U.N. climate talks opened on Monday, exposing familiar rifts between rich and poor countries which delegates said were likely to...
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The Obama administration told Transocean Ltd. in a letter last week it was “simply unconscionable” for the drilling firm to...
Oil from BP’s out-of-control Gulf of Mexico oil spill could threaten the Mississippi and Alabama coasts this week, U.S. forecasters...
Two workers injured when an oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico told Congress that the companies in charge...
West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller is urging President Barack Obama to make several mine safety improvements immediately. In a letter...
A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to ‘A’ (Excellent) from’ A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings to...
For the fourth time in the past year, the nation’s flood insurance program will lapse because Congress has not voted...
The woman whose chimpanzee mauled and blinded her friend last year, leading to lawsuits and a national debate over the...
A group studying a Red River diversion project in the Fargo and Moorhead, Minn., area said it will stick with...
Brian Berend, of Brian Berend Agency in Auburn, Wash., has been named FloodSmart Agent of the Year for 2010. The...