rail terminal, in St. John, New Brunswick, has seen escalating air quality problems even though operator Irving Oil Ltd. assured regulators it was unlikely to affect the environment.

Environmentalists say they're preparing to sue the Army Corps of Engineers to stop the expansion of Port Miami after the state concluded that the project was damaging marine life.

California yesterday passed a bill that would require oil companies to report their water use.

Although many tourists visiting Colorado's northern Front Range expect to enjoy crisp mountain air, scientists studying air pollution in the region say they have found more ozone and ozone-causing chemicals there than expected.

Pennsylvania has released a list of drinking-water wells contaminated by oil and gas drilling, ending a standoff with environmental groups, which have been requesting the information for years.

The electric vehicle industry in the United States added 2,000 jobs in the second quarter of this year, making up a significant chunk of new employment related to clean energy and transportation, an environmentally oriented business group reported yesterday.

Duke Energy Corp. has switched tactics in its strategy to increase power output, announcing a still-unfinalized deal with Calpine Corp. to buy a Florida power plant.

The National Cattlemen's Beef Association has come out against an Agriculture Department determination to allow beef imports from Argentina's Patagonia region, saying the move could put local cattle at risk for foot-and-mouth disease.

The Agriculture Department's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has found that the improved variety of a soybean genetically engineered to resist pests poses no significant impact to the environment, allowing the agency to move forward to deregulate the seed.

ATLANTA -- Georgia Power spent roughly $198 million on its nuclear expansion project during the first half of 2014, according to documents filed with state utility regulators.

The Interior Department is not accurately reporting its conference costs to the White House, relying instead on estimated expenses from its bureaus, according to a new report from the agency's inspector general.

Coal delivery in the United States is shifting to barges and trucks due to an increase in crude-by-rail activity.

Royal Dutch Shell PLC yesterday filed a broad drilling blueprint with federal regulators outlining its plans to drill new exploratory wells in the Arctic Ocean.

The warming of the Arctic is bringing benefits to shipping, fisheries and tourism, but as ice and permafrost melt, businesses and governments could face uncertain risks.

An attorney representing plaintiffs who sued BP PLC for $256 billion said he expects to appeal a decision by a federal judge to dismiss the whistleblower claim.

A volcano erupted in Papua New Guinea today, leading to the rerouting of flight paths as smoke and ash filled the air.

New York City is stepping up its age-old war against rats.

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