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A plow clears a parking lot during a winter storm, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
EnvironmentNewsWeather

The heaviest snowfall in a decade is possible as a wintry blast roils parts of the US

A disruptive winter storm brought the possibility of the 'heaviest snowfall in a decade' to some U.S. areas.

FILE PHOTO: The city skyline is reflected in a pool left on the dry riverbed of the receding Jialing river, a tributary of the Yangtze, that is approaching record-low water levels during a regional drought in Chongqing, China, August 20, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
AviationElectricityFuelInfrastructureNewsRail

China seeks to bolster ports and aviation hubs in western regions

China's Politburo last year urged 'new urbanization' in Western China, including efforts to bolster energy resources.

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows cityscape in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - December 1, 2024 REUTERS/Mohammed Benmansour/File Photo
BusinessCarbon ManagementNewsSolarWind

Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector keeps growing solidly in December, PMI shows

Saudi Arabia's non-oil private sector ended 2024 strong, highlighting progress under 'Vision 2030.'

AnalysisBusinessClimateCoalEconomyElectricityEmissionsEnvironmentFinanceUtilities

Unloading coal exposure: Where are we and what can Chinese banks do?

To achieve climate goals, global coal use must decline sharply, and Chinese banks must drive the exit strategies.

In this photo taken from video released by Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, rescuers and volunteers work to clean up tons of fuel oil that spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers more than two weeks ago in the Kerch Strait, in Russia's southern Krasnodar region. (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP)
EnvironmentFuelNewsOil

Russia-appointed officials in Crimea declare emergency as oil spill reaches Sevastopol

Russia-occupied Crimea declares emergency after oil is detected on the peninsula's largest city.

FILE PHOTO: A volunteer works to clear spilled oil on the coastline following an incident involving two tankers damaged in a storm in the Kerch Strait, in the settlement of Blagoveshchenskaya near the Black Sea resort of Anapa in the Krasnodar region, Russia December 21, 2024. REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov/File Photo
EnvironmentNewsOilWeather

Russia clears beaches after Black Sea oil spill, declares emergency in Crimea

The oil leaked from two ageing tankers that were hit by a storm on Dec. 15.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on securing 235 judicial confirmations, at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 2, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
LegislationNatural GasNewsOil

Biden to ban new oil drilling over vast areas of US Atlantic, Pacific waters

The ban, set to be announced Monday, prohibits selling drilling rights in parts of the Atlantic, Pacific, and eastern Gulf of Mexico.

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