Tropical Storm Ernesto pounded Puerto Rico with torrential rain and winds as it brushed by the island on a track...
Articles by Brian K. Sullivan and Brian Wingfield

Oil tanker owners are finding a way to reduce the risks of navigating the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most...

Over the next 12 months, the Obama administration is due to issue regulations governing everything from e-cigarettes to smoke-stack emissions...
The partial shutdown of the U.S. government has sidelined thousands of inspectors who monitor everything from air and water pollution...
Critics of the U.S. crop insurance program are calling for cuts to it and other agribusiness subsidies as Congress revamps...

Power companies should be pressed by government to install technologies including smart meters and energy-storage devices to shield the electric...