Focus on Environment
Mariana dam collapse claimants file injunction against BHP, Vale
The Mariana dam collapse left hundreds homeless, flooded forests, and polluted the entire length of the Doce River.
‘Stress test’: Olive oil producers adapt to climate change
Olive oil producers are improving irrigation and seeking new varieties of olives to safeguard production as climate change upends harvests.
US Supreme Court blocks EPA’s ‘Good Neighbor’ air pollution plan
The U.S. Supreme Court blocked an EPA regulation aimed at reducing ozone emissions that may worsen air pollution in neighboring states.
EU lawmakers divided over calls to delay deforestation law
The law will require companies and traders placing beef, coffee, palm oil and other products on the EU market to prove their supply...
Global carbon removal market could reach $100 billion/yr from 2030-35, report says
The global market for carbon removal credits could reach up to $100bn a year between 2030 and 2035 if barriers to growth are...
Dams, storage ponds, used to hold contaminated water after Yukon mine landslide
MAYO, YUKON — Contaminated water that overflowed in a landslide and equipment failure at a Yukon gold mine is being pumped into storage...
Wind-driven wildfire spreads near popular central Oregon vacation spot and prompts evacuations
The fire started Tuesday about a mile south of La Pine in Central Oregon. It's cause was under investigation.
Power back on in western Labrador after wildfires knocked out transmission lines
The wildfire on Tuesday afternoon cut off electricity to the region of Labrador West.
Major investor to divest from Glencore and TK Maxx owner over climate concerns
Glencore does not “meet our red line” of asking mining companies to share whether they plan to increase thermal coal capacity, says LGIM.
Shell to build carbon capture and storage projects in Canada
Shell's Canadian unit said on Wednesday it would build carbon capture and storage projects in Canada, in a bid to reduce emissions
