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CoalMiningNewsPolitics

US ends leasing in its largest coal-producing region

Biden's government announced it was ending coal leases in the Powder River Basin, the nation's largest coal-producing region

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre has pledged to scrap the price on carbon and the rebates associated with Ottawa's program at a time when parts of the country are ablaze with early-season wildfires. Poilievre speaks during a Canada Strong and Free Network event in Ottawa, on Thursday, April 11, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
ClimateEconomyLegislationNewsPoliticsWeather

Canada’s PM says rival would rather ‘watch the country burn’ than fight climate change

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre's pledges to axe carbon pricing come at a time of wildfires and other...

FILE PHOTO: A power station collecting energy from solar panels sits on  farmland in Wheatfield, Indiana, U.S., April 5, 2024.  REUTERS/Jim Vondruska/File Photo
ElectricityNews

New York summer average electrical prices expected to drop

The New York State Public Service Commission said peak summer demand for electricity continues to drop due to energy efficiency initiatives

AnalysisClimateEnvironmentIn-DepthWeather

Holdover wildfires: Why B.C. may see more overwinter fires this season

Wildfire officials in British Columbia have expressed concern that last year's record fire season, along with continued drought conditions, will mean more holdover...

FILE PHOTO: Ford vehicles are displayed at the New York International Auto Show Press Preview, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., March 27, 2024. REUTERS/David Dee Delgado/File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)FinanceNews

Ford asks suppliers to cut costs in push to turn EV business profitable: memo

Ford Motor Co has asked its electric-vehicle suppliers to reduce costs in an attempt to support profitability, saying "everything is on the table,"...

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
BusinessCourtsEnvironmentFuelNatural GasNewsOilPoliticsRegulationsResiliency

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...

News ReleaseElectricitySolar

Lodestone Energy’s second solar farm now fully operational

Ngāti Awa bestow official site name, Rangitaiki May 16, 2024 Lodestone Energy, New Zealand’s leading solar generation company, is continuing to deliver new...

FILE - Bleached coral is visible at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, off the coast of Galveston, Texas, in the Gulf of Mexico, Sept. 16, 2023. Ocean temperatures that have gone “crazy haywire” hot, especially in the Atlantic, are close to making the current global coral bleaching event the worst in history. It's so bad that scientists are hoping for a few hurricanes to cool things off. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
BiodiversityClimateEnvironmentNews

Experts say coral reef bleaching near record level globally because of ‘crazy’ ocean heat

Ocean temperatures have gone so "crazy haywire" hot that scientists are hoping for a few hurricanes to cool things off.

Nova Scotia’s premier says the federal government’s criteria for funding important transportation links should be the same in every region of the country. Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston speaks to reporters at the Nova Scotia legislature in Halifax, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
EconomyInfrastructureNewsPoliticsResiliencyTransportWeather

Nova Scotia premier wants equal treatment for land corridor after feds buy Quebec bridge

Both Nova Scotia and New Brunswick want Canada's federal government to pay to strengthen the dike system along the vital land corridor between...

FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators protest against the expansion of the Tesla Gigafactory, in Gruenheide near Berlin, Germany, May 11, 2024. REUTERS/Christian Mang/File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)LegislationManufacturingNewsPolitics

Tesla gets local council OK for German factory expansion

Tesla got the go-ahead for an expansion of its German factory near Berlin from the local council despite protests against the U.S. electric...

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