Judge hears testimony on pipeline's environmental impact
A federal judge is hearing testimony about the environmental impact of a crude oil pipeline that's getting built in a Louisiana swamp.
Airline 'bumping' of passengers falls to lowest rate ever
Airlines bumped passengers off flights at the lowest rate on record last year after United Airlines was pilloried when a passenger was dragged off a full plane.
18 states, coal group, US Chamber want ash order overturned
Eighteen states, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other groups are urging an appeals court to overturn a coal ash cleanup order at a federal utility's Tennessee plant.
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___ Dow industrials drop another 1,000 points as selling spreads NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks plunged again, sending the Dow industrials down 1,000 points, as investors continued to get out of the market.
State attorney general sues DuPont in chemical leak case
Ohio's attorney general has sued DuPont over the company's decades-long release of a chemical from a plant in West Virginia.
Hanesbrands and iRobot stumble while Twitter, Woodward gain
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Thursday: Twitter Inc., up $3.27 to $30.18
Massive gas pipeline project to resume; Sunoco fined $12M
Pennsylvania regulators are fining Sunoco more than $12 million for problems with a massive natural gas pipeline project, but letting work resume under a consent agreement.
The Latest: Sunoco says deal will avoid pipeline litigation
The Latest on an agreement that lets Sunoco Pipeline resume construction on a major natural gas pipeline across Pennsylvania (all times local): 2 p.m. Sunoco Pipeline says it has agreed to a fine and will make other changes under a deal with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to avoid litigation and resume construction of a major pipeline project.
Tribe says it's being left out of Dakota Access study
One of the four American Indian tribes still fighting the Dakota Access oil pipeline in court says it's being left out as federal officials work to comply with a judge's order to determine the pipeline's impact on tribal interests.
Cyprus says drilling indicates potentially big gas deposit
Cyprus' energy minister says exploratory drilling off the island's southern shore has shown indications of a potentially sizeable gas deposit.
Gov. Jerry Brown trims giant water-tunnels project
Gov. Jerry Brown is scaling back his troubled proposal for overhauling California's water system — at least for now.
Back to Earth: Tesla's losses grow on Model 3 delays
The day after Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk blasted his Tesla Roadster into space, his electric car company's mounting losses are bringing him back to Earth again.
Walker says tax credits could go to other paper companies
Gov. Scott Walker said Wednesday that proposed job-retention tax credits for consumer products giant Kimberly-Clark Corp. could be extended to other paper companies if there are "significant opportunities" to retain and add jobs.
Space sports car now flying toward asteroid belt beyond Mars
The world's first space sports car is cruising toward the asteroid belt, well beyond Mars.
Senate committee advances coal lobbyist to serve at EPA
Republican senators used their majority to advance President Donald Trump's nomination of a former coal-industry lobbyist to serve as the second-highest ranking official at the Environmental Protection Agency.
Rail industry says key safety technology not due until 2020
The railroad industry is downplaying expectations that a safety technology that could have prevented recent deadly train crashes will be in operation across the country by the end of the year.
Russian hackers exploit weakness in US cyber defense
Russian hackers exploited a key vulnerability in U.S. cyber defenses to come within reach of stealing some of the nation's most secret and advanced defense technology, an Associated Press investigation has found.
Russian hackers hunt hi-tech secrets, exploiting US weakness
An Associated Press investigation has found that Russian cyberspies pursuing secrets of military drones and other sensitive U.S. defense technology tricked key contract workers into exposing their email to theft.
Alberta stops importing B.C. wine over pipeline dispute
Canada's oil-rich province of Alberta is banning wine imports from neighboring British Columbia over a dispute about a proposed pipeline.
SpaceX launch called 'awesome,' 'monumental,' 'incredible'
Reaction to SpaceX's launch of the most powerful rocket in operation today: ___ "View from SpaceX Launch Control.









