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A nuclear-waste tunnel collapse might have released radioactive substances, such as plutonium, into the area near the Hanford nuclear facility, which could be dangerous for the people nearby.

Nuclear power was a cornerstone of Japan's energy strategy for decades, until the Fukushima disaster. The current government wants to keep some nuclear reactors open, but has lost public support.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave himself a 100-day deadline.

Has it been a while since you moved your car? Do you have leftover fuel in your garage for the lawn mower? If so, you may wonder, does gasoline go bad?

On the Tibetan Plateau in eastern China, 4 million solar panels silently soak up the sun as part of the Longyangxia Dam Solar Park.

The project could open the door to volcano-powered electricity.

The West's largest coal-fired power plant may close — a symbolic blow to coal as America's chief source of electricity.

President Barack Obama described clean energy as not only sustainable, but also as an "irreversible" trend that benefits economic growth.

Assuming Rick Perry is confirmed as the new Secretary of Energy, he will face a paradox, as the DOE doesn't spend most of its resources on energy production. Here's what the department really does.

President-elect Trump has tapped former Texas Gov. Rick Perry to run the U.S. Department of Energy.