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A large spill at a whiskey plant in Scotland sent the smell of Scotch through the sewer system earlier this week. A spokeswoman for Chivas Brothers Ltd., the company behind…

A rise in childhood asthma cases over the past three decades may be linked to exposure to bisphenol A, a chemical found in a range of everyday products. A new…

Glencore International PLC and Xstrata PLC are being forced to delay their merger while they wait for regulatory approval from authorities in China. Once combined, the two companies will form…

States need to chip in more to support Amtrak's longer routes of more than 750 miles, an analysis by the Brookings Institution found. Amtrak's 26 routes of shorter than 400…

Ford Motor Co. is facing class action lawsuits alleging that it made misleading mileage claims for two of its hybrid models. The suits, which came from two California firms representing…

Four years after opting to leave the solar business, Royal Dutch Shell PLC is predicting it could become the world's biggest energy source by 2070. Shell made the prediction in…

The challenges of installing a microgrid quickly became apparent to residents of Washington, D.C.'s Bloomingdale neighborhood when they began pursuing one for their local park. Neighbors of the resident-owned Crispus…

Georgia Power's plan to expand the Vogtle nuclear power plant will take more than a year-and-a-half longer than expected and will cost about $740 million more than originally proposed. The…

The Canadian government this week announced its plans to open a new Arctic frontier for oil and gas drilling. The Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development is asking the…

The cost of offshore wind could compete with conventional and alternative renewable energy sources by 2030 if the United States is willing to invest $18 billion to $52 billion, according…

Nuclear Regulatory Commission employees won't face furloughs when across-the-board government spending cuts take effect today, but longer-term, low-priority new reactor license reviews and safety research could be delayed, the NRC said today.

The Justice Department has charged 15 people with felony fraud who are accused of trying to scam the BP PLC oil spill fund. The claims combined were worth more than…

A group of Alaska Natives yesterday filed a lawsuit challenging the Army Corps of Engineers' approval of an access road and bridge into the National Petroleum Reserve, arguing that the…

Oral arguments are scheduled for this afternoon in Phoenix on federal litigation surrounding the Obama administration's ban on new mining claims on 1 million acres around Grand Canyon National Park.…

A former Massey Energy executive accused former CEO Don Blankenship in court yesterday of ordering workers to provide advance notification of mine safety inspections. David Hughart, former president of a…

New research shows that wild honeybees are not only cheaper than domesticated ones, but they're also more efficient at pollinating crops. The research recommends that farmers simply put their crops…

A horse slaughter facility proposed in New Mexico may receive approval from the Department of Agriculture in the next two months. Currently, there are no U.S. horse slaughter facilities in…

After a decade of revisions, Everglades National Park officials are proposing new regulations for visiting boats. They would be the first new rules in 30 years. Some of the proposed…

An estimated 100 million sharks are killed every year -- putting the ocean's top predators at serious risk, according to research published today in Marine Policy. The results come as…

WOODLAND, Calif. -- Out on a country road that dead-ends in a levee, 80 miles from the sea, baby salmon are swimming around a rice field. The tiny fish are…

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