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Two Dutch researchers are presumed drowned in the Canadian Arctic after unseasonably warm conditions melted ice near them.

The federal government is putting more than $13 million into an environmental response trust to help study 16 abandoned uranium mines in the Navajo Nation, the Department of Justice said Friday evening.

Recordings made by former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship of conversations he had with other top company officials about the "craziness" at company mines are at the center of both a criminal case against him and the lawsuit he filed against Alpha Natural Resources Inc.

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson and former technology executive Carly Fiorina plan to run for president, wading into a GOP field cluttered with governors, former governors and senators.

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) is pushing for lawmakers to sit in the cheap seats when it comes to their air travel.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission efforts to guarantee the safety of U.S. reactors in the wake of Japan's 2011 Fukushima Daiichi disaster have sparked debates over what changes should be mandated and what's best left voluntary.

U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan will protect public health as much as a very stringent carbon tax would, but at less cost to consumers, a paper published today found.

The Supreme Court today granted the Obama administration's request to review a regulatory effort that would reshape energy markets by incentivizing reduced electricity use.

A Utah county commissioner faces up to a year in jail and a $100,000 fine after a federal jury found him guilty of leading an illegal off-highway vehicle ride through Recapture Canyon nearly a year ago.

A federal judge ruled Friday that the Army Corps of Engineers' construction and management of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet (MR-GO) channel had created a "ticking time bomb" for the New Orleans area and that the federal government must pay for some of the flood damage from Hurricane Katrina and subsequent storms.

As market dynamics shift, what are Exelon's plans for renewable energy versus nuclear energy in its business model? During today's OnPoint, Joseph Dominguez, executive vice president of governmental and regulatory affairs and public policy at Exelon, discusses the reliability challenges with U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan proposal and the improvements that can be made to ensure reliability and a smooth transition for the nation's utilities.

Officials are expanding a prohibition on burning coal in Beijing to other city centers and suburban areas in order to clean up China's air.

California's ongoing drought could be causing Oakland's feral cats to mate more than usual this year.

Lawmakers on a New Jersey Senate committee have advanced legislation to create one of the nation's most ambitious clean energy plans.

U.S. EPA is expected to release details of a final cleanup plan for Libby, Mont., and nearby Troy, Mont., where thousands have been sickened by asbestos exposure.

Some investors are avoiding water bonds from areas of the western United States dealing with serious droughts, even though the debts were once considered one of the safest forms marketed by local government.

The Sierra Club launched a text alert service today to warn people when the air around them is unhealthy.

A Los Alamos National Laboratory employee was critically burned in an accident that sent eight other workers to the hospital.

Colorado irrigation systems will help create power in addition to growing crops as part of a $3.4 million experiment funded in part by the federal government.

Policymakers need to shift spending from solar power tax credits to upgrades to the electricity grid to meet the needs of large-scale solar energy use, according to a report by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Energy Initiative.

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