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William Reilly has long known the importance of the United States' role in climate change policy. "On your shoulders, Mr. Reilly, rests the responsibility to bring your president to understand…

Trade unions that hope to capitalize on the construction jobs that would be created if the Keystone XL pipeline is approved turned up the pressure on President Obama today with…

A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers today reintroduced a bill to provide parity between clean energy and fossil fuels in accessing a key investment vehicle, setting up the…

At a glance, U.S. EPA's plan to cut an $11.5 million grant program in an effort to meet the sequestration mandate doesn't look like much given the agency's $8.5 billion budget. But that's a lot of money to state and local air regulators who have been counting on it.

With the House passing a hydropower bill earlier this year and the Senate working on its own bill, will hydropower legislation lead the way to a broader discussion on energy…

A Japanese court yesterday rejected a demand that a city affected by the country's 2011 nuclear disaster evacuate its children. The lawsuit was filed in 2011 by anti-nuclear activists and…

The Texas Senate voted Tuesday for a bill that would remove tax payments as a factor in setting utility rate increases. After Texas utilities were deregulated in 2002, the Public…

A bill to repeal or suspend North Carolina's milestone renewable energy law died yesterday in a state House committee. The measure failed on a 13-18 vote in the Public Utilities…

California regulators temporarily stopped operations yesterday at a Vernon, Calif., battery recycler that has released hazardous amounts of lead for years. The state Department of Toxic Substances Control said Exide…

A Texas insurance company yesterday estimated losses caused by the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, at upward of $100 million. Mark Hanna, a spokesman for the Insurance Council, said…

The company that is poised to deliver the first genetically modified animal to market runs most of its operations deep in the Panamanian rainforest, nearly a mile above sea level.…

Devon Energy Corp.'s Oklahoma City headquarters earned gold certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. The 50-story, 1.8-million-square-foot complex was constructed on a former brownfield site. "We wanted this…

The Chevrolet Spark mini-car can go 82 miles on a single charge, General Motors Co. announced. The Spark electric vehicle also gets the equivalent of 119 miles per gallon, making…

Brazil and Peru have filed complaints against a bid made by the United States e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. for a coveted piece of cyberspace: .amazon. The Seattle-based company has requested…

Firefighters extinguished a blaze this morning that erupted after two fuel barges exploded in Mobile, Ala. Three people suffered critical burns, and a nearby cruise ship -- the Carnival Triumph…

Emergency medical technicians, firefighters and law enforcement officers may soon be able to power their gear from their parkas. A suburban Washington, D.C., startup, with the support of the Department…

Los Angeles has urged the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to act cautiously in deciding whether to allow a shuttered California nuclear plant to start up again. The Los Angeles City Council…

The Department of Agriculture joined with dairy producers yesterday to renew a pact to promote sustainability in their industry and curb greenhouse gas emissions. "USDA has been focused on trying…

U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier, who is overseeing the case over damages related to the Deepwater Horizon disaster, yesterday issued an order that company lawyers must file conclusions about the…

Alabama-based Black Warrior Riverkeeper filed a lawsuit yesterday against the state's Shannon Mine, accusing the operation of 758 water pollution violations. The group based its claims on the mine's self-reported…

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