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Instead of dismantling damaged reactors or removing fuel rods more than three years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors melted down, the most pressing issue confronting cleanup at the Japanese nuclear power plant remains radioactive water.

Engineers are investigating two potential sinkholes, one of which swallowed a car sitting in a driveway near Tampa.

A stricter carbon-cutting goal in Los Angeles could create thousands of jobs in the near future, said Mayor Eric Garcetti on Monday.

Four decades after the Vietnam War, the U.S. military is still working to help the roughly 2.8 million service members who were exposed to Agent Orange, a toxic chemical.

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock (D) wants federal regulators to complete a long-delayed study of asbestos dangers in Libby, Mont., where hundreds of people have died from exposure to the material.

Workers in hair salons are exposed to too many toxic chemicals that they often aren't properly trained to handle, according to a new report from an advocacy group that plans to press for changes in how cosmetic products are regulated.

Many Americans have been exposed to a class of flame retardants scientists say has received little scrutiny in the United States, including a flame retardant that was phased out of children's pajamas decades ago.

Chemical vapors leaking from a South Carolina industrial waste dump may be contaminating shallow groundwater near the site.

Bicycling's popularity in Europe is helping job growth there, as well, with some 655,000 people working in the cycling economy, according to a newly released paper from the European Cyclists' Federation.

Hyundai Motor Co. and affiliate Kia Motors Corp. plan to triple the number of fuel-efficient cars offered by 2020, the carmakers announced today.

California's tomato crop is thriving this year, despite one of the worst droughts in the state's history.

Sales of gasoline tailored for flex-fuel vehicles will at least double by 2023, according to a report released today.

Coal and oil will both plateau by 2040 as renewable energy sources make significant gains, according to a report released today by the International Energy Agency.

A man accused of pushing his wife off a cliff to her death in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park is the subject of a federal detention hearing today.

A small Wyoming refinery today asked federal judges to overturn U.S. EPA's denial of its request for an exemption from complying with the agency's renewable fuel standard.

A series of federal court rulings faulting the Obama administration for not giving climate concerns enough scrutiny in coal-leasing mining decisions will stand.

As part of an ecosystem restoration project, a toxic treatment will begin in San Francisco's Mountain Lake to kill off fish that were dumped into the 4-acre pond between the Golden Gate Bridge and downtown.

Illegal marijuana operations are taking a toll on Colorado's 22 million acres of national forests, according to federal officials.

The Interior Department's inspector general has officially launched an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct by river corridor employees in Grand Canyon National Park.

Gabon will create 10 marine parks, protecting more than 180,000 square miles of ocean in a first for central Africa, the Wildlife Conservation Society said today.

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