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FILE PHOTO: Chevron and Hess logos are seen in this illustration taken, October 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Chevron and Hess say US FTC merger review expected for third quarter

The signal from the U.S. regulator is another hurdle for Chevron's proposed acquisition of Hess.

Scientists warn the Baltic Sea could become a source of planet-warming carbon dioxide gas (AFP)
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Warming Baltic Sea: a red flag for global oceans

Climate change combined with pollution could flip Europe's Baltic Sea from being a sponge for CO2 to a source of the planet-warming gas.

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Here’s how ‘microgrids’ are empowering regional and remote communities across Australia

The Conversation Australia: Sometimes owned by local communities, renewable energy microgrids are slowly replacing dirty diesel generators.

J Tobin, senior engineer of vehicle systems, cleans a prototype of the first electric racecar at the NASCAR R&D Center in Concord, N.C., Monday, July 1, 2024. The top motorsports series in North America partnered with Chevrolet, Ford, Toyota and electrification company ABB to demonstrate a high-performance electric vehicle and gauge fan interest in electric racing. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
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A green flag for clean power: NASCAR unveils its first electric racecar

NASCAR first electric racecar doesn’t thunder when the grand marshal says “drivers, start your engines,” it hums.

Young pongamia trees grow in a grove in St. Lucie County, Fla., Thursday, June 6, 2024. The ancient tree, native to India, Southeast Asia and Australia, is now thriving in groves where citrus trees once flourished in Florida. The tree produces a legume that can be processed into plant-based protein and sustainable biofuel. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
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Pongamia trees grow where citrus once flourished, offering renewable energy

An ancient Indian tree is thriving in former citrus groves in Florida, and could provide the nation with renewable energy.

This aerial photo shows the first phase of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation's Native Green Grow greenhouse operation on May 15, 2024, near Parshall, N.D. The greenhouse is planned for growing large quantities of leafy greens and vine crops for exports, distribution on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, to other tribes in neighboring states and food banks for isolated and impoverished areas. (RML Architects via AP)
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North Dakota tribe goes back to its roots with greenhouse operation

Work is ongoing on the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation's 3.3-acre greenhouse that will make up most of the Native Green Grow operation's...

A person cools off during the Waterfront Blues Festival on Friday, July 5, 2024, in Portland, Ore. A slow-moving and potentially record-setting heat wave is spreading across the Western U.S., sending many residents in search of a cool haven from the dangerously high temperatures. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
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A dangerous heat wave is scorching much of the US. Weather experts predict record-setting temps

The prolonged heat poses significant health risks, especially for vulnerable populations, with cooling centers opening to provide relief.

Ed Miliband takes up the climate mantle for a Labour government once more (Jacob King/PA)
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Miliband takes up the mantle of delivering UK’s climate-tackling mission – again

As Ed Miliband finally returns to government in essentially the role he held 14 years ago, he is tasked with delivering one of...

FILE - A palm oil plantation is visible in Polewali Mandar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, April 23, 2024. Vast swathes of Indonesia’s old-growth forests are left undeveloped for years after they’re felled and when the land is finally put to use, it’s most often for new palm oil plantations, according to a new study. (AP Photo/Yusuf Wahil, File)
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A study finds Indonesia’s deforested land is often left idle. But some see potential in that

Indonesia may have an opportunity to expand its agricultural, palm, pulp and other commodities without cutting down more trees.

FILE PHOTO: Fish swim near recovering coral reefs after bleaching in late December 2023 due to extreme weather, in Bondalem village, Buleleng regency, Bali, Indonesia, June 20, 2024. REUTERS/Yuddy Cahya Budiman/File Photo
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Coral bleachings devastate Bali reefs as sea temperatures rise

Coral bleaching in Bali in late 2023 was mainly caused by rising sea temperatures caused by the El Nino phenomenon that hit Indonesia.

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