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FILE PHOTO: The Fisker logo is shown on the back of a Fisker Ocean electric SUV vehicle at one of the company’s sales, service and delivery centers in Vista, California, U.S., May 22, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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Making customers pay for Fisker vehicles recall repairs is illegal, DOJ says

Fisker has also issued multiple recalls this year to fix issues related to door handles, faulty software and noncompliance.

A person kneels as he watches his home being consumed by fire in Riberalta, Beni, Bolivia, October 3, 2024 in this screengrab taken from a handout video.  Riberalta Government Handout/Handout via REUTERS
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Bolivia wildfires burn record area, scorching homes and farms

Wildfires in Bolivia have burned over 10 million hectares this year, setting a record for the country's worst-ever fire season.

FILE PHOTO: Employees work on an electric vehicle (EV) production line during an organised media tour to a factory under Jiangling Group Electric Vehicle (JMEV), in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, China May 22, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Krolicki/File Photo
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Analysis: EU backing for China EV tariffs shows Berlin’s waning influence

Germany's split with the EU on Chinese EV tariffs highlights its diminishing influence on EU policy, as Berlin prioritizes domestic concerns.

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Hudbay Minerals Inc. has reached settlement agreements covering three civil lawsuits in connection with the Fenix nickel project in Guatemala that the company sold in 2011.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
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Hudbay Minerals settles civil lawsuits regarding former operations in Guatemala

Hudbay Minerals Inc. has settled three lawsuits linked to its former Fenix nickel project in Guatemala, involving 13 plaintiffs, without admitting liability.

Placards are seen as striking UAW workers picket outside a Stellantis facility in this file photo, September 22, 2023. REUTERS/Dieu-Nalio Chery/File Photo
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Stellantis files new suits against United Auto Workers union

Stellantis filed eight more lawsuits against the UAW, alleging contract violations over strike threats tied to delayed investments.

An elderly person's hand adjusts a home thermometer.
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Scottish government calls to reverse decision to axe fuel insecurity fund

The fund, left out of this year’s budget, previously supported the most vulnerable households through winter.

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Does hydrogen need a passport? The case for global standards for sustainable fuels

A report from the IEA stresses the need for unified global standards in biofuels and hydrogen to better track, and drive, progress on...

eleste Saulo, secretary-general of World Meteorological Organization (WMO), presents the WMO's State of Global Water Resources report during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)
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The world’s rivers faced the driest year in three decades in 2023, the UN weather agency says

The U.N.'s weather agency reports that 2023 marked the driest year for global rivers in over three decades, worsening droughts globally.

Kazakhstan will build a nuclear power station near the semi-abandoned village of Ulken in the Kazakh steppes on the shores of Lake Balkhash (AFP)
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Kazakhs approve plan for first nuclear power plant

Kazakhstan, overcoming Soviet-era nuclear test fears, approved its first nuclear power plant in a referendum with 71.12 per cent support.

The bed of the Great Salt Lake contains arsenic and toxic heavy metals, which can contaminate the atmosphere during dust storms if exposed to the open air by falling levels (AFP)
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As Great Salt Lake dries, Utah Republicans pardon Trump climate skepticism

Utah's Great Salt Lake is shrinking, posing an "environmental nuclear bomb" threat, but locals still support Trump.

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