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Two U.S.-based renewable energy companies unveiled a deal to build more than 20,000 megawatts of clean energy capacity in India by 2022.

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow has persuaded an Oregon city to post signs warning residents about an attacking owl.

As California readies to battle climate change, some state lawmakers are trying to save a special carveout for one trash-burning facility.

Lawmakers in Texas have proposed new information-sharing rules for chemical companies, but proposed legislation would not disclose the data to the public.

Doctors suspect a chemical used to flavor food products, diacetyl, harms the respiratory system when inhaled, but the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has failed to develop an exposure limit for workers who manufacture the compound.

Companies that have tried to win over health-conscious consumers by touting plastics as "BPA-free" may need a new catchphrase: "EA-free," or free of any chemicals that mimic the estrogen hormone.

A train carrying crude oil derailed in northern Ontario on Saturday and caused a fire but no injuries.

Apple Inc. is secretly working to develop an electric car that could look something like a minivan, according to people familiar with the project.

Argonne National Laboratory, the city of New Orleans and 11 other organizations will split about $29 million in research grants to strengthen safety, resilience and emergency response efforts on public transportation systems, the Federal Transit Administration announced late last week.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists are looking to the air to study "sky rivers" in the hope that better understanding the long bands of atmospheric water vapor will bring relief to drought-ridden areas.

Proposed offshore drilling leases off the East Coast are drawing concerns from NASA.

Thousands of striking refinery workers represented by the United Steelworkers are pushing for new safety measures as the economy improves.

An executive from Southern Co. today cast a positive light on construction of the country's first nuclear project in 30 years despite delays and cost increases tied to contractors.

A woman on a flight from Los Angeles to Portland, Ore., was stung by a scorpion just before her plane took off.

For more than 130 years, federal officials have measured the Washington Monument at 555 feet, 5 1/8 inches tall. Now they say the monument is actually nearly 10 inches shorter than previously thought.

Fishery regulators are collecting data on the Gulf of Maine's collapsed shrimp population with the help of trawlers and trappers.

All 53 members of the House from California co-sponsored legislation Friday that would honor fallen Marine Staff Sgt. Sky Mote by designating a mountain peak in the John Muir Wilderness "Sky Point."

Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) late last Friday reintroduced a bill to promote recreational paddling opportunities in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, a move praised by backcountry rafters but criticized by a national conservation group.

John Podesta, one of President Obama's top advisers, is viewed as a fierce competitor, which observers say will be needed if, as expected, he's chosen to lead former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.

Numerous industry and environmental interests are weighing in on high-profile federal litigation over the legality of what is widely known as Minnesota's anti-coal law.

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