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Nuclear waste site hunt could point to granite
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The likely death of a planned nuclear waste site at Nevada's Yucca Mountain has left federal agencies looking for a possible replacement. A...
Industry: House GOP-led light bulb war a dim idea
Big Business usually loves it when the GOP goes to war over federal rules. But not when it comes to light bulbs.
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After a much-longer-than-anticipated caucus meeting Monday night, House Republican leaders announced a plan to vote Tuesday to nix a broadly bipartisan Senate stopgap bill...
Brazil’s forest policy could undermine its climate goals
Brazil, caretaker of the world’s largest rain forest, is about to enact broad new regulations that opponents say could loosen restrictions on Amazon deforestation and...
U.S. envoy relieved by climate talks' outcome
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