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France will need to deal with three times the current nuclear waste once all its installations have been decommissioned, according to the French nuclear waste agency Andra.

Japan's push for a "hydrogen society" got a leg up from the auto industry today as Toyota Motor Corp., Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. all agreed to help the nation build and maintain infrastructure for alternative fuel vehicles.

Retired officials are not immune from China's crackdown on pollution.

A U.N. committee urged Australia to work harder to conserve the Great Barrier Reef at its meeting today in Bonn, Germany.

E.U. member states voted yesterday to curb pollution from the thousands of medium-sized power plants that have not been included in prior regulations.

Connecticut lawmakers have passed a budget that includes a bill to ban the sale and manufacture of plastic microbeads in personal care products.

Maryland is stepping up its enforcement of crab poaching in an effort to combat the Chesapeake Bay's low population, authorities said.

North Carolina Republicans have renewed their push to thin state environmental regulations with legislation in both statehouse chambers targeting air quality, water quality and recycling rules.

Federal regulations that allow for higher exposure limits within factories than for the public harm not only workers but also their offspring.

Many chemicals considered safe in low doses can work together to increase an individual's risk of cancer, according to a new study.

A California company is using one of the world's fastest supercomputers to make more detailed flood maps for homeowners and insurance companies.

With mandatory water cutbacks in place for much of California, a state senator is proposing a way to force the thirstiest consumers to turn off the spigot: a tax on scofflaws.

Most of U.S. EPA's new rules governing power plant combustion waste will go into effect on Oct. 19, with some provisions coming into force next Jan. 19, according to a forthcoming agency clarification.

The National Weather Service plans to renegotiate a collective bargaining agreement with its union, in the latest step toward modernizing the agency.

The boss at your friendly federal agency is having a much better time on the job than his or her rank-and-file employee.

A large Texas wind farm will upgrade its battery system to help the state's electric grid handle peak demand times.

A draft permit issued by New Jersey to allow the Salem Nuclear Plant to continue operating as usual has set the stage for a legal battle with environmentalists.

A day after House Energy and Commerce Committee members called for an investigation of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the nuclear industry reaffirmed its concerns with the agency, while also applauding the self-examining report that publicized the issues the lawmakers highlighted.

A federal judge yesterday struck down Maui County, Hawaii's ban on farming genetically modified crops, saying the county does not have the authority to enforce such an ordinance.

A California woman and the newborn she gave birth to alone in a Northern California forest are recovering after a harrowing weekend.

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