Greenwire

President Obama's nominee for Interior secretary was grilled this morning over how she would balance conservation and development on hundreds of millions of acres of public lands, whether she would support a carbon tax and how she would regulate the controversial technique of hydraulic fracturing.

A sizable uranium deposit has been discovered in an isolated Australian mountain range close to some of the oldest rock art in the world. Canadian-based mining company Cameco, which is…

The hordes of anti-nuclear activists who emerged in Japan after the Fukushima Daiichi meltdown two years ago are dwindling, giving once-disgraced nuclear power advocates the chance to move back in.…

China may sign the initial foreign orders for its third-generation CAP1400 nuclear reactor this year, according to Sun Qin, chairman of the nation's largest atomic plant builder, the China Daily…

North Dakota legislators are mulling two plans to create an Outdoor Heritage Fund to support statewide conservation efforts. Under one plan, the Legislature would provide $15 million a year for…

Utah state legislators are looking to spend $300,000 for the second consecutive year to lobby federal officials against reintroducing the gray wolf in the state. State lawmakers are urging the…

A key committee in the Florida Legislature yesterday passed an $880 million Everglades restoration proposal, but not without some grumbling from environmentalists. At issue is a measure in the Florida…

Wisconsin's lower house passed a mining bill that would clear the way for Florida-based Gogebic Taconite to erect an iron mine south of Lake Superior. The legislation, which was already…

Millions of California state dollars meant for wildlife preservation were instead spent on other things, including state agency office needs and building construction, officials said yesterday. An internal Department of…

A new type of investigator has sprung up around Dallas: the environmental urban detective. The investigators look at the city's history to determine whether properties could have pollution problems. Environmental…

The water wars of the western United States have started to focus on underground reserves. In Nevada, the battle is raging over 650 million gallons that rest below Pilot Valley,…

The New York state comptroller has pressured Dunkin' Donuts into setting a timeline for obtaining all its palm oil from sustainable sources. Using his position overseeing the state's pension fund,…

Michigan has denied battery maker A123 Systems Inc.'s attempts to transfer state tax credits to a new Chinese owner. The Michigan attorney general said the company cannot transfer more than…

The Energy Department approved a plan for Tesla Motors Inc. to repay its loans five years ahead of schedule, according to the Palo Alto, Calif., carmaker's annual report, released yesterday.…

Growing in some test plots in the Philippines is what some people call golden rice: yellow rice that has been genetically modified to contain beta-carotene, the source of vitamin A.…

Three leading farm groups have signed a biotechnology industry agreement to facilitate the creation of generic seed varieties when 20-year crop patents begin expiring next year. The American Farm Bureau…

The state of Alaska plans to build a 735-foot, $5.2 billion dam, which would end up being one of the tallest and most expensive in North America. The structure on…

The longtime ugly stepsister of San Francisco's iconic Golden Gate Bridge just got a makeover -- with the help of a green-tech favorite. Workers installed about 25,000 twinkling LED bulbs…

National Park Service officials are praising the work of a controversial rat-extermination program in the Channel Islands National Park in California. To get rid of Rattus rattus that were preying…

For the first time, China and the United States agreed to enforce tougher trade rules to protect dozens of species of turtle. The two countries were joined by nearly 200…

Latest Images