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NRC approves first new nuclear plant in 3 decades

The nation's first new nuclear power plant in a generation won approval Thursday as federal regulators voted to grant a license for two new reactors in

Forget the Happy Meal. 'Lorax' gets green tie-ins

The Lorax, perhaps the most famous anti-industrial crusader from children's literature, is getting support from companies that are willing to go green.

Low-lying La. prepares for sea level rise

A new state report predicts that Louisiana's coast will see 3 feet of sea-level rise by 2100 and recommends that future designs for such things as levees and

Group files lawsuit over trapping in New Mexico

Environmentalists are suing wildlife managers over a decision last summer to lift a trapping ban in southwestern New Mexico where the federal government is

Warm fall, little snow help storm-battered farms

After being battered by flooding last year, farmers across the Northeast and Midwest can at least be thankful that a relatively warm and largely snowless

Feds declare Atlantic sturgeon endangered species

The Atlantic sturgeon, a prehistoric fish whose once bountiful populations were depleted by anglers seeking its coveted caviar, has been declared an endangered

Pythons apparently wiping out Everglades mammals

A burgeoning population of huge pythons — many of them pets that were turned loose by their owners when they got too big — appears to be wiping out large

Judge: BP contract shielded Transocean in spill

A federal judge has ruled that the rig owner involved in drilling the ill-fated well that blew out in the Gulf of Mexico was shielded by its contract with BP

Farmers eager for right to kill attacking wolves

John Koski is itching to pick up his rifle after losing dozens of cows to hungry wolves on his farm in Michigan's Upper Peninsula — and it appears he'll soon

Calif. poised to vote on new 'clean car' regs

The head of California's air quality board on Thursday called proposed rules that would require automakers to build less-polluting cars and trucks by 2025 a

Obama turns attention to energy in key states

President Barack Obama promoted the sale of new oil and gas drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico and the promise of cars running on natural gas, defending his

Poachers threaten rare wild-growing Venus flytrap

The Venus flytrap's precarious survival in the wild along the coast of the Carolinas faces an added threat from poachers looking to cash in by uprooting and

Protection of gray wolves varies in Illinois

State and federal officials say the level of protection for gray wolves in Illinois will depend on where they might roam.

Horizon Organic another boost in prices to farmers

Horizon Organic plans to boost what it pays its roughly 600 farmers as demand for organic milk and feed costs rise.

Strongest solar storm since 2005 hitting Earth

The sun is bombarding Earth with radiation from the biggest solar storm in more than six years with more to come from the fast-moving eruption.

Wardrobe | Become a Swapaholic

I wrote about the Swapaholics and swapping in general last August, a concept turned into action by Amy Chase and Melissa Masello. Two ladies with passion

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