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Countries grapple with who should pay to tackle plastic pollution
Plastics treaty in Ottawa beset by question of how to raise $1.64 trillion needed to help reduce pollution, with countries split on where...
US reforms environmental law to speed up clean energy, infrastructure approval
The White House has reformed the US environmental review process, which would speed up infrastructure approval for clean energy projects
First Nations hope for new chapter as Trans Mountain pipeline expands
As the Trans Mountain pipeline extension opens up, First Nation communities nearby are wondering if it brings mutual benefit or "an economic stranglehold"
New Mexico reaches record settlement over natural gas flaring
Ameredev agrees to $24.5 million pay-out after burning off enough gas to supply 17,000 homes for a year.
Plastics treaty talks gather steam amid impasse over production limits
Still divided over how ambitious its first plastics treaty should be, countries are considering launching a series of smaller meetings before a hoped-for...
How crucial are batteries to the energy transition? IEA report
"Reducing emissions and getting on track to meet international energy and climate targets will hinge on whether the world can scale up batteries...
