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Prosecutors investigating coal company
The Justice Department has begun a criminal inquiry into the blast that killed 29 at a Massey Energy mine in West Virginia, law enforcement sources say. ...
Gulf Oil Spill Pictures: Aerial Views Show Leak's Size
The spread of oil on the water's surface is a main clue being used to determine the size of the leak from the Gulf of Mexico rig disaster.
Nature target 'will not be met'
Governments will not meet the target of curbing the loss of species and nature by 2010, a major study confirms.
Locating tsunami warning buoys
Australian researchers describe a mathematical model in the International Journal of Operational Research that can find the ten optimal sites at which tsunami detection buoys and sea-level monitors should be...
Research shows part of Alaska inundated by ancient megafloods
New research indicates that one of the largest fresh-water floods in Earth's history happened about 17,000 years ago and inundated a large area of Alaska that is now occupied in...
Melting icebergs causing sea level rise
Scientists have discovered that changes in the amount of ice floating in the polar oceans are causing sea levels to rise...
F. E. Dominy, Who Harnessed Water in the American West, Is Dead at 100
Mr. Dominy, a child of the Dust Bowl, persuaded reluctant politicians to approve big, controversial dam projects.
California Seismic Map Is Updated to Include Newly Found Fault Lines
The State of California has a new visual aid to help guide decisions on construction and other issues affected by potential earthquakes.
Eliminating weeds could put more cows on the pasture
A weed calculator developed by an agricultural scientist tells ranchers the number of additional cows they could raise if they eliminated one or two widespread exotic invasive weeds.
Quiet Progress on Senate Climate Bill
A draft of the measure being written by Senators John F. Kerry, Democrat of Massachusetts; Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina; and Joseph I. Lieberman, Independent of Connecticut, was sent...
Too Busy for Oil Awards
Citing an accident, the federal government cancels an awards luncheon for offshore drilling safety.
Sustainable biofuels from forests, grasslands and rangelands
The promise of switchgrass, the challenges for forests and the costs of corn-based ethanol production: Ecological scientists review the many factors surrounding biofuel crop production and its...
U.S. Electrical Grid Undergoes Massive Transition to Connect to Renewables
The U.S. electrical grid is the largest interconnected machine on Earth: 200,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines and 5.5 million miles of local distribution lines, linking thousands of generating plants...
Finland warns of Arctic climate challenges
HELSINKI, Finland, April 28 (UPI) -- Climate change is affecting the Arctic in more ways than can be termed positive and there is need for urgent action to meet...
Record-Breaking Pollen Counts Fuel Miserable Allergy Season
A late spring caused record or near-record pollen levels across the Eastern U.S. this April, a trend which could increase with global warming.
On Our Radar: A Carbon Trading Raid
German prosecutors raid banks and utilities in a carbon-trading tax evasion investigation.
Global floating ice in "constant retreat": study
LONDON (Reuters) - The world's floating ice is in "constant retreat," showing an instability which will increase global sea levels, according to a report published in Geophysical Research Letters on...
Distant Earthquakes Offer New Look At Earth's Core
By observing distant earthquakes, researchers at the University of Calgary have revealed new clues about the interior of our planet. They say they have discovered that the composition of Earth's...
World tribunal would police climate 'crimes'
The alternative climate summit in Bolivia called for the United Nations to establish a court to punish those causing climate change
Winds from Siberia reduce Arctic sea ice cover, Norwegian researchers find
The ice cover in the Arctic has decreased dramatically in recent years. Norwegian researchers have discovered that changes in air circulation patterns create winds that push away the ice. The...
Removal of California memorial cross blocked by U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court blocked the removal of a congressionally endorsed war memorial cross from its longtime home in the Mojave Desert, saying a federal court went too far in...
Mountain Vs. Valley Temps Stretch Apart With Climate Change
If you've ever driven up to a mountain pass, you know that the higher you climb, the colder it gets. But on clear, calm days, it can actually be colder...
Western Pacific island states taking back control of their fisheries
A group of western Pacific nations is showing the way in making major fisheries both environmentally and economically sustainable, WWF said today as the world's leading seafood fair opened in...
Aiming high: Project hopes to see cranes return to the skies
A project hopes to release wild cranes back into the landscape of South-West England.
Los Angeles is still the nation’s smoggiest city
The metropolitan area averages more than 140 days a year with dangerous ozone. ...
Site chosen for European superscope
€1bn facility will be built in Cerro Armazones, Chile
Ancient N.W.T. rock chunks for sale
A Yellowknife entrepreneur is selling pieces of what some geologists believe is the oldest known rock in the world, located in the Acasta River area.
Long Beach police officer found dead in Las Vegas
A 10-year veteran of the Long Beach Police Department committed suicide in a Las Vegas hotel room, authorities said.