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Internal federal briefing notes say Canada’s Major Projects Office operates similarly to a U.S. council designed to rapidly advance energy and mining developments.

A new study indicates that minuscule pieces of plastic — particularly ones of various colors — are contributing to heating the atmosphere.
The delays, which companies say have worsened significantly in recent weeks, are the latest step in the Trump administration’s efforts to block wind power.

How a U.S. owner’s dream of ‘clean’ coal left behind acid, arsenic and a warning for today.

Companies have staked claims for more than 100 lithium-mine projects. Tribes are among the most affected.

Amid immigration raids, chemical spills, massive floods and costly healthcare, less-affluent residents of one of the most diverse US cities struggle to pull through.

World officials are pushing for action to reduce methane emissions from the fossil fuel sector, arguing it would both help slow climate change and boost energy security.

The state approved a massive electric infrastructure expansion after lawmakers shortened the time regulators had to study projects.
Experts at a U.N. institute see opportunities for ecological improvement in the peace talks between Kurdish fighters and Turkey.

Gov. Spencer Cox fiercely defended the project, arguing that every state has the responsibility to accommodate data centers for national security reasons.

At world-first Santa Marta climate meeting, delegates say it was ‘euphoric’ to finally be focusing on concrete solutions.

After SEC limited EDGAR access, activists launched Proxy Open Exchange to share corporate accountability concerns, including climate issues.

A 234-mile stretch of pipeline that could carry natural gas or natural gas-hydrogen blends across the Navajo Nation is a step closer to reality.

Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would block current and future lawsuits seeking to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for climate damages.

Members of Congress in Wyoming and Texas tout the bills as protecting energy security, but opponents say they amount to a corporate handout that will cost taxpayers billions and harm human and environmental health.
The Dutch city has outlawed advertising that promotes lifestyles linked to high carbon emissions, which is a driver of climate change. It’s a first for a world capital.

Martin County residents have lots of concerns, but Ag Commissioner Wilton Simposon claims the project can’t be regulated by local government.

The Trump administration says the cities shouldn’t be penalized for unhealthy air because pollution can blow in from abroad. Some experts say that’s preposterous.
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