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The United States Environmental Protection Agency recently recognized GREENCROWN Energy LLC a full-service energy consulting company specializing in energy supply cost reduction and turnkey cogeneration systems development for its ongoing efforts to improve the U.S. energy supply system by supporting combined heat and power .

A man paddles a raft along a flooded street as residents are seen atop a partially submerged building in Yuyao, Zhejiang province, China, Oct. 10, 2013.

Europeans with long-term exposure to particulate pollution from road traffic or industry run a higher risk of premature death, even if air quality meets EU standards, a study said on Monday.

Research suggests air quality limits in Europe may not be sufficient to protect people from harmful sooty particles in traffic and factory fumes Air quality limits in Europe may not be sufficient to protect people from harmful sooty particles in traffic and factory fumes, research suggests.

As the federal government continues to lobby for more access to Europe and the United States to sell Canada's oil and other natural resources, an internal analysis reveals that senior bureaucrats see few opportunities for growth in these markets.

Canada is running out of time to offer U.S. President Barack Obama a climate change concession that might clinch the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline, as the country's energy industry continues to resist costly curbs on greenhouse gas emissions.

Unions and environmentalists have found one point of agreement in the bitter debate over the natural gas drilling boom: fixing leaky old pipelines that threaten public health and the environment.

Unions and environmentalists have found one point of agreement in the bitter debate over the natural gas drilling boom: fixing leaky old pipelines that threaten public health and the environment.

The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will hold a public hearing on appeals made by local environmental groups to county staff's approval of the proposed Halvorsen Quarry Reclamation Plan.

Children with a genetic predisposition for autism who are exposed to air pollution appear to be at a greater risk for developing the disorder, according to new research from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California .

Colombian uthorities have declared an environmental emergency in a portion of Cartagena Bay, citing the risk posed to local inhabitants by solid-waste pollution.

Sulfoxaflor is the first of a newly assigned sub-class of pesticides in the "neonicotinoid" class of pesticides and is considered by the EPA to be "highly toxic."

TEHRAN The chairwoman of Environmental Protection Organization has said there are different reasons such as industrial activities and public transport for air pollution in Tehran but substandard cars and low quality fuel are mostly to the blame.

Let's see if we can make some sense out of this. Early on in his presidency, Barack Obama made it perfectly clear that the oil-rich lands on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Coastal Plain were off-limits to drilling.

He was a champion of freedom, who spent one-third of his life in a prison cell; a revolutionary who espoused armed conflict against the state, yet became a global icon of peace and moral virtue.

Suzuki doesn't realize he's the cause of the failure as a major player in the group who exploited environmentalism and climate for a political agenda.

Speaking to a conference assembled to discuss the transportation trends of the future, Gov. Paul LePage said Thursday that global climate change could have an upside for Maine.

Another "airpocalypse" has hit China. Many eastern provinces have been shrouded in polluted air since Wednesday.

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This April 18, 2013 file photo shows a golden eagle flying over a wind turbine on Duke energy's top of the world wind farm in Converse County Wyo.