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Yellen to press for additional reforms at World Bank this year

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will call on Wednesday for the World Bank to undertake additional reforms this year to expand its ability to help developing countries meet global challenges such as 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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Religious leaders urge banks to stop financing drivers of climate change

Christian, Muslim and Jewish leaders joined United Nations officials on Monday in urging financial institutions to stop bankrolling activities that are driving climate change, including ending support for new fossil fuel projects.

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Yellen to press for additional reforms at World Bank this year

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

Religious leaders urge banks to stop financing drivers of climate change

Is the ‘legacy’ carbon credit market a climate plus or just hype?

Chemical recycling has an economic and environmental injustice problem: Report

A blueprint for reshaping climate regulations under a second Trump administration

Record oil profits highlight the long road to renewable energy

Hollywood’s quest to cut carbon emissions

Some US cities are promoting themselves as climate refuges despite concerns

Supreme Court to rule on key environmental cases

Biden administration unveils plan to wean US government off single-use plastics

Amid LNG’s Gulf Coast expansion, community hopes to stand in its way