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The Supreme Court today refused to hear an appeal in a case challenging Florida officials' approval of a private easement for a pipeline to discharge water pollutants.

U.S. EPA looks set to achieve its goal of having 15,000 employees working at the agency.

PARIS -- The United States got almost everything it wanted in the landmark climate deal struck here this weekend.

China's choking pollution has prompted a debate on capitalism: Is it right for businesses to charge customers for clean air?

Protests over new regulations on sheep herding in Romania turned into angry clashes when more than 1,000 shepherds stormed barricades surrounding Parliament and police retaliated with tear gas.

Air pollution in the Chinese city of Shanghai hit its highest level in nearly a year today, leading schools to ban outdoor activities and officials to limit work at construction sites and factories.

The mayor of Flint, Mich., declared a state of emergency yesterday, citing lead poisoning among local children after the city switched its water source in 2014.

The federal stimulus' investment in new streetcars has had mixed results, with several cities still struggling to get systems running.

U.S. officials and human rights activists are asking consumers to stop buying shrimp linked to supply chains in Thailand, where a recent report found that slaves are part of the seafood industry.

U.S. EPA's internal watchdog found that the agency needs to get a better grip on its background investigations contracts.

A natural gas pipeline in South Texas appears closer to reality, as some landowners who opposed the project are giving up amid legal setbacks.

The man leading Japan's cleanup of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster says he doesn't know much about what it will take in terms of costs, time and techniques.

A nuclear reactor on the outskirts of New York City was unexpectedly shuttered last night after experiencing an electrical disturbance.

The recycling of coal combustion waste, often called coal ash in shorthand, increased significantly last year, an industry group said this morning.

Amid cheering over the landmark climate deal in Paris this weekend, some environmental advocates said the plan, while a triumph, was not far-reaching enough.

Demand to see climate change in action has drastically increased requests from companies for federal permits that allow them to offer guided tours of the vanishing Mendenhall Glacier in southeast Alaska.

Although the Paris climate deal contains no legally binding emission cuts, it could still prompt a turning point for Wyoming, the country's top coal producer.

Environmental groups are formally objecting to a deal between the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and bankrupt coal company Alpha Natural Resources Inc. over mine reclamation liabilities.

A powerful typhoon slammed into the central Philippines today, with flooding and storm surges forcing nearly 800,000 people from their homes, according to officials.

Scientists are working to revive the Galápagos tortoise, which saw its last living member die in 2012.

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