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Peru agency says cause of dolphin deaths unsolved
Peru's Sea Institute said in its final report Tuesday on the mass die-off earlier this year of nearly 900 dolphins and porpoises that the cause remains unknown. It cast doubt on oil-exploration undersea seismic testing as the reason. The report also ruled out viral and bacterial infections, human intervention, pesticides ...
EU appeals to China to join global emissions talks
A European envoy held out a possible compromise in a dispute with China over emissions charges on airlines, saying Europe might alter its system if Beijing helps to negotiate a global agreement on controls. China, India, the United States and Russia oppose European emissions charges on airlines that took effect ...
New Mexico says jet fuel spill could be larger
A decades-old jet fuel spill threatening Albuquerque's water supply could be as large as 24 million gallons, or twice the size of the oil spill from the Exxon Valdez, New Mexico environment officials acknowledged Tuesday. Officials previously estimated the spill from Kirtland Air Force Base to be about 8 million ...
Judge reviewing BLM Roan Plateau decision
A judge is considering whether the federal government followed environmental regulations when deciding to allow drilling for natural gas on Colorado's Roan Plateau. U.S. District Judge Marcia Krieger heard arguments Tuesday in Denver in a lawsuit that dates back to 2008. She said she would rule as soon as possible. ...
Exotic animal regulations head to Ohio governor
Legislation that would tighten regulations on owning exotic animals in Ohio was headed Tuesday to the governor for his expected signature, months after authorities were forced to shoot dozens of lions, tigers and other dangerous wildlife released from a farm last fall. The measure would ban new ownership of exotic ...
OH docs can't reveal drilling chemicals to public
Doctors given new access to the proprietary chemical recipes that oil and gas drillers use to crack into Ohio shale would be prohibited from sharing the information with the public under an energy proposal moving through the Ohio House. Environmentalists liken the restriction to a gag order on medical professionals. ...
Court grants NH nuclear plant some tax exemptions
The owners of the Seabrook power plant cannot get tax exemptions on facilities that operate only in emergencies, though it can claim them on systems that run regularly, the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday. The ruling is the latest step in a fight that began when the plant's ...
Seagrasses drop sharply in Md., Va. coastal bays
Deteriorating water quality and summer heat combined to kill off more than a third of seagrasses in coastal bays along the Eastern Shore, Maryland and Virginia officials announced Tuesday. Seagrass acreage dropped 35 percent between July 2010 and May 2011, including nearly all of the grass beds in the Assawoman ...
Ohio lawmakers OK proposed Lake Erie water rules
Ohio's governor says new rules on how much water farms and factories in Ohio can draw from Lake Erie will help bring jobs to the state. But environmental groups are worried the rules don't go far enough to protect the lake. Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sihk) plans to put the rules ...
United Tech CEO hints at sale of fuel cell firm
The chief executive officer of industrial conglomerate United Technologies Corp. hinted Tuesday that it could sell its fuel cell business. CEO Louis Chenevert of the Hartford-based company — which owns jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney, Otis elevator, Carrier heating and cooling and other aviation and building systems companies — ...
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