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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks and sign an executive order on energy and infrastructure at the International Union of Operating Engineers International Training and Education Center in Crosby, Texas, U.S., April 10, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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Promising pipelines and fracking, Trump fundraises millions

Trump raised millions during a fundraising swing through Texas this week, promising he would back new pipelines and restore fracking.

Vehicles travel along a lateral highway restored to allow the movement of humanitarian aid for those affected by floods caused by heavy rains, in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Wesley Santos)
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Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul faces economic woes after floods, and an unclear path to rebuilding

After devastating floods in Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, the state will need to rebuild in a way that reduces...

U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat of Rhode Island) speaks during a news conference at House Triangle on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 26, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
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US lawmakers urge Justice Department to probe climate deception by Big Oil

The U.S. Democrats accuse companies of misleading the public by making promises to reduce emissions while also seeking to protect oil and gas...

FILE PHOTO: A man walks in front of the headquarters of Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobas) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes/File Photo
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Petrobras says antitrust watchdog agreed to free company from asset sales

Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras said on Wednesday the country's antitrust regulator Cade approved the new terms of an agreement that will free...

NGOs accuse TotalEnergies of 'deliberately endangering the lives of others, involuntary manslaughter, neglecting to address a disaster, and damaging biodiversity' (AFP)
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NGOs seek climate trial of French oil giant TotalEnergies

NGOs filed a criminal complaint against oil giant TotalEnergies on Tuesday, seeking a trial for consequences of climate change "chaos"

FILE PHOTO: The logo of American multinational oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil is seen during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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CalPERS to vote against Exxon board members

CalPERS will vote against all Exxon Mobil board members at the upcoming annual meeting on May 29, a regulatory filing showed on Monday

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Putin: Oil pipeline could run alongside planned gas link to China

MOSCOW — Russia could deliver oil as well as gas to China along a planned route via Mongolia, President Vladimir Putin said on...

FILE PHOTO: The logo of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, an arm of the Department of Interior, is seen on a sign in the Carrizo Plain National Monument, California, U.S., April 16, 2023. REUTERS/Nichola Groom/File Photo
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Oil, gas groups sue to block US rule hiking drilling fees on federal lands

Under the new policy finalized last month, oil and gas companies will pay higher bonds to help ensure old oil and gas wells...

FILE PHOTO: Gazprom Chief Executive Alexei Miller attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 12, 2019. Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS/File Photo
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Gazprom CEO Miller is not on Putin’s trip to China, Gazprom says

Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller was not on Putin's state visit to China because he was holding talks with the Iranian leadership

FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Governor's Day luncheon, Feb. 8, 2024, in Tampa, Fla. Climate change will be a lesser priority in Florida and largely disappear from state statutes under legislation signed Wednesday, May 15 by Gov. DeSantis, which also bans power-generating wind turbines offshore or near the state's lengthy coastlines. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
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DeSantis signs Florida bill making climate change a lesser priority and bans offshore wind turbines

Legislation signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis also bans power-generating wind turbines offshore or near the state's lengthy coastlines.

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