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EPA: US Steel leaks chemical into Lake Michigan tributary
A spill at a U.S. Steel plant in northern Indiana that sent wastewater containing a potentially carcinogenic chemical into a Lake Michigan tributary was apparently caused by a pipe failure.
Hydrogen fuel cell cars creep up - slowly - on electrics
Hydrogen fuel cell cars could one day challenge electric cars in the race for pollution-free roads — but only if more stations are built to fuel them.
Masters-style green jacket bought for $5 sells for $139K
An authentic green jacket from Augusta National Golf Club that was once bought for $5 at a Toronto thrift store has sold at auction for more than $139,000.
Massachusetts requests to carry Canadian renewable energy
A request by the state of Massachusetts for a supply of clean, renewable electricity could give a boost to proposals to carry Canadian renewable energy to southern New England.
Prostitute who gave Google exec fatal drug shot is to be deported to Canada
Federal immigration officials are deporting a California prostitute to Canada after she completed a jail sentence for involuntary manslaughter for giving a fatal heroin shot to a Google executive.
Court backs California's climate change auction system
In a win for environmentalists, a California appeals court upheld a key part of the state's landmark climate change effort.
Godfather of Grass deported from Canada to face pot charges in the U.S.
A man known as the Godfather of Grass, who escaped the grasp of U.S. federal agents almost a decade ago, was deported from Canada on Wednesday, April 5, 2017.
Swiss watchdog: Probes of money laundering jump in 2016
FINMA says it investigated 22 breaches of money laundering requirements last year as the Alpine country seeks to combat the growing risk of corruption linked to assets from around the world.
Trump revokes Alaska refuge rule; change may be symbolic
President Donald Trump on Monday signed a resolution approved by the U.S. House and Senate to revoke a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rule banning most predator control on Alaska refuges.
Attorneys slash claims in Colorado mine spill
Economic damage from a Colorado mine waste spill caused by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may be far less than originally feared after attorneys drastically reduced some of the larger claims