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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) questions Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during a Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing on the DHS budget request on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 10, 2024. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy/File Photo
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U.S. congressman Henry Cuellar indicted on conspiracy, bribery charges

U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar and his wife are accused of accepting approximately $600,000 in bribes from an oil and gas company owned by...

Three groups challenged Grant Shapps’ decision to approve the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan in March 2023, when he was Secretary of State for for Energy Security and Net Zero (Maja Smiejkowska/PA)
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UK Government acted unlawfully in approving climate plan: High Court

The former secretary of state, Grant Shapps's decision to approve the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan was ruled “not justified by the evidence”.

Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, answers questions on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, May 2, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Environment groups criticize Ottawa’s walk-back on pollution impact assessment

Environmental groups say Canada's Liberal government is giving up its authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions through proposed amendments to the federal Impact...

FILE PHOTO: ExxonMobil and Pioneer Natural Resources logos are seen in this illustration taken, October 8, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Exxon to bar Pioneer CEO from its board in deal with FTC: WSJ report

Exxon Mobil is set to close its $60 billion deal for Pioneer Natural Resources following an agreement with antitrust enforcers to not add...

Federal Trade Commission seal is seen at a news conference to announce that Facebook Inc has agreed to a settlement of allegations it mishandled user privacy at FTC Headquarters in Washington, U.S., July 24, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/ File photo
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US FTC set to rule on $60 billion Exxon-Pioneer deal, Bloomberg reports

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is set to decide whether to sue to block Exxon Mobil's $60 billion acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources...

FILE PHOTO: European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 1, 2023.REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo
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EU and national consumer watchdogs starts action against 20 airlines for misleading greenwashing practices

BRUSSELS – The European Commission and national consumer protection authorities have started action against 20 airlines for misleading greenwashing practices, the EU said...

FILE PHOTO: Tesla, X (formerly known as Twitter) and SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk speaks with other delegates on Day 1 of the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park in Bletchley, Britain on November 1, 2023. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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US Supreme Court won’t hear Elon Musk dispute over SEC settlement

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear Elon Musk's bid to throw out part of a securities fraud settlement with the...

The logo of Mercedes-Benz is seen outside a Mercedes-Benz car dealer in Reze near Nantes, France, March 27, 2024. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/ File Photo
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Mercedes-Benz says US DOJ ended investigation into diesel emissions scandal

Mercedes-Benz says the U.S. Department of Justice has closed its probe into the company's diesel emissions scandal and the car manufacturer is no...

enovus Energy must pay a $2.5 million fine for its role in the largest offshore oil spill ever recorded in Newfoundland and Labrador. Cenovus logos are displayed at the Global Energy Show in Calgary, Tuesday, June 7, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Canada’s Cenovus Energy fined $2.5 million for biggest oil spill in Newfoundland and Labrador history

Cenovus Energy has been ordered to pay a $2.5-million fine for its role in the largest offshore oil spill ever recorded in Newfoundland...

A view of Duke Energy's Marshall Power Plant in Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, U.S. November 29, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Keane/File Photo
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Explainer: New U.S. EPA power sector rules set up likely legal clashes

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new regulations targeting pollution from power plants are expected to usher in major legal challenges. Here is what...

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