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Game wardens in Kenya searched residential areas in the capital today looking for six lions that wandered out of Nairobi National Park, located on the city's outskirts.

An Australian coal mine has been granted the right to destroy the habitat of 262 koalas, which will be relocated to another location if the mine progresses.

Two influential toxicology journals are being used as mouthpieces of the chemical industry, according to critics, and their articles are used in court defenses and in fighting regulatory efforts.

Colorado legislators are debating an organic certification for marijuana.

Pope Francis has pronounced birth control a "lesser evil" for Catholics as the Zika virus continues to sweep across Latin America and the Caribbean.

The torrential El Niño rains that have fallen on Southern California this week have also reminded the drought-stricken region of the lost potential going down the sewer.

California officials yesterday officially declared the Aliso Canyon leak sealed after it spewed methane into the area for months.

U.S. EPA today launched an online tool to help groups, communities and individuals track the origins of their tap water.

Aston Martin has teamed up with Chinese consumer electronics company LeEco in a move to develop the British car brand's first-ever electric vehicle, a partnership that depicts increasing ties between the technology and automotive industries.

The state of U.S. bridges has improved over the past year, but almost 10 percent are still structurally deficient, the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) said in a new report.

Two top officials at Grand Canyon National Park are among those facing disciplinary action after a federal report found that park employees sexually harassed their female colleagues and retaliated against them for refusing sexual advances.

The Department of Energy today cited two major contractors for safety violations related to the February 2014 radioactive leak at a New Mexico nuclear waste site.

Researchers say the fungi found in the stomachs of goats which allow the animals to break down a variety of inedible materials could also help scientists create more cost effective biofuels.

As marijuana markets continue to expand throughout the country, experts argue the practice isn't "green."

Duke Energy yesterday announced that it plans to sell its international business after 2015 earnings were hurt by volatile returns in Central and South America.

General Electric Co. announced a deal yesterday with banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Co. for the world's largest single-order installation of LED lighting.

Within 35 years, climate change is expected to shrink habitat ranges for four South American tree frog species, according to a recent study published in Herpetologica.

Federal agencies involved in global climate change issues must do more to set priorities and integrate social science, a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine panel says in a review released today.

U.N. climate chief Christiana Figueres has confirmed she'll step down when her term expires this summer, saying in a letter to parties of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change that it's been an "honor" to support them in reaching a global warming pact.

A Mercedes diesel car owner is suing Daimler AG on the grounds that the manufacturer programmed its clean diesel vehicles to emit more nitrogen oxides than legally allowed.

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