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FILE PHOTO: The Ilva steel plant is seen in Taranto, Italy, November 11, 2019. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca
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Italy must not ignore Ilva steel plant health risks, EU court rules

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -A steel plant in the southern Italian city of Taranto should be shut down if it poses significant threats to the...

FILE PHOTO: National flags of the U.S. and China are seen in front of an international hotel in Beijing January 17, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
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Chinese companies seek assurances from Malaysia on avoiding US tariffs, FT reports

China has been fighting against tariffs on its imports, set to be imposed by the U.S. within weeks.

Workers assemble second-generation R1 vehicles at electric auto maker Rivian's manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, U.S. June 21, 2024.  REUTERS/Joel Angel Juarez
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EV maker Rivian simplifies output, cuts costs, aiming for first profit

Rivian has removed over 100 steps from the battery-making process, 52 pieces of equipment from the body shop and over 500 parts from...

FILE PHOTO: The logo and trading information for Chevron is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 27, 2022.  REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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Chevron flags second-quarter production impact at TCO, Gulf of Mexico assets

(Reuters) – Chevron said on Monday it expected upstream turnarounds and downtime to impact 65,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in production...

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows farmers watering a field with newly planted corn, amid an orange alert for heatwave in the drought-hit region, in Jinan, Shandong province, China June 20, 2024. REUTERS/Xihao Jiang
AgricultureClimateNewsWeather

From Black Sea to US Midwest, extreme weather threatens crop output

Record temperatures in major global growing regions have hurt developing crops.

Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., June 6, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File photo
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From construction to crude oil, how do U.S. industries deal with extreme heat?

Extreme heat has companies in the United States changing the way they work. One frequent response: work less. Here is how heat affects...

Ferrari's new factory will produce the group's legendary combustion engine cars as well as hybrids and the firm's first EV (AFP)
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Ferrari eyes electric future with solar-powered factory

Italian carmaker Ferrari on Friday inaugurated a new solar-powered factory at the group's historic Maranello site, where its electric car should be produced...

FILE - Hawaii Gov. Josh Green speaks at a news conference in Honolulu on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. Hawaii's governor and lawyers for youth plaintiffs on Thursday, June 20, 2024, announced they settled a lawsuit alleging Hawaii violated the state constitution by operating a transportation system that harmed the climate and infringed upon the children's right to a clean and healthy environment..(AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy, File)
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Hawaii settles climate change lawsuit filed by youth plaintiffs

HONOLULU (AP) — Thirteen children and teens in Hawaii took the state government to court over the threat posed by climate change. Now...

Nippon Steel logo is displayed at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan April 1, 2024.  REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
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Shareholders warn Nippon Steel faces higher decarbonisation costs with U.S. Steel takeover

Nippon Steel's proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel risks raising decarbonisation costs for Japan's top steelmaker, an activist shareholder group said, urging the company...

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