NEW YORK (AP) — You might call him the Mickey Mouse of video games. He's reminiscent of a doughnut, round and sweet and comforting....

WASHINGTON (AP) — A solid majority of Americans recognize the need to help the environment, although there are some things — like buying a hybrid car or taking mass transit — that...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas launched a new energy efficiency program Tuesday to make low-interest loans available to several thousand home owners and small businesses for upgrading...

GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — Homes and office buildings consume three-quarters of U.S. electricity, and the National Renewable...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Environmental groups are suing the federal Bureau of Land Management over its decision to allow a uranium mine to reopen north of the Grand Canyon.

Canadian...

SEATTLE (AP) — Bamboo has sprouted all over. It's being used everywhere from floorboards to tableware to inline skates and T-shirts, as consumers increasingly seek out products considered...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An African has taken over as director of Greenpeace, bringing experience honed as a teenage opponent of white rule in South Africa and a network of powerful...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The federal government will attempt to set Florida's water pollution standards — the first time it'll try that for any state — under an agreement approved...

NEW YORK (AP) — Lowe's Cos. said Monday it is expecting consumers will spend cautiously this holiday season on trees and gifts like power tools but said it sees signs the housing...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — International Coal Group said Monday it has settled a lawsuit filed by two environmental groups challenging a federal water quality permit for an Appalachian...

BRUSSELS (AP) — Environmentalists on Monday said an international deal to reduce catches of Atlantic bluefin tuna didn't go far enough to protect the species from extinction.

The...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of businessmen on Monday launched a new coalition to urge the federal government to make a major investment in electric transportation, pointing to...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Sweeping from lush mountain rain forests to pristine beaches, a corridor of land protected by Puerto Rico's last...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An African took over as director of Greenpeace Monday, bringing experience honed as a teenage opponent of white rule in South Africa and a network of powerful...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The burning glow over North Dakota's oil patch is slowly dimming as companies work to capture and sell natural gas instead of flaring it.

Though the flares...

PEKANBARU, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities say they are deporting 11 foreign Greenpeace activists for joining a protest against forest destruction.

Immigration official...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Arch Coal Inc. has signed a lease agreement to mine the vast Otter Creek coal field in southeastern Montana — ramping up pressure on Gov. Brian Schweitzer and...

LONDON (AP) — A British heritage charity is encouraging employees to help the environment by eschewing indoor toilets and relieving themselves outdoors.

The experiment applies to...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — With plush lounge chairs, gourmet appetizers, a VIP auditorium and the latest digital and 3-D equipment, Chattanooga's newest movie theater complex doesn't need...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A coalition of environmentalists filed a lawsuit Thursday to stop the development of a 5,000-acre resort community on the sprawling Tejon Ranch property some 60 miles...

DALLAS (AP) — While Texas maintains a firm grip on the dubious title of the nation's most prolific industrial polluter, an environmental group's report Thursday found that wind...

DENVER (AP) — Colorado will receive a $363,135 federal grant to promote clean-technology exports to China and Mexico.

State officials announced the grant from the U.S. Department of...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mystery surrounding bluesman Robert Johnson's life and death feeds the lingering fascination with his work.

There's the myth he sold his soul to...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Environmental groups are suing the federal government to return a type of flying squirrel to the endangered species list.

The small nocturnal squirrel is...