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In this photo taken from video released by Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, rescuers and volunteers work to clean up tons of fuel oil that spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers more then three weeks ago in the Kerch Strait, in Russia's southern Krasnodar region. (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP)
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Russia forms an emergency task force as Kerch Strait oil spill continues to spread

An emergency team arrives in Russia's Krasnodar as the Kerch Strait oil spill from tankers spreads after a month.

File - A sign marks the entrance to an ExxonMobil fuel storage and distribution facility in Irving, Texas, Jan. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
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Exxon Mobil Corp. sues California attorney general for defamation over plastic recycling claims

The oil and gas giant seeks unspecified damages and retractions of 'defamatory statements.'

In this photo taken from video released by Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, rescuers and volunteers work to clean up tons of fuel oil that spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers more than two weeks ago in the Kerch Strait, in Russia's southern Krasnodar region. (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP)
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Russia-appointed officials in Crimea declare emergency as oil spill reaches Sevastopol

Russia-occupied Crimea declares emergency after oil is detected on the peninsula's largest city.

This photo taken from a video released by the Russian Southern Transport Prosecutor's Office, shows a Volgoneft-212 tanker wrecked by a storm in the Kerch Strait, Russia, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (The Russian Southern Transport Prosecutor's Office via AP)
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Russia warns of severe environmental damage as oil from damaged tankers washes up on beaches

Russian officials warn of severe environmental damage as over 10,000 volunteers clean up a massive oil spill in the Kerch Strait.

y, Genesee County and state of Michigan agencies respond to an oil spill in the Flint River, Wednesday, June 15, 2022. (Jake May/MLive.com/The Flint Journal via AP, File
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Company official charged in 2022 oil-chemical discharge into Michigan’s Flint River

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The president of a chemical company has been charged in connection with the unauthorized discharge of oil that left...

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California regulators vote to delay closure of gas storage facility, site of worst US methane leak

California regulators delay Aliso Canyon gas facility closure, sparking debate over energy needs and community safety.

Avaz Twist Tower building, 172 meters high, peaks through a dense layer of fog and smog in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
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Bosnia’s capital Sarajevo chokes on toxic air as a thick blanket of winter fog rolls over the city

The Balkans are traditionally very polluted during winter months as countries there rely on coal and wood for heating.

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2019, file photo, Pacific Gas & Electric vehicles are parked at the PG&E Oakland Service Center in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
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California’s Pacific Gas & Electric could receive $15B in federal loans to modernize its power grid

PG&E could secure up to $15 billion in federal loans for power grid modernization and clean energy projects across California.

FILE - Trucks line up to enter a Port of Oakland shipping terminal on Nov. 10, 2021, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
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EPA awards $144 million to California to phase out big diesel trucks

EPA grants $144M to CA for zero-emission trucks, targeting diesel pollution and climate change in transportation sector.

FILE - A tractor travels down Hunt Road in front of a "Let's Stop Lava Ridge" sign near the Minidoka National Historic Site, July 6, 2023, in Jerome, Idaho. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
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US approves scaled-down Idaho wind farm near historic Japanese American incarceration site

The agency said the project could power up to 500,000 homes.

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