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Court tells Transocean to stop obstructing Deepwater Horizon investigation
Transocean has been refusing to hand over documents to the federal government, but now a federal appeals court says it must.
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China to spend big to clean up its air
After air pollution reached sickening new heights earlier this year, the government now says it will spend $277 billion to tackle the problem.
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Palm oil: Bad for workers as well as orangutans
The environmental sins of the palm oil industry are well known, but its egregious human-rights abuses have been overlooked -- until now.
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Big Oil sued for destroying wetlands around Gulf of Mexico
A Louisiana flood control agency is seeking billions from BP, ExxonMobil, and other oil giants to fund restoration efforts.
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How the White House watered down rules on coal-plant water pollution
In 2009, EPA sent some tough regulations on water pollution from coal waste to the White House for review. They were subsequently (and substantially) weakened. A new report reveals what happened.
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Forget solar panels, here come building-integrated photovoltaics
A growing number of architects and builders are incorporating photovoltaics directly into walls, roofs, and windows.
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The end of lobster rolls? Not so fast
Maine’s lobster population is flourishing thanks two highly destructive, human-induced forces: climate change and overfishing.
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Tomato and apple peels can help purify water
They're adsorbent, which means they attract and capture ions and other pollutants on their surface.
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Another drilling blowout in the Gulf, another explosion
A well off the Louisiana coast blew out on Tuesday, sending out a cloud of natural gas that exploded into a fire, engulfing the drilling platform.
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Genetic engineering: Do the differences make a difference?
Where you come down on nature -- cradle or battlefield? -- shapes how you think about the risks of genetically modified food.