Environment

Hurricane Cristobal seen to become extratropical cyclone late Friday: NHC

Cristobal, the third hurricane of the 2014 Atlantic season, is expected to become a powerful extr

Dupont fined $1.275 million in West Virginia toxic pollution case

DuPont will pay a fine of $1.275 million and spend an estimated $2.3 million more to settle claim

Roads expanding fast worldwide, better planning needed to aid food output : study

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Hurricane Cristobal moving away from U.S., but rip currents likely

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Texas family to part ways with skeleton of mammoth found on its farm

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Exxon Mobil unit to pay $1.4 million penalty for Louisiana oil spill

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Behind Indonesia mining deal, newly minted minister and U.S. mining legend

As negotiations to resolve an increasingly bitter dispute over Indonesian mining rules teetered o

Quakes at Iceland volcano ease slightly, no sign of eruption

 Seismic activity at Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano eased slightly overnight after a series of lar

California wine country rocked by 6.0 quake, dozens hurt

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake rocked wine country north of San Francisco early on Sunday, injuring m

California wine country rocked by 6.0 quake, dozens hurt

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake rocked wine country north of San Francisco early on Sunday, injuring m