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Nebraska agriculture officials say they now expect bovine tuberculosis testing to continue through December as they investigate whether two cases found in one herd last spring were isolated incidents. A total of 19,800 cattle in north-central and eastern Nebraska have...

Gov. Tim Pawlenty and First Lady Mary Pawlenty will flip the switch Monday evening to light a 35-foot-tall Christmas tree in front of the governor's residence in St...The tree is a balsam fir harvested from the Nemadji State Forest near...

Advances in sensors, concrete, nanotech are making structures – from bridges to office towers – safer, stronger and better looking

It's being used everywhere from floorboards to tableware to inline skates and T-shirts, as consumers increasingly seek out products considered gentler on the Earth...Starting Tuesday, the molded cushions that protect two of Dell's computer models from damage during shipping will...

A wind farm planned for southern Dakota County is getting some blowback from nearby residents. In a barrage of comments submitted to the state's Public Utilities Commission, neighbors and even a few people from other parts of the metro area...

Biomass is often overlooked in favor of sexier renewable energy sources like solar and wind — it’s dirty, capital intensive and not emissions free — but it is one of the only drop-in technologies in the alternative fuel space (meaning...

The Natural Resources Defense Council and the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization say 25 national parks are threatened by climate change. A report called "National Parks in Peril: The Threats of Climate Disruption" say the changes in landscapes and ecosystems are...