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European tourists head north to dodge heat, summer extended as weather changes

Tourists and tour operators are expected to head to northern Europe in the future after a summer of crippling heatwaves hit southern Europe and left travelers wondering if cooler temperatures might suit them better.

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Bank of England to study climate-related capital further

The Bank of England will carry out further study as it is not yet clear whether it needs to require banks and insurers to set aside longer-term capital buffers to provide for the consequences of climate change.

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Biden's clean energy factory jobs may elude U.S. union workers

In the six months since passage of Biden's signature climate change law, a majority of the $50 billion of announced investments in domestic manufacturing to support the clean energy transition has been in states with laws that make it harder for workers to unionize.

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Deutsche Bank tightens coal finance policy but not oil and gas

Deutsche Bank on Thursday tightened its coal financing policies but has yet to change its criteria for the oil and gas industries, drawing criticism from climate activists.

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Swiss right-wing party to call referendum in bid to block climate change law

Switzerland's right-wing Swiss People's Party will within a few days call a referendum aimed at blocking a draft law to cut greenhouse gas emissions, party officials said.

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U.S. grants $1.1 bln to keep Diablo Canyon nuclear plant open

The Biden administration said on Monday it has approved conditional funding of up to $1.1 billion to prevent the closure of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in California, as part of its effort to fight climate change.

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St. Croix refinery cannot restart without new permit, air pollution tech -EPA

U.S. regulators will require a new Clean Air Act permit for a troubled oil refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands, which could cost its owners hundreds of millions of dollars and take three years or more to obtain, the Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday.

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European tourists head north to dodge heat, summer extended as weather changes

Bank of England to study climate-related capital further

Deutsche Bank tightens coal finance policy but not oil and gas

Swiss right-wing party to call referendum in bid to block climate change law

U.S. grants $1.1 bln to keep Diablo Canyon nuclear plant open

St. Croix refinery cannot restart without new permit, air pollution tech -EPA

Humanity's future depends on sustainable living and global equality, study finds

Hurricanes like Francine are more dangerous as the Gulf Coast sinks

B.C.'s forests struggle to recover as logging and wildfires take their toll

As Biden prepares to block the sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel, pollution concerns persist in Pennsylvania

A Pennsylvania fracking company with more than 2,000 environmental violations selected for federal environmental justice funding

Op-ed: “I’m sorry, I can’t hear you” — disabling environments in Cancer Alley and the Ohio River Valley

The Ashaninka’s cultural revival is reshaping the Amazon region

EHN reporting collaboration wins Lion Publishing Award