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Oil and gas producer to pay millions to US and New Mexico to remedy pollution concerns
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A Texas company has reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with the federal government and the state of New Mexico to...
Federal Court allows judicial review of Rocky Mountain coal mine denied by panel
The Federal Court is allowing two Alberta First Nations to ask for a judicial review of a decision that denied permits for an...
Police confirm identity of 101st victim of Maui wildfire
HONOLULU (AP) — The death toll from the Lahaina wildfire rose to 101 on Tuesday after Maui police confirmed the identity of one...
Trinidad and Tobago cleans up beaches following 12-kilometer oil spill
(Reuters) – First responders and volunteers from Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday sought to contain an oil spill detected last week in the...
Ford uses announcement of carbon tax referendum bill to take digs at Bonnie Crombie
Ontario plans to introduce a law requiring any future government to put a new provincial carbon pricing program to a referendum, Premier Doug...
Vancouver medical health officer says climate change puts many at risk
Vancouver Coastal Health’s chief medical health officer says every community within her region is at risk of harm because of the changing climate. ...
Climate activists target Botticelli’s ‘Birth of Venus’ in Florence’s Uffizi Gallery
Two climate activists on Tuesday targeted Botticelli’s masterpiece “The Birth of Venus” hanging at Florence’s Uffizi Gallery, attaching images of recent flood damage...
China’s BYD plans new electric vehicle plant in Mexico, says Nikkei
(Reuters) – China’s BYD Co Ltd is planning to set up a new manufacturing plant in Mexico, Nikkei reported on Wednesday, citing the...
German battery maker Varta says five plants hit by cyberattack
(Reuters) -German battery maker Varta’s five production plants were hit by a cyberattack on Feb. 12, the company said late on Tuesday, adding...
