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Big solar projects launch in Idaho as US nuclear test sites go green
Solar power developers will soon build two big solar projects on U.S. Department of Energy-owned lands in Idaho that are now cleaned up...
China’s SPIC invests $147 million in Brazil wind farms, launches solar parks
Chinese electricity company SPIC announced on Wednesday a 780 million reais ($147.41 million) investment in construction of two new wind farms in Northeastern...
Ecuador Indigenous, environmental groups protest Petroecuador gas flaring
Ecuadorean Indigenous organizations and environmental advocacy groups are protesting state-run oil company Petroecuador, saying it is failing to comply with a court order...
Democrat calls only 7 EV-charging stations deployed under US program ‘pathetic’
Automakers and others say drastically expanding EV-charging stations is crucial to the wide deployment of electric vehicles, which are part of the Biden...
Ranchers turn to top Alberta court in hopes of blocking Rockies open-pit coal mine
A group of southern Alberta ranchers are turning to the province's top court in a final bid to block applications for coal exploration...
Virginia governor says state will abandon California emissions standards by the end of the year
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says his state will abandon California's stringent vehicle emissions rules aimed at reducing carbon pollution at the end of...
Scottish National Party accused of ‘shameless retreat’ of climate leadership over oil and gas stance
The Scottish National Party has been accused of a “shameless retreat” from climate leadership after Kate Forbes claimed her party was not against...
Little transparency for Saskatchewan’s industrial carbon levy program: auditor
Saskatchewan's auditor says the Canadian province's carbon levy program for industrial emitters lacks public transparency.
New York indefinitely halts Manhattan congestion pricing
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has ordered an indefinite halt to the planned toll on drivers entering Manhattan's central business district that had...
