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Kenyan police and wildfire service rangers shot and killed two poachers who killed four elephants, authorities said yesterday. This announcement came days after the slaughter of 12 animals evoked national…

Already the world leader in energy consumption, China plans to expand its installed solar capacity by as much as 10 gigawatts in 2013, according to a government website. In 2012,…

In a move to support game-viewing tourism over sport, Zambia's tourism minister announced a ban on hunting of lions and other endangered wild cats in the country. "Tourists come to…

Since Jan. 1, California retailers have collected an additional 1 percent tax on specific lumber products such as plywood, unfinished decking, fencing and railing. Products with a little more finishing…

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio took a step toward deregulating natural gas prices yesterday, although there are several more processes the state must go through before putting the plan…

A California panel yesterday questioned Gov. Jerry Brown's (D) pick to be director of the California Department of Conservation about regulating hydraulic fracturing. Mark Nechodom's appointment was unanimously approved by…

Coca-Cola Co. in China filed a police report complaining about recent allegations that its orange juice contains an illegal fungicide, according to a senior executive. "We take the move not…

Mercury pollution has doubled in the top layer of the world's oceans over the past century, the United Nations' environment agency said today, calling it part of a man-made problem…

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration yesterday said it has detected elevated levels of potential toxins in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, but that the amounts do not exceed the…

As climate change promises to alter precipitation patterns and bring more weather extremes, the federal agencies responsible for managing much of the country's water resources -- from dams to ports…

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection yesterday released its final white paper aimed at encouraging gas drillers to use acid mine drainage in hydraulic fracturing operations. The agency wants to…

Google Inc. has invested $200 million in a wind farm in west Texas, marking its 11th major investment in renewable energy projects. The Spinning Spur Wind Project has about 70…

The investigation into the empty oil tanker that struck the San Francisco Bay Bridge this week has found possible malfunctions in the radar beacons that help guide ships between the…

As much as 270 gallons of diesel fuel may have been released from tanks on four lifeboats dislodged from the drilling rig that ran aground in the Gulf of Alaska…

The overgrown elk population of Rocky Mountain National Park has been kept in check for years by volunteers who shoot the animals, and it's likely to stay that way. A…

BP PLC and its partners in the well that released an estimated 4.9 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 should be required to inform state…

A reindeer slaughter is planned for an island near Antarctica in an effort to stop environmental damage. The reindeer first arrived on South Georgia, a British overseas territory that has…

One of the largest poaching cases in Wyoming history is drawing to a close after more than three years of investigations, pleas and trials. The suspects in the case had…

Orcas that had been trapped by ice in northern Quebec since earlier this week apparently freed themselves this morning. Hunters Jobie Epoo and Jamisee Weetaluktuk went to check the ice…

The nation's ocean acidification research plan is coming together but still lacks a few key pieces, according to an expert panel. The National Research Council said the federal plan to…

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