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FILE - Oil makes a pattern in the waters of Chandeleur Sound, La., May 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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BP settles boat captain’s lawsuit over injuries from Gulf oil spill cleanup

After more than a decade of litigation following the largest offshore U.S. oil spill, John Maas may well be the only person to...

FILE PHOTO: General Motors chair and chief executive officer Mary Barra participates in an Economic Club of Washington discussion on "the transformation of the automotive industry to an all-electric future, the path to autonomous vehicles, and the recent negotiations with GM's workforce" in Washington, U.S., December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
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GM and Ford count on gas-powered trucks as EV growth slows

The slowdown in EV demand and competition from Chinese automakers have forced delays in investments and cost cutting for GM and Ford

FILE PHOTO: Two workers install a bifacial 540 W solar panel at a solar panels park by energy supplier Enel Green Power, in Trino Italy, March 5, 2024. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/File Photo
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Column: Plunging solar capture rates to test Europe’s policymakers

Wholesale power prices coming under pressure from surging solar output looks set to become a potentially divisive issue across Europe

A man holding a child walks across a damaged bridge after the rains and floods brought by remnants of Typhoon Doksuri, in Zhuozhou, Hebei province, China August 7, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
AnalysisEnvironmentIn-Depth

Nearly half of China’s major cities are sinking, researchers say

Nearly half of China's major cities are suffering "moderate to severe" levels of subsidence, putting millions at risk of flooding

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‘Human-induced’ climate change behind Sahel heatwave: study

The heatwave that hit Africa's Sahel region in early April would not have occurred without human-induced climate change, said the World Weather Attribution

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Analysis-Carbon price fall deprives Europe’s green funds of billions

The cost of EU carbon permits had nearly halved by February, as emissions covered by the market plunged as a result of higher...

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Venezuela oil sector hit by loss of its widest U.S. license

Venezuela's loss of a key U.S. license that allowed it to freely export and increase investment in its oil sector will hit the...

AnalysisClimateIn-DepthPolitics

Climate change concerns grow, but few think Biden’s law will help

A new poll from the AP-NORC shows that 45% of US adults have become more concerned about climate change over the past year

AnalysisClimateIn-DepthWeather

Here’s why experts don’t think cloud seeding played a role in Dubai’s downpour

With cloud seeding, it may rain, but it doesn't really pour or flood — at least nothing like what drenched the United Arab...

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Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GPD by nearly a fifth

Climate change caused by CO2 emissions already in the atmosphere will shrink global GDP in 2050 by about $38 trillion, or almost a...

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