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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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Explainer: Smoke from raging wildfires can harm health

Explainer: Smoke from raging wildfires can harm health

Wildfires are increasing in frequency and intensity in many countries, spreading smoke that contains noxious gases, chemicals and particulate matter and carries serious health risks. More toxic than air pollution, wildfire smoke can linger in the air for weeks and travel hundreds of miles.
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'Climate change affects everyone': Europe battles wildfires in intense heat

Authorities across southern Europe battled on Sunday to control huge wildfires in countries including Spain, Greece and France, with hundreds of deaths blamed on soaring temperatures that scientists say are consistent with climate change.
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U.S. Department of Interior nominee Doug Burgum speaks at a podium.

Doug Burgum pushes for fossil fuel expansion as Interior nominee

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Wildfires in Los Angeles bring widespread economic and health fallout

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How raging wildfires overwhelmed Los Angeles suburbs, creating a catastrophe

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Lee Zeldin, Trump's pick for EPA administrator, speaks at a podium.

Trump’s EPA pick faces Senate grilling over climate rollback plans

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Oil industry figures celebrate Trump inauguration with exclusive DC party

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Supreme Court declines to intervene in key environmental and climate disputes

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Closing coal plants in environmental justice communities first would save more lives: Study

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Climate change could cut global GDP in half by late 21st century