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Rental units are much less likely to have energy-efficient appliances than owner-occupied units, according to a new study that points out landlords will often select the cheapest option rather than…

Lawsuits that stop people from talking about drilling's health and environmental impacts are "un-American" and infringe on the right of the public to be informed of risks, said actor Mark…

The nation's first ultra-supercritical coal-fired plant has begun commercial operation in Arkansas, according to American Electric Power Co. Inc.'s Louisiana-based utility. The $1.8 billion John W. Turk Jr. power plant,…

The first oil tanker carrying crude from North Dakota to a refinery in Canada ran aground yesterday in the Hudson River. No oil spilled from the Stena Primorsk, which was…

U.S. EPA is rethinking a policy that would set a minimum purchase requirement of 4 gallons at gas station pumps that sell midlevel ethanol blends out of the same hose…

The Navajo Nation entered into a memorandum of understanding this week to take control of BHP Billiton Ltd.'s Navajo coal mine by June of 2013. The move not only keeps…

Edison International accidentally bid for twice as many carbon permits as were for sale in California's first auction last month. The company, which owns the state's second-biggest power utility, submitted…

A federal judge this week dismissed a trucking association's lawsuit against California regulations meant to reduce truck and bus pollution. The lawsuit, filed by the California Construction Trucking Association, wanted…

The New England Fishery Management Council yesterday voted to reopen 5,000 square miles off the coast of New England to commercial fishing. The vote must now be approved by the…

Pronghorns -- the fastest mammals in North America -- can run as fast as 60 miles per hour, but they can't outrun Arizona developers. So government biologists are stepping in…

Several environmental groups are threatening to sue the Tennessee Valley Authority over the proposed closure of an aquatic animal rearing facility. The Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, Tennessee Scenic…

Three years after the death of "Macho B," thought to be the only jaguar in Arizona, cameras set by researchers have confirmed that another male jaguar is now roaming the…

The Senate's failure to pass a package of hunting, angling and conservation bills in the lame duck means a handful of wetlands and wildlife programs will expire or stay expired,…

The Obama administration plans to expand two marine sanctuaries in Northern California, a move that would permanently ban oil drilling along more than 50 miles of the state's coast. The…

With the prospects of averting the "fiscal cliff" growing bleak since last night's collapse of action in the House, the wind industry's lobby is continuing its push for an extension…

President Obama plans to nominate Senate Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.) to be secretary of State later today, several media outlets were reporting this morning. Kerry, the 2004 Democratic…

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) this morning provided few clues on where negotiations over the "fiscal cliff" are headed as lawmakers left for home until after Christmas. In his first…

U.S. EPA announced "significant" changes today to its study of the safety of hydraulic fracturing, including deferring to the Department of Energy on how fracturing fluid interacts with shale underground.…

U.S. EPA released air standards for industrial boilers and commercial incinerators today, finalizing one of the agency's most controversial rules as Congress and many top government officials leave Washington, D.C.,…

MEYRIN, Switzerland -- It's a proposition that has befuddled and charged scientists for more than a decade: What if cosmic rays, not CO2, are behind global warming? Long a darling refuge for climate contrarians, and debunked by scientists, it's a proposal nonetheless seeded by a kernel of truth, one that stretches back to the origins of modern physics. And that's why here, at the heart of Europe's premier atom smasher, there sits a cloud.

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