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US roasts to hottest year on record by landslide

By SETH BORENSTEIN - Associated Press

**FILE** Timmy Benson wears a wet towel on his head on July 6, 2012, as he cools off in a fountain set up outside Busch Stadium before a baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Miami Marlins in St. Louis. (Associated Press)

U.S. roasts to hottest year on record by landslide

By Seth Borenstein - Associated Press

Illustration Global Warming by John Camejo for The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: Global warming catches fire

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

US seared during hottest year on record by far

By SETH BORENSTEIN - Associated Press

Nancy Ohanian

DRIESSEN: Superstorm Sandy devastation highlights infrastructure problems

By Paul Driessen

"There is a new energy reality for the United States. The reality is that our energy supply is no longer limited, foreign and finite, but is now American and abundant, greatly enhancing our national security. … If we seize the opportunity now, we will be positioned to lead for decades and realize the economic and energy security benefits of that leadership," said Jack Gerard, president of the American Petroleum Institute. (The Washington Times)

Oil industry to Obama: Energy production, not taxes, will cure economy

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

State Sen. John C. Watkins, Powhatan Republican, has introduced legislation to allow uranium mining at one site. He said he expects a close vote. (Associated Press)

Legislators seek rules on mining for uranium

By Steve Szkotak - Associated Press

Study: Billions of Earth-size planets in Milky Way

By ALICIA CHANG - Associated Press

Illustration Virginia's Uranium by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

TAYLOR: Virginia uranium mining ban is outdated

By James M. Taylor

Fires at neighboring P.G. homes ruled ‘suspicious’

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

**FILE** President Obama talks with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson on Jan. 10, 2012, at EPA headquarters. (Associated Press)

Lawmakers seek leverage on Obama energy push

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A fishing boat named “Empty Pockets” sits in a parking lot in the Belford fishing port in Middletown, N.J., on Dec. 12, six weeks after Superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast. The port sustained nearly $1 million in damages, some of which its owners hope to recoup through federal storm assistance. (Associated Press)

Fishing towns struggling after Superstorm Sandy

By Wayne Parry - Associated Press

** FILE ** The conical drilling ship Kulluk sits grounded 40 miles southwest of Kodiak, Alaska, on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 2nd Class Zachary Painter)

Shell oil-drilling ship under tow; had run aground

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OR-7, the Oregon wolf that has trekked across two states looking for a mate, is pictured on a sagebrush hillside in Modoc County, Calif., on Tuesday, May 8, 2012. (AP Photo/California Department of Fish and Game)

A year later, lone gray wolf still prowling California

By Tracie Cone - Associated Press

** FILE ** This May 8, 2012, file photo provided by the California Department of Fish and Game shows OR-7, the Oregon wolf that has trekked across two states looking for a mate, on a sagebrush hillside in Modoc County, Calif. (AP Photo/California Department of Fish and Game, File)

Lone gray wolf still on the prowl a year after arrival

By Tracie Cone - Associated Press

** FILE ** Early morning sun shines on the south side of 17,400-foot Mount Foraker in Denali National Park on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in a view from Talkeetna, Alaska. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

Strong earthquake shakes parts of Alaska, Canada

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An elephant holds a Christmas tree on Jan. 4, 2013, at the Berlin Zoo at the launch of the annual feeding of Christmas trees. (Associated Press)

Berlin elephants feast on tasty Christmas trees

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Henny Mauro walks in Seaside Heights, N.J., on Jan. 3, 2013, past a beach-side home that was destroyed by Superstorm Sandy. (Associated Press)

Congress approves $9.7 billion in Sandy flood aid

By Andrew Miga - Associated Press

**FILE** The Sunland Inc. peanut butter and nut processing plant in eastern New Mexico, near Portales, is seen here on Nov. 27, 2012. The plant has been shuttered since late September due to a salmonella outbreak that sickened dozens. (Associated Press)

FDA: Rules make food safer

By Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

This aerial image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows the Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig Kulluk aground off a small island near Kodiak Island on Jan. 1, 2013. Officials said no leak has been seen from the drilling ship, which grounded off the island during a storm. (Associated Press/U.S. Coast Guard)

No leaks detected from grounded Shell drill barge

By Dan Joling - Associated Press