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FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of U.S. energy exporter and pipeline operator Kinder Morgan Inc. is seen in Houston, Texas, U.S. September 27, 2020. Picture taken September 27, 2020.  REUTERS/Gary McWilliams/File Photo
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Kinder Morgan’s unit to go ahead with $1.4 billion Mississippi Crossing Project

Kinder Morgan says its unit Tennessee Gas Pipeline will proceed with the nearly $1.4 billion Mississippi Crossing Project.

A United States Postal Service (USPS) collection box is pictured in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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States, environmental groups drop lawsuit over US Postal Service EV purchase plans

The lawsuit sought to block the U.S. Postal Service's plan to buy mostly gas-powered, next-generation delivery vehicles.

FILE PHOTO: A view of Cobre Panama mine of Canadian First Quantum Minerals, one of the world's largest open-pit copper mines, which was forced to shut down after Panama's top court ruled that its contract was unconstitutional following nationwide protests opposed to its continued operation, during a media tour, in Donoso, Panama, January 11, 2024. REUTERS/Tarina Rodriguez/File Photo
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Panama president sees no environmental threat from copper at closed First Quantum mine

More than 100,000 metric tons of copper stuck at the closed First Quantum mine in Panama do not currently pose an environmental risk,...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during a visit to a construction site in Cambridge (Chris Radburn/PA)
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Starmer backs changes to nature protection rules to boost building

Keir Starmer backs easing rules aimed at protecting nature that have been blamed for hampering major building projects.

FILE PHOTO: New vehicles are seen at a parking lot in the Port of Richmond, at the bay of San Francisco, California June 8, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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US new vehicle sales set to rise 7.3% in December, report says

25% of new car buyers are considering an EV for their next purchase, a 2% decrease from last year.

FILE - In this photo made with an Optical Gas Imaging thermal camera, a plume of heat from a flare burning off methane and other hydrocarbons is detected in the background next to an oil pumpjack as a cow walks through a field in the Permian Basin in Jal, N.M., Oct. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
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Harmful gas billowing from Texas and New Mexico comes mostly from smaller leaks, researchers say

The most productive oil and gas region in the world emits huge amounts of powerful greenhouse gas.

Vermilion Energy Inc. raised its dividend as it outlined a capital spending plan of $600 million to $625 million for 2025. The corporate logo of Vermilion Energy Inc. is shown. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
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Vermilion Energy raises dividend, plans $600M-$625M capital spending for 2025

The company will pay a quarterly dividend of 13 cents per share, up from 12 cents per share.

Wind power in the UK has set a new generation record (Danny Lawson/PA)
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Britain’s wind turbines break new generation record for second time in a week

Wind farms provided 68.3% of the country’s electricity on Wednesday.

FILE PHOTO: Smoke is seen coming out of a chimney at the Tata steel plant in Ijmuiden, Netherlands April 3, 2019. Picture taken April 3, 2019.  REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
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Tata Steel’s Dutch plant gets year to clean up coke oven

Dutch regulators on Thursday threatened to close down one of Tata Steel's main ovens at its massive plant in IJmuiden if it doesn't...

Tesla electric vehicles use a Tesla supercharging station in Union City, New Jersey, U.S., July 23, 2024.  REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/file photo
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Tesla in talks with city of Austin over self-driving technology, Bloomberg News reports

Industry experts have said Tesla would face fewer challenges in less-regulated states such as Texas.

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