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Impending rain and growing snow accumulation in the upper Midwest have dampened the feelings of victory among Mississippi River communities whose residents who have been fighting floodwaters. As of yesterday,…

The Forest Service is expected to announce soon whether it will place a 15-year moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in the George Washington National Forest. The decision, which is expected to…

Airlines' push to use biofuels to help counter rising jet fuel costs and achieve greenhouse gas emissions reductions may come at the expense of the environment and human rights, a…

The Canadian government today is launching a new online information portal collecting data on air and water pollution associated with development of Alberta's oil sands. The portal unveiled today by…

As environmentalists celebrated Earth Day today, some U.S. EPA employees stayed home, forced to take an unpaid day off from ensuring the public has clean air and water. At the…

If you're looking for a sunny outlook on the environmental movement this Earth Day, avoid talking to Philip Shabecoff. The 79-year-old former New York Times reporter, environmental historian and Greenwire…

Supreme Court justices today upheld a lower court ruling against Occidental Petroleum Corp. for alleged pollution in Peru's rainforests. The high court denied Occidental's request to take up an appellate…

U.S. EPA is proposing a rule aimed at curbing wastewater discharges laced with heavy metals and other toxins from coal-fired and nuclear power plants, saying it's looking to "align" new standards with another pending rule related to the disposal of coal-combustion ash. The rule proposal announced late Friday afternoon offers four options for regulating toxic discharges from power plants.

With uncertainty over federal tax incentives plaguing the wind energy industry through most of 2012, how did the industry fare last year and what are its short-term prospects for growth?…

More than 6,000 people protested in Santiago, Chile, this week in an attempt to persuade the government to take back control of water management, which was privatized in 1981. The…

A Vermont state legislative debate that began with a suggested moratorium on wind development has been reduced to a review of the manner in which electric generation projects are sited.…

A bill that would significantly increase renewable energy requirements for Colorado's rural cooperative electric associations faces a challenge in the state House today after passing in the Senate by one…

The number of people who died last week in a fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, has risen to 15, officials said yesterday. Some previous reports had put the death…

The former water supervisor for Crestwood, Ill., may have signed public documents that covered up the use of a tainted well. A federal grand jury indicted Theresa Neubauer and Frank…

Air quality continues to improve nationwide, but an annual assessment of the nation's air pollution revealed mixed results for some of the most polluted cities and counties. The American Lung…

The company behind a controversial genetically engineered salmon expects to get approval from the Food and Drug Administration to begin production this year. Aquabounty Technologies Inc. wants to start production…

Facebook's newest data center will feature the latest energy efficiency technologies, setting an example for other companies. As company data centers continue to use more power -- some studies show…

American Electric Power has used more coal recently as natural gas prices have risen, the company's chief executive said. The company, along with other utilities, has made use of the…

PHOENIX -- Changes to state-level utility policies are key to continued growth of the U.S. solar industry, executives and analysts warned yesterday at an industry gathering here. As utilities reach…

A building in Philadelphia's Naval Shipyard that has stood unoccupied for nearly two decades will begin its transformation today as headquarters of the Energy Efficient Buildings Hub. The hub, a…

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