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Nepal may place new restrictions on climbers seeking to ascend Mount Everest in a bid to enhance safety.

South Africa is likely to continue to endure a drought that has reduced the country's vital maize crop by a third as El Niño patterns strengthen, according to a forecast from the South African Weather Service.

Seven people have been killed by elephants and crocodiles during separate incidents in the past seven weeks around a Malawi wildlife park.

Kermit Blackwood and Beatrice the emu were reunited Sunday, but loading the flightless bird into the back of a Toyota Prius was nonetheless difficult.

An elderly Montana woman is in the hospital after she was attacked by a black bear near Kalispell, Mont., wildlife officials said yesterday.

Florida will need $16.5 billion in funding over the next 20 years to maintain its water infrastructure, according to U.S. EPA estimates.

For decades, residents in a remote part of the Santa Cruz Mountains have relied on an obscure water district that still runs its business with paper bills and handwritten records.

The National Black Chamber of Commerce has joined industry voices speaking out against impending restrictions on ozone emissions.

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced its new class of "genius grant" recipients today, with four of 24 fellows doing groundbreaking work in the environmental and energy fields.

Yesterday's long-awaited updates to the 1992 Worker Protection Standard are considered a victory for farmworker safety, but agriculture groups worry the rule will burden farmers and pesticide applicators with heavy and unnecessary costs.

Minnesota officials are testing the use of drones to inspect bridges more safely and cheaply.

The newly created Nevada High-Speed Rail Authority is likely to miss its first deadline established by enabling legislation.

Volkswagen will replace illegal software in 11 million vehicles in order to move on from its emissions test scandal, the automaker announced today.

The largest North American producer and processor of organic pork announced yesterday that it would raise 300,000 more pigs outside of crates by 2018.

The Pentagon's top energy officials yesterday blasted congressional budget caps, saying they inhibit the military's ability to invest in energy efficiency and energy security initiatives.

The Bureau of Land Management is proposing updates to how drilling companies measure the oil they produce from federal and tribal lands, an effort to ensure taxpayers receive every royalty dollar they're due.

Almost a dozen national and state governments formally joined forces today to promote the global adoption of electric cars and zero-emission vehicles, or ZEVs, as a potentially powerful brake on climate change.

It will become clear in the next few years whether U.S. EPA's proposed methane rules should be extended to include existing oil and natural gas operations, the Office of Air and Radiation's top lawyer said today.

A Portland, Ore., man is on trial in U.S. District Court for his part in a scheme to pose as a devout Christian in order to attract investors into a bogus business to turn jatropha trees in Ghana and Chile into low-cost biodiesel.

The Georgia Aquarium's bid to acquire 18 beluga whales from Russia was rejected yesterday by a federal judge.

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