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The EPA hails the arrest of California man accused of smuggling illicit air coolants into the US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is hailing the arrest of a California man accused of smuggling illicit air coolants into the United...
World on brink of fourth mass coral reef bleaching event, NOAA says
LONDON – The world is on the verge of a fourth mass coral bleaching event which could see wide swathes of tropical reefs...
Russia says it is considering putting a nuclear power plant on the moon with China
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia and China are considering putting a nuclear power plant on the moon from 2033-35, Yuri Borisov, the head of Russia’s...
Arctic could see ‘ice-free’ days in next few years, study warns
The Arctic could see its first “ice-free” summer days, with very little sea ice cover, in the next few years, researchers have said....
Google-backed satellite to track global oil industry methane emissions
The parent company of Google is backing a new satellite with a mission to pinpoint oil and gas industry methane emissions from space.
A billionaire-backed campaign for a new California city is off to a bumpy start. Again
SAN FRANCISCO — After two false starts, the billionaires behind a plan to build an eco-friendly city from scratch are behind schedule to...
New Zealand to review forestry component of emission trading scheme
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The New Zealand government on Thursday said it would launch an independent review of costs associated with the forestry component...
Climate change, cost and competition for water drive settlement over tribal rights to Colorado River
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A Native American tribe with one of the largest outstanding claims to water in the Colorado River basin is...
US SEC to vote on long-awaited climate disclosure rule, notice says
By Douglas Gillison (Reuters) – Wall Street’s top regulator will vote on March 6 on whether to adopt rules requiring U.S.-listed companies to...
Scientists create new idea on how to hack a warming planet: drying the upper atmosphere
WASHINGTON (AP) — Government scientists have cooked up a new concept for how to potentially cool an overheating Earth: Fiddle with the upper...
