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A general view of the Munich International Airport a day before VERDI union called airport workers at Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Dortmund, Hanover and Bremen airports to go on a 24-hour strike on Friday, in Germany, February 16, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon/File Photo
AviationClimateNews

Eight arrested after climate activists breach German airport

German police arrested climate activists who breached the grounds of Munich airport, causing the airport to close

An Ineos hydrogen-fuelled Grenadier car is driven on a test track during a 'Roadmap to Decarbonisation' event (AFP)
AutomotiveHydrogenIn-DepthNewsTransport

Ineos drives towards hydrogen car future

Ineos showcases hydrogen-powered Grenadier 4x4, but admits infrastructure isn't in place yet to see them widely used

herly Herpich takes a photograph of a downtown building with blown out window in the aftermath of a severe thunderstorm Friday, May 17, 2024, in Houston. Thunderstorms pummeled southeastern Texas on Thursday killing at least four people, blowing out windows in high-rise buildings and knocking out power to more than 900,000 homes and businesses in the Houston area. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
ClimateElectricityNewsResiliencyWeather

Widespread power outages from deadly Houston storm raise new risk: hot weather

As the Houston area works to restore power to thousands after deadly storms, it will do so as all of southern Texas starts...

FILE PHOTO: A drone shows flooded streets at the centre of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, May 7, 2024. REUTERS/Diego Vara/File Photo
ClimateEconomyMaritimeNewsTransportWeather

Cargo shipments slow at Brazil southern port amid flooding: officials

The Rio Grande port authority said the impact of excess rains and heavy flooding on cargo shipments will only be possible to assess...

Canada's Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development Mary Ng speaks at a Lunar New Year celebration in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File photo
AutomotiveElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsPoliticsTradeTransport

Canada exploring higher tariffs on Chinese EVs

Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada is looking at whether it needs to raise tariffs on Chinese-made EVs after the White House announced...

EconomyNatural GasNewsOilPoliticsTradeTransmission

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...

Surgery resident Dr. Annie Lalande, shown in an undated handout photo, led a pilot project to change the menu at a Vancouver hospital and says the delicious and sustainable plant-based meals, alongside meat options, have been good for the health of patients and the planet. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-University of British Columbia-Paul H. Joseph **MANDATORY CREDIT **
ClimateEmissionsEnvironmentNewsResiliency

Health professionals take climate action to care for patients and planet

From new plant-leaning hospital menus to fewer surgical gloves and single-use syringes, health-care professionals are finding ways to combat waste and pollutants.

A parliamentary committee has summoned Canada's big five bank CEOs to talk about the environmental and climate impacts of the financial system. Bank towers are in Toronto's financial district on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Vecz
NewsPolitics

Banks summoned to House of Commons environment committee

OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee has summoned Canada’s big five bank CEOs to talk about the environmental and climate impacts of the financial...

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is ordering all petrochemical companies which operate in Sarnia, Ont., to take steps to control leaks of the cancer-causing chemical benzene. A petrochemical plant is seen in Sarnia, Ont., Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
EnvironmentNewsPolitics

Feds order benzene leak fixes in Sarnia, Ontario, after plastic pollution

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is ordering all petrochemical companies in Sarnia, Ontario, to control leaks of the chemical benzene

FILE PHOTO: PDVSA's U.S. unit Citgo Petroleum refinery is pictured in Sulphur, Louisiana, U.S., June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman/File Photo
BusinessCourtsNewsPolitics

Citgo bidders can be asked how accommodate bondholder claims

Bidders can be required to say if their offers cover claims by Venezuela bondholders in a separate court action

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