Manslaughter charges dropped against 2 BP supervisors over 11 rig worker deaths
Court decision makes it increasingly likely that nobody will serve a day in prison for the disaster.
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U.S. expects NATO allies to step up fight against Islamic State: Kerry
International coalition must strike at the core of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq and strangle its efforts to set up networks elsewhere, says U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
Official: California water savings take a dip October but still beat target in the long run
For a fifth straight month, Californians have been under an order by Gov. Jerry Brown to conserve 25 per cent compared with the same period of 2013, a year before Brown declared a drought emergency.
Email to Clinton: Canadian foreign affairs types really hated the Harper Tories
A U.S. official was shocked by how deeply detested Canada's Conservative government was by some employees of the Foreign Affairs Department.
Paris climate deal won't set binding target: emissions plan will be incremental
Obama administration said the summit will be a success if a larger-than-ever number of countries agree to: limit emissions
CLIMATE COUNTDOWN: Experts amped up about better battery tech helping to limit global warming
If batteries can get better, cheaper and store more power safely, then electric cars and solar- or wind- powered homes become more viable.
Interior Department to cancel energy lease on land sacred to Blackfoot tribes of US, Canada
Tribal leaders said such a move would make up for a wrong done to them in 1982, when the government issued the lease without consulting the tribes.
As warming leads to more Bering Strait vessel traffic, Coast Guard studies shipping lanes
Coast Guard is taking steps to plot a shipping route that will help the ships safely navigate the 53-mile wide waterway separating Russia and Alaska.
A dozen U.S. states want door slammed on refugees, as political rift deepens
Right-wingers are demanding that western governments slam the door on refugees after Paris attacks.
Keystone XL pundits miss obvious reason why Obama rejected pipeline project
The Keystone XL project contained fatal flaws that made its cancellation inevitable — and that herald the extinction of an outdated industry.
Actor Robert Redford thanks Obama for stopping Keystone XL
The famed Hollywood actor and long-time environmentalist thanked the U.S. President for rejecting the proposed pipeline.
The end of Keystone XL
After seven years, Obama delivers drives a final stake through the heart of the proposed crude oil pipeline that would have stretched from Alberta to the Gulf of Mexico.