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October 10, 2017

Pence tours California, raises funds for House Republicans

Vice President Mike Pence traveled up California on Monday to raise money for endangered Republican congressional candidates ...

October 10, 2017

Scientists say cost of capturing CO2 declining

Technology now in limited use removes about 90 percent of carbon dioxide from the smokestacks of coal-fired power plants, but ...

October 09, 2017

Environmental groups denounce Trump override of climate plan

A coalition of left-leaning states and environmental groups are vowing to fight the Trump administration's move to kill an ...

October 09, 2017

Dirty old birds shed light on key global warming particle

Some dirty old birds are helping scientists better understand one of the more baffling climate change mysteries.

October 09, 2017

Police: At least 12 dead in capsizing of boat of Rohingya

An overcrowded boat carrying Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar capsized in the confluence of a river and the Bay of Bengal and ...

October 09, 2017

A weakened Nate brings flooding, power outages to Gulf Coast

Hurricane Nate brought a burst of flooding and power outages to the U.S. Gulf Coast before weakening rapidly Sunday, sparing ...

October 08, 2017

Hurricane Nate closes in on Mississippi, eyes 2nd landfall

Hurricane Nate came ashore on a sparsely populated area at the mouth of the Mississippi River on Saturday and closed in on ...

October 07, 2017

US Gulf Coast races to ready for fast-moving Hurricane Nate

Gulf Coast residents scrambled to finalize storm preparations as Hurricane Nate raced swiftly over the central Gulf of Mexico ...

October 07, 2017

This week in odd news: Dog with longest tongue; Koala mala

Police say a central Wyoming man they arrested for public intoxication claimed he had traveled back in time to warn of an ...

October 07, 2017

EPA to ease emission restrictions on coal-fired power plants

The Trump administration is moving to roll back the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's efforts to slow global warming, ...

October 07, 2017

US states declare emergency ahead of Tropical Storm Nate

Tropical Storm Nate gained force as it sped past Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula late Friday after drenching Central America in ...

October 07, 2017

Gulf Coast braces for fast-moving blast of tropical weather

The U.S. Gulf Coast braced Friday for a fast-moving blast of wind, heavy rain and rising water as deadly Tropical Storm Nate ...

October 07, 2017

The Latest: Energy Department details Perry's trips by air

The Latest on the inquiries about travel practices of Trump administration officials: (all times local): 6:45 p.m. The Energy ...

October 07, 2017

EPA moves to rescind Obama plan to slow global warming

The Trump administration is moving to roll back the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's efforts to slow global warming, ...

October 06, 2017

Montana coal mine appeals ruling that could trigger layoffs

The "clock is running" on layoffs at one of the largest underground coal mines in the United States, its owners said Friday, ...

October 06, 2017

FEMA restores count showing Puerto Rico clean water, power

The Trump administration, criticized for its slow response to hurricane victims in Puerto Rico, said Friday it had restored ...

October 06, 2017

Review of Dakota Access oil pipeline to extend into spring

It probably will take until next spring for the Army Corps of Engineers to finish court-ordered additional environmental ...

October 06, 2017

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even ...

October 06, 2017

Hurricane mauled PR's renowned Monkey Island research center

As thousands of troops and government workers struggle to restore normal life to Puerto Rico, a small group of scientists is ...