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Bolivian officials unveiled plans to open the country's first lithium plant, a $19 million facility, in an effort to tap its vast Uyuni salt flats for the element. President Evo…

The African nation of Mauritania has banned the use of plastic bags and has set steep penalties for manufacturers that break the law. Plastic bags are responsible for more than…

An international mining company recently came up empty in its search for diamonds in rocks beneath North Dakota's bean fields, but some experts say other companies will take up exploration…

The agency that oversees New York's subsidized housing projects established a "greening" program five years ago, but residents say the agency hasn't followed through with its promises. The New York…

A Pennsylvania law will soon prohibit disposal of electronic devices, like TVs and computers, in state landfills. Pennsylvania's Covered Device Recycling Act will require consumers to dispose of the devices…

A Washington state initiative introduced yesterday would require food made from genetically engineered crops to be labeled. The proposal would require food and seeds produced partially or entirely through genetic…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration won't investigate allegations that a scientist falsified numbers about the amount of oil spilled during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, according to internal documents…

Duke Energy Corp. opened three new power plants in North Carolina at the end of 2012, including one that's coal-fired, even as other plants using the technology have been rapidly…

Engineers are developing new technology that would harness energy from tornadoes in order to provide as much energy as a coal-fired power plant without producing any greenhouse gas emissions. Canadian…

Chevron Corp. firefighters may have ruptured the pipe that fed one of the worst oil refinery fires in recent history, federal investigators said yesterday. The pipeline at the Richmond, Calif.,…

Recently released documents verify the existence and provide details about a controversial National Security Agency program aimed at protecting the U.S. power grid from cyberattack. A 2010 Wall Street Journal…

Floods and riverbed erosion alone have caused 2.4 million gallons of crude oil and other hazardous liquids to spill from pipelines into U.S. waterways during the past two decades, according…

Vermont, New York and more than 20 watchdog groups say the Nuclear Regulatory Commission cannot conduct a court-ordered review of nuclear waste storage policies within two years. The groups say…

Documents detailing tube failures and other problems at a shuttered California nuclear plant will remain off-limits to the public, a federal panel has ruled. Administrative judges with the Atomic Safety…

Scientists are looking to slow down the invasion of a species that is spreading throughout the South. Since arriving from Asia in 2008, the bean plataspid, better known as the…

Erosion along the southeastern coast of Louisiana is causing dozens of old cemeteries to decay, sink underwater or wash into the sea. Recent hurricanes and tropical storms Katrina, Rita, Gustav,…

Conservationists are issuing a warning about the state of mid-Atlantic bird refuges damaged by Superstorm Sandy. More than 70 locations between Virginia and Massachusetts must be restored to support breeding…

A federal appeals court ruled today that the Safari Club lacks the right to challenge a major agreement between environmental groups and the Fish and Wildlife Service designed to speed…

The League of Women Voters will run an ad in a Hawaii newspaper tomorrow calling on President Obama to set strict greenhouse gas emissions standards for power plants to combat…

Newly sworn-in Kentucky Republican Rep. Andy Barr marked his arrival in Congress with a reception at the National Mining Association's headquarters near the Capitol. Liberal and environmental activists have taken…

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