Wildfire burning in Southern California desert threatens 2,000 structures

Calif. wildfire grows, threatens structures

Wildfire burning in high desert outside Los Angeles has jumped an aqueduct, makes run at homes

Calif. wildfire jumps aqueduct, approaches homes

Senate Democrats focus on Gulf oil spill response after giving up on comprehensive energy bill

Senate Democrats turn focus to Gulf spill response

Senate Democrats give up on comprehensive energy bill, focus on Gulf oil spill response

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Police: 2 killed in attack on Russian hydropower station

Police: 2 killed in Russian power station attack

Lebanon is booming 20 years after civil war, but still cannot produce enough power

Lebanon is booming but no end to power outages

Natural gas prices climb as Americans crank up air conditioners amid summer heat

Natural gas jumps as hot weather boosts demand

Head of US nuclear regulatory agency hears from critics who want Vermont plant shuttered

Foes tell nuclear regulator to shutter Vt. plant

APNewsBreak: Mate refusing to talk to NTSB about fatal Philly duck boat crash was piloting tug

Mate piloting tug in Pa. duck boat crash takes 5th

Duck boat company operating vessel in Philadelphia accident suspends operations nationwide

Duck boat company suspends operations nationwide

Hazy waters impede underwater search for 2 Hungarian tourists missing since Pa. duck boat sank

Hazy waters foil underwater search for Pa. boaters

Murky waters impede underwater search for 2 passengers missing since Pa. duck boat sank

Murky waters foil underwater probe for Pa. boaters

Coast Guard: Hope fading for discovery of survivors after 2 go missing when duck boat sinks

Coast Guard: Hope fading for 2 missing boaters

Coast Guard: 2 passengers missing from capsized duck boat in Pa. are Hungarian tourists

Chief: 2 missing on Pa. duck boat are Hungarian

2 passengers missing from capsized duck boat in Pa. barge collision, 35 other people rescued

2 missing after barge capsizes duck boat in Philly

Officials: 8 people released from Philly hospital after duck boat crash; 2 still missing

8 released from Pa. hospital after duck boat crash

Barge hits tourist ‘duck’ boat on Delaware River in Philadelphia; 2 missing, 35 rescued

Barge hits tourist duck boat in Philly; 2 missing

Post-holiday temps soaring in the East; utilities bracing for possible record usage

Heat blankets US as workers return after holiday

Warm air mass in place over Eastern seaboard, bringing humidity and soaring temperatures

Hot enough for ya? Temps soar to near 100 in East

Obama pushes senators to find common ground to pass energy legislation

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Federal board considers recommending new safety measures after fatal Conn., NC plant blasts

Safety board weighs response to Conn., NC blasts

Widow of Conn. worker urges feds to tighten safety measures after fatal Conn., NC plant blasts

Feds weigh response to fatal Conn., NC blasts

Carbon-dioxide discharge causes alert at California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant

CO2 discharge causes alert at Calif. nuclear plant

Ind. residents flee by boat as thunderstorms spew funnel clouds, flash floods across Midwest

Storms spew funnel clouds, flash floods in Midwest

Public fury over power shortages poses major test for Iraqi leader struggling to keep his job

Public fury over power outages poses test for Iraq

Vermont nuclear plant says design flaw in underground piping system led to radioactive leak

Vt. nuke plant says flaw led to radioactive leak

Nebraska nuke plant declares low-level emergency state, citing rising Missouri River nearby

Neb. N-plant declares low-level emergency state

Ind. firefighters pull residents from floodwater, Wis. tornado reported as storms pelt Midwest

Storms pelt Midwest, cause flooding in Indiana

Iraqi electricity minister resign amid rising anger over power outages

Iraqi electricity minister resigns over shortages

Abnormal radiation detected near border, but SKorea says NKorea did not conduct nuclear test

Abnormal radiation detected near Korean border

Twin car bombs kill at least 6, wound more than 40 in Baghdad, Iraqi officials say

Iraq: twin car bombs kill at least 6 in Baghdad

Uphill push for climate bill in Senate, despite Obama call for ‘clean energy’

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Text of Obama’s Oval Office address on the Gulf oil spill

New EPA analysis says Senate climate bill would cost households 22 to 40 cents a day

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Hong Kong says small radiation leakage at southern Chinese nuclear plant contained

Hong Kong: Small leakage at Chinese nuclear plant

Company: Workers verified gas line location before deadly natural gas explosion in Texas

Company: Workers followed procedure before blast

Stepfather: Ohio woman killed near police station drove into storm while seeking shelter

Ohioan killed near police station drove into storm