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Texas appeals EPA air-pollution ruling
By Associated Press
Texas officials on Monday appealed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision to overturn a 16-year-old state air-pollution-permitting program. Published 8:43 p.m. July 29, 2010 - Comments
Two wildfires burn dozens of homes
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press
Firefighters gained ground Wednesday against the most destructive of two big wildfires that have burned dozens of homes and forced 2,300 people to evacuate mountain communities on the edge of the Mojave Desert and in the southern Sierra Nevada. Published 7:05 p.m. July 28, 2010 - Comments
Want a green car? Cough up the cash
By Samuel Bovard - The Washington Times
Drivers can go green — if they have enough green. Published 8:30 p.m. July 27, 2010 - Comments
New CEO defends BP record, Hayward
By Associated Press
Battered BP began reinventing itself in the shadow of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill Tuesday, naming its first American CEO as it reported a record $17 billion quarterly loss. Published 8:28 p.m. July 27, 2010 - Comments
Obama still supports climate legislation
By Julie Pace - Associated Press
updated 2 days, 18 hours ago
Despite setbacks on Capitol Hill, President Obama said Tuesday he still supports the need for broad climate legislation and pledged to keep pushing for it. Published 12:53 p.m. July 27, 2010 - Comments

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Calif. wildfires burn 30-plus homes, threaten 150
By Raquel Maria Dillon - Associated Press
Two wildfires that erupted and spread quickly near the Mojave Desert have destroyed dozens of homes and forced evacuations in remote areas of California as hundreds of firefighters work to contain the flames. Published 9:31 a.m. July 28, 2010 - Comments
100 days after the spill, BP seeks fresh start
By Harry R. Weber - Associated Press
One hundred days after the rig explosion that set off the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, the oil giant behind it is hoping to move beyond the losses, the gaffes and the live video that ran for weeks of the busted well coughing up massive amounts of crude every second. Published 10:57 a.m. July 28, 2010 - Comments
GM to sell electric car Volt for $41,000
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press
General Motors Co. said Tuesday its Chevrolet Volt electric car will cost $41,000 when it goes on sale in November. Published 12:59 p.m. July 27, 2010 - Comments
BP's Hayward to leave as CEO; Russia job in works
By Harry R. Weber and Robert Barr - Associated Press
updated 3 days, 18 hours ago
Tony Hayward, who became the face of BP's flailing efforts to contain the massive Gulf oil spill, will step down as chief executive in October and will be offered a job with the company's joint venture in Russia, a person familiar with the matter said Monday. Published 11:21 a.m. July 26, 2010 - Comments
Chavez threatens to halt sale of oil to U.S.
By Ian James - Associated Press
President Hugo Chavez threatened on Sunday to halt oil sales to the United States if Venezuela faces any military attack by its U.S.-allied neighbor Colombia. Published 7:36 p.m. July 25, 2010 - Comments
Official: BP CEO Hayward being replaced
By Harry R. Weber - Associated Press
updated 4 days, 19 hours ago
Gaffe-prone BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward, under fire for his handling of the Gulf oil spill, is being replaced, a senior U.S. government official said Sunday. Published 1:49 p.m. July 25, 2010 - Comments
Ships head back to Gulf oil well to resume work
By David Dishneau and Harry R. Weber - Associated Press
Ships were getting back in place Sunday at the Gulf of Mexico site of BP's leaky oil well as crews raced to resume work on plugging the gusher before another big storm stops work again. Published 8:34 a.m. July 25, 2010 - Comments
Ships ready to leave leaky well as storm brews
By Colleen Long and Harry Weber - Associated Press
Crew on dozens of ships in the Gulf of Mexico prepared to evacuate as a storm brewing in the Caribbean brought the effort to plug BP's ruptured oil well to a near standstill. Published 9:56 a.m. July 22, 2010 - Comments

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Recovery loses speed as consumers turn cautious
By Jeannine Aversa - Associated Press
updated 9 minutes ago
The recovery lost momentum in the spring as growth slowed to a 2.4 percent pace, its most sluggish showing in nearly a year and too weak to drive down unemployment. Published 8:33 a.m. July 30, 2010
Rangel hit with 13 ethics charges
By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times
The House ethics committee officially lodged charges against Rep. Charles B. Rangel, including that he used his office to raise $8 million for a college public policy center named after him and didn't file taxes while he was Congress' chief tax writer. Published 8:56 p.m. July 29, 2010
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