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India's government has launched a new air quality index to track airborne pollutants across the country.

In an effort to curb the exploitation of timber, China has initiated a trial ban on all timber harvests in the northern Heilongjiang province, home to much of the country's timber industry.

Canada on Friday approved restrictions on large-scale fishing operations in the Beaufort Sea in an effort to protect its marine resources.

After federal and state officials straightened the meandering Kissimmee River in the 1960s in an effort to drain swampland to make way for growth and development, officials are now embarking on a $1 billion project to restore the river's natural course.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources said it doesn't have "any new or renewed interest" in mining after the state Supreme Court ruled last month that mineral rights on public land include strip mining coal unless expressly forbidden.

The growing public concern over recent Ebola cases in the United States has presented waste-disposal problems for hospitals, which must safely remove the eight 55-gallon barrels of medical waste a patient with the virus generates each day.

A crude oil spill at a Sunoco Logistics pipeline in Louisiana last week has killed dozens of fish and reptiles and will take months to clean up, officials said.

Vice President Joe Biden, Uber executive David Plouffe and numerous other industry and government officials will participate in an all-day forum tomorrow on the theme of "Fix My Commute."

The Federal Railroad Administration is touting completion of its first long-term regional rail planning study, covering California and five other states in the Southwest.

After serving for decades as a pivotal player in the energy sector and government policy, Robert W. Fri died earlier this month at the age of 78.

The Department of Energy's long-serving inspector general -- who wasn't among the 48 inspectors general who signed a letter calling for increased independence and transparency for government watchdogs -- said he's "comfortable" with his ability to sufficiently monitor his agency.

The Department of Transportation continues to lag in disciplining misbehaving contractors, the agency's inspector general concludes in a newly released report.

The departments of the Interior and Energy found that their employees' morale has declined since last year.

As big cellulosic ethanol players are ramping up production this year, one smaller advanced biofuel company has turned its attention from the cellulosic industry back to corn ethanol.

Industry leaders say geothermal power is poised for a comeback after decades of challenges, especially in California.

With chances of building new nuclear reactors limited, the owners of seven old ones in three states are getting ready to seek permission to run the plants until they are 80 years old.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is struggling to conduct environmental reviews, track problems linked to aging reactors and thwart fraud, the misuse of funds and evolving cyberthreats, the inspector general said in a review released today.

A federal judge in New York denied a conservation group's request to halt part of a sand dune project on Fire Island in New York that could potentially disturb the habitat of the endangered piping plover.

The Supreme Court declined to take up an appeal from 11 Louisiana district attorneys seeking to bring lawsuits against BP PLC for environmental damage caused by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

The Supreme Court asked the Obama administration to weigh in on Mississippi's claim that its groundwater is being pilfered by a Tennessee utility.

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