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December 10, 2017

Hudson River cleanup focuses on shore after dredging ends

A new fight is simmering over General Electric's legacy of toxic pollution as the company seeks to close the books on a $1.7 billion cleanup of the upper Hudson River.

December 7, 2017

Southern California fire weather less dire than prediction

Southern Californians already dealing with destructive wildfires were warned of extreme fire potential early Thursday, but conditions turned out to be less dire than predicted.

December 3, 2017

Utah's tenacious efforts to take back federal land stand out

In an American West that has a love-hate relationship with the federal government's ownership of a checkerboard of parks, monuments, forest and desert in states from Washington to New Mexico, Utah stands out.

November 29, 2017

Cliven Bundy refuses to leave jail amid ongoing trial

Cliven Bundy, the 71-year-old rancher who sparked a national debate over states’ rights, refused a federal judge’s offer to be released during his ongoing trial on Wednesday.

November 15, 2017

Massive field of recoverable oil, natural gas uncovered in Texas

A vast field of shale rock in West Texas could yield 20 billion barrels of oil, making it the largest source of shale oil the U.S. Geological Survey has ever assessed, agency officials said.

November 15, 2017

Company building Dakota Access pipeline asks court to end delays as protests erupt

The company building the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline is urging a federal court to speed up approval of its plan to lay pipe under a Missouri River reservoir, arguing Tuesday that further delays could add millions of dollars each month to the cost.

November 7, 2017

Slave burial sites investigated on land eyed for development

Archaeologists are surveying an abandoned Nashville baseball stadium for hints of unmarked graves of slaves and free black men who died building the nearby fort.

October 20, 2017

The Latest: California fire evacuees allowed to return home

The Latest on California wildfires (all times local): 8:45 a.m.

October 20, 2017

Pelican discovered bound, dead in Alabama

Alabama authorities are searching for the person who committed a "sickening'" and "disturbing" crime after a pelican was discovered dead, with black electrical tape bound around its beak and rope wrapped around a wing and its feet.

October 19, 2017

The Latest: Official: California fire losses top $1 billion

The Latest on California wildfires (all times local): 7:50 a.m.