Focus on Environment
Shell and Greenpeace settle legal action over ship protest
Shell and Greenpeace settle a High Court case after activists boarded a ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
US Supreme Court examines Utah railway in environmental review fight
The project involves an 88-mile railway in northeastern Utah for transporting waxy crude oil.
Fine particle pollution blamed for nearly 240,000 EU deaths in 2022
A report links 48,000 premature deaths to nitrogen dioxide from vehicles and thermal power plants.
Papua New Guinea PM vows to return to UN climate talks
Papua New Guinea's prime minister promised to return to UN climate summits after boycotting this year's talks.
India’s steel expansion could hinder net zero emission goal, GEM says
India's coal-driven steel expansion risks derailing its net-zero 2070 target, warns GEM, citing $187B in stranded assets.
B.C. selects nine wind power projects to boost energy supply by eight per cent a year
B.C. has okayed nine wind energy projects that will boost its hydro-electric grid by eight per cent a year, enough to power 500,000...
Chile regulator charges Anglo American mine over environmental violations
Chile charges Anglo American's El Soldado mine with environmental violations, risking closure or a $12M fine without compliance.
US to offer oil and gas leases in Alaska wildlife refuge on Jan. 9
Biden administration to auction 400,000 acres in Alaska's Arctic Refuge for drilling, sparking environmental and economic debates.
US Supreme Court may limit federal environmental reviews, lessening scrutiny of projects’ climate impacts
Should bureaucrats be required to think through the extended effects of decisions like approving an offshore wind farm?
Train lines closed as Storm Darragh travel disruption lingers
The UK's fourth storm of the season left tens of thousands of people without power.
