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FILE PHOTO: A view of a vegetable stand with prices at a supermarket in Tokyo, Japan, March 24, 2023. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou/File Photo
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Tokyo inflation likely accelerated on suspended energy subsidies: Reuters poll

The government is set to revive subsidies for electricity and gas prices from January to ease high fuel costs.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy holds during a news conference on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Juneau, Alaska, outlining his budget proposal for the coming year. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
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Alaska governor asks Trump to roll back restrictions on oil and gas drilling

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s wants to expand oil and gas exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

FILE PHOTO: Shopping trolley is seen in front of Walmart logo in this illustration, July 24, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration//File Photo
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Walmart says it is likely to miss 2025, 2030 climate change targets

Walmart had pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its operations by 35% in 2025.

FILE PHOTO: Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) line up at the Port of Corpus Christi, where they are being loaded with crude oil for shipping worldwide, in this handout picture taken July 2022. Port of Corpus Christi/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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U.S. crude exports to Europe expected to fall in Jan as shipping economics weaken

The decline in stockpiles means U.S. barrels are being priced to stay at home.

FILE - Robbie Macias, Aemetis vice president of biogas, gestures while demonstrating the strength of a dairy digester with Wickstrom Jersey Farms manager Brent Wickstrom on Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Hilmar, Calif. The digester captures methane from cow manure which generates energy in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
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Environmental groups sue over California support for polluting biofuels

Environmental groups are suing California regulators over biofuel pollution impacts, claiming neglect of low-income communities.

FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of U.S. energy exporter and pipeline operator Kinder Morgan Inc. is seen in Houston, Texas, U.S. September 27, 2020. Picture taken September 27, 2020.  REUTERS/Gary McWilliams/File Photo
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Kinder Morgan’s unit to go ahead with $1.4 billion Mississippi Crossing Project

Kinder Morgan says its unit Tennessee Gas Pipeline will proceed with the nearly $1.4 billion Mississippi Crossing Project.

A United States Postal Service (USPS) collection box is pictured in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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States, environmental groups drop lawsuit over US Postal Service EV purchase plans

The lawsuit sought to block the U.S. Postal Service's plan to buy mostly gas-powered, next-generation delivery vehicles.

FILE PHOTO: A view of Cobre Panama mine of Canadian First Quantum Minerals, one of the world's largest open-pit copper mines, which was forced to shut down after Panama's top court ruled that its contract was unconstitutional following nationwide protests opposed to its continued operation, during a media tour, in Donoso, Panama, January 11, 2024. REUTERS/Tarina Rodriguez/File Photo
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Panama president sees no environmental threat from copper at closed First Quantum mine

More than 100,000 metric tons of copper stuck at the closed First Quantum mine in Panama do not currently pose an environmental risk,...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during a visit to a construction site in Cambridge (Chris Radburn/PA)
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Starmer backs changes to nature protection rules to boost building

Keir Starmer backs easing rules aimed at protecting nature that have been blamed for hampering major building projects.

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