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China’s iron ore imports rise as inventories build: Russell
LAUNCESTON, Australia (The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) Iron ore has emerged as the surprise in...
Native American group seeks to overturn US ruling on Rio’s Arizona copper mine
A Native American group has asked all members of a U.S. appeals court on Monday to overturn an earlier ruling that granted land...
Mexico election frontrunner pledges $13.6bn in energy investments
Ambitious program plans to increase renewable energy generation, modernize five hydroelectric plants and add 13.66GW to the grid.
Colombia’s capital announces new measures to cut water consumption as dry weather persists
A drought associated with the El Niño weather pattern has already prompted officials in Bogotá to ration water in most neighborhoods and ask...
Canada’s NDP leader defends carbon price position — without directly supporting a consumer levy
Canada's federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is refusing to say explicitly whether he supports Canadians having to pay a carbon price on consumer...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen to speak with China on ‘balanced growth’
Earlier this month, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Beijing that the U.S. could not accept a massive new wave of cheap Chinese...
France plans subsidies for tree felling to help exterminate bark beetle
Since 2018, successive droughts and high temperatures in northeast France have made trees more vulnerable to beetle attacks.
Judge orders Alberta to produce massive trove of coal documents after four-year fight
The ruling comes in response to an attempt by Alberta's United Conservative government to block the release of the documents to a group...
Urban firefighters to get additional training to also battle Canada’s wildfire blazes
The impacts of climate change and population growth are combining to increase the risk that wildfires happen in or near urban areas. Natural...
