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Cwmtillery residents have had to assess the damage to their homes after a coal tip landslip on Sunday evening (George Thompson/PA)
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Landslip which caused ‘carnage’ in Welsh town was coal tip ‘wash-out’

A coal tip landslip in Cwmtillery, South Wales, forced evacuations as mud and water engulfed homes, with cleanup expected to take weeks.

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California could offer EV rebates if Trump eliminates tax credit, Newsom says

California plans state tax rebates for electric vehicle buyers if federal EV credits end, aiming to boost clean car adoption.

Chair of the International Negotiating Committee, Luis Vayas Valdivieso, center, speaks next to Inger Andersen, Executive Director of UNEP, second from right, during the press conference for the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution in Busan, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (Son Hyung-joo/Yonhap via AP)
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What to know about the plastic pollution treaty talks in South Korea

Led by Norway and Rwanda, 66 countries plus the European Union say they want to address the total plastic on Earth.

FILE PHOTO: A general view of oil drilling equipment on federal land near Fellows, California, U.S.
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Trump prepares wide-ranging energy plan to boost gas exports, oil drilling, sources say

Trump's team plans an energy package to boost LNG exports and expand U.S. oil drilling on coasts and federal lands.

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Evaluating Canada’s pledge to triple nuclear capacity

Canada, a nuclear energy leader since the 1950s, must modernize policy to triple nuclear capacity by 2050 and expand its global status.

Residents enter a polling station to cast their votes in a plebiscite on whether to support a new coal mine in Crowsnest Pass, Alta., Monday, Nov. 25, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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‘We need an industry’: Crowsnest Pass residents voting on new Alberta coal mine

Crowsnest Pass residents vote on reopening the Grassy Mountain coal mine, reviving a decades-old debate of economy vs. environment.

FILE PHOTO: A worker shifts Photovoltaic Modules for packing at the plant of Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL), in Mundra, India, April 11, 2024. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo
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Bangladesh panel seeks global legal firm for power deals probe, including Adani

Bangladesh reviews Hasina-era power deals, including Adani's, citing cost, sustainability, and corruption concerns, eyeing reforms.

Plastic waste litters the shoreline in Indonesia (Owen Humphreys/PA)
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Countries urged to be ambitious in final push for UN plastic pollution treaty

UN talks in Busan, South Korea, aim for a bold global treaty on plastic pollution, but some nations push for weaker production curbs.

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