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Election over, administration unleashes new rules
While the "fiscal cliff" of looming tax increases and spending cuts dominates political conversation in Washington, some Republicans and business ...
Colorado River seen as depleting regional resource
The federal government isn't going to tap the Missouri River to slake the thirst of a drought-parched Southwest, the government's top water official ...
Exxon: US energy revival has staying power
Exxon says the energy renaissance in the U.S. will continue and predicts that North America will become a net exporter of oil and natural gas by the ...
Crew tows whale carcass in Malibu out to sea
A tugboat towed the decomposing carcass of a whale from a Malibu beach out to sea, several days after it washed ashore and created a stench near the ...
Rotting whale carcass in Malibu towed out to sea
The decaying carcass of a whale that washed onto a California beach was towed out to sea Saturday, five days after it washed ashore and created a ...
Critic questions way coal firms build slurry ponds
With a driver and his bulldozer missing in a thick, dark lake of coal slurry, a mine safety expert and critic of the coal industry says regulators are ...
Drought revives old water war among river states
The water wars are raging again in America's heartland, where drought-stricken states are pleading for the increasingly scarce water of the Missouri ...
Group gathers mistletoe for holidays on river trip
There's an old southern tradition of shooting mistletoe out of treetops with a .22 rifle, or even a shotgun. Forrest Altman prefers a kinder, gentler ...
Pacific nations alarmed by tuna overfishing
Pacific island nations and environmentalists raised an alarm Sunday over destructive fishing methods and overfishing that they say are threatening ...
EPA adopts water pollution rules for Florida
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will adopt a combination of state and federal water pollution rules for Florida after a lengthy court fight ...
Arctic sea ice larger than US melted this year
An area of Arctic sea ice bigger than the United States melted this year, according the U.N. weather agency, which said the dramatic decline ...
Low Mississippi River water levels may halt barges
The gentle whir of passing barges is as much a part of life in St. Louis as the Gateway Arch and the Cardinals, a constant, almost soothing backdrop ...
Drought forces Midwest firm to ponder drier future
At the height of this year's drought, decision-makers at the agribusiness giant Archers Daniels Midland kept an uneasy eye on the reservoir down the ...
Feds: Lack of sea ice changes walrus behavior
The absence of vast swaths of summer sea ice is changing the behavior of Pacific walrus, federal scientists said Wednesday, but added that more ...
Ga. river could take Appalachian hikers to coast
A river with a history of ferry boats and Civil War battles may one day provide a new route for hikers who finish the Appalachian Trail to continue ...
Derailed tanker burns in Ky. with no end in sight
The blaze that authorities initially said would end in a couple of hours instead spewed flames and smoke from a derailed tanker car for a second day ...
Experts: NYC sea barrier could have stopped surge
The vast destruction wreaked by the storm surge in New York could have been prevented with a sea barrier of the type that protects major cities in ...
AP Interview: Japan nuke plant water worries rise
Japan's crippled nuclear power plant is struggling to find space to store tens of thousands of tons of highly contaminated water used to cool the ...
Wash. pollution case tests international law
The glistening waters and sandy beaches of the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area have drawn millions of tourists over the years. But the lake ...
Soldiers claim illness after guarding KBR in Iraq
A war contractor knew a critical southern Iraq oilfield plant was riddled with a well-known toxin but ignored the risk to soldiers while hurrying the ...
Deal reached for massive Calif. desalination plant
The San Diego region hit another milestone in its long quest for water independence, reaching a tentative agreement to buy the entire output of what ...
Deal reached for huge desalination plant in Calif.
The San Diego County Water Authority announced a tentative agreement Thursday to buy the entire output of what will be the Western hemisphere's ...
New data on Wyo. frack site await interpretation
The meaning of reams of new data from groundwater testing in a remote Wyoming gas field where the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sparked concern ...
Desalination no panacea for Calif. water woes
In the Central California coastal town of Marina, a $7 million desalination plant that can turn salty ocean waves into fresh drinking water sits idle ...
FDA urged to set standards for arsenic in rice
The Food and Drug Administration may consider new standards for the levels of arsenic in rice as consumer groups are calling for federal guidance on ...