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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Native American tribes want US appeals court to weigh in on $10B SunZia energy transmission project
Native American tribes and environmentalists want a U.S. appeals court to weigh in on their request to halt construction along part of the...
Alberta to appeal ruling ordering release of documents on coal mining in Rockies
Alberta is appealing a judge's ruling that ordered the release of internal documents on coal mining in the western Canadian province's Rocky Mountains.
