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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith introduces legislation addressing agreements between the federal government and provincial entities in Edmonton on Wednesday April 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Frans
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Alberta taking federal government to court over revised impact assessment law

Alberta claims Ottawa has failed to follow through on necessary changes to a law governing resource development.

FILE - Pump jacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M., April 24, 2015. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
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New Mexico appeals court upholds rule aimed at curbing ozone pollution

New Mexico Court of Appeals upholds regulations aimed at cracking down on emissions in one of America's top oil and gas producing states.

Protesters hold placards during a demonstration against seabed mining outside the Norwegian Parliament building in Oslo (NTB)
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Norway faces WWF in court over deep sea mining

Norway argues that it is essential not to rely on China for critical minerals key for renewable technology.

FILE PHOTO: Canada's Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault attends a press conference at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 8, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo
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Canada environment minister warns oil and gas companies against withholding emissions data

Canada wants oil and gas firms to report emissions data — but Alberta's premier has another plan in mind.

FILE PHOTO: United Steelworkers (USW) union members picket outside Exxon Mobil's oil refinery amid a contract dispute in Beaumont, Texas, U.S., May 1, 2021. REUTERS/Erwin Seba/File Photo
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US labor board judge rules Exxon’s Texas refinery union lockout was legal

Exxon Mobil's 10-month lockout of 600 union workers at its Beaumont refinery was ruled legal by an NLRB judge, sparking appeals.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Adani Group is seen on the facade of its Corporate House on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, November 21, 2024. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo
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Adani Energy Solutions says no material impact from Kenya energy deal cancellation

Adani Energy Solutions says Kenya's cancellation of a $736M transmission line project did not require regulatory disclosure under Indian stock exchange rules.

FILE PHOTO: A technician talks on his cell phone at the Photovoltaic Modules assembling plant of Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL), in Mundra, India, April 11, 2024. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo
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Adanis knew of US probe when they sold bribe-linked assets to TotalEnergies, prosecutors say

Gautam and Sagar Adani sold a solar park stake to TotalEnergies despite U.S. bribery probe allegations, prosecutors claim.

FILE - A jogger runs in front of the Phillips 66 refinery, July 16, 2014, in the Wilmington area of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
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Oil company Phillips 66 faces federal charges related to alleged Clean Water Act violations

Phillips 66 indicted for Clean Water Act violations, accused of dumping oily wastewater from its Carson refinery into LA sewers.

Members of the Ottawa Fire Service and Ottawa Police Service discuss how to remove chains that link Greenpeace protester Keith Stewart, right, to a trailer after protesters were arrested for taking part in a sit-in styled protest calling for greater climate change awareness by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre outside of Stornoway, the official residence of the country's official opposition, in Ottawa, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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Climate protesters arrested outside Pierre Poilievre’s official residence in Ottawa

Two Greenpeace activists were arrested after blocking Pierre Poilievre’s Ottawa residence with a replica oil pumpjack, police report.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of American multinational oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil is seen during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Exxon goes forward with $200-million expansion of Texas plants

California filed a lawsuit against Exxon alleging the company was deliberately misleading the public about the limitations of recycling.

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