Focus on Environment
India’s NMDC to extract diamonds worth $3.4 million from mine near tiger reserve
NMDC in India is expected to extract 6,500 carats of diamonds, worth $3.4 million, this fiscal year from ores in a mine near...
Indonesia launches international carbon exchange
Indonesia launches a carbon exchange for global buyers, seeking funds to achieve ambitious climate goals.
Tariffs, deportations and ‘drill, baby, drill’: What to watch for as Trump returns
The looming threat of devastating tariffs slapped against Canada hangs over Trump's return to the White House on Monday.
Solar farms are booming in the US and putting thousands of hungry sheep to work
The booming solar industry has found an unlikely mascot in sheep as large-scale solar farms crop up across the U.S.
Four of Canada’s biggest banks leave climate alliance
The Net-Zero Banking Alliance aims to accelerate climate action among financial institutions.
Republican-led states sue Biden administration over offshore drilling ban
Republican-led states sue over Biden's ban on new offshore oil and gas projects along most U.S. coastlines.
A battery plant fire in California started during a boom for energy storage
A major California battery plant fire burned thousands of lithium batteries, a growing renewable energy source.
Trump’s Interior Department nominee says boosting energy key to US security
Doug Burgum will vigorously pursue Trump’s goals of maximizing energy production from America’s public lands and waters.
Nepal’s top court bars infrastructure in protected areas
After decades of rampant logging, Nepal also nearly doubled its forest cover between 1992 and 2016.
Hawaii lawmakers vow to stabilize property insurance market as climate change fuels higher premiums
Wildfires in California affect the insurance business in Hawaii because insurance companies buy reinsurance — insurance for themselves.
