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Germany’s dependence on Russian gas is difficult to break
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Germany’s dependence on Russian gas is difficult to break

Dangerously dependent on Russian gas, Germany is still refusing to cut off President Putin, whose war it is effectively subsidizing to the tune of some $220 million a day.
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U.S. effort to combat forced labor targets corporate China ties

The Biden administration is expected to face scrutiny as it decides how to enforce a new ban on products made with forced labor in the Xinjiang region of China.

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Supreme Court limits human rights suits against corporations
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Supreme Court limits human rights suits against corporations

Six citizens of Mali had sued Nestlé USA and Cargill, accusing the companies of profiting from child slavery on Ivory Coast cocoa farms.
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Oil companies may be complicit in atrocities in South Sudan, UN panel says
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Oil companies may be complicit in atrocities in South Sudan, UN panel says

Despite a peace agreement, war crimes continue, including mass rape and forcible displacement of thousands of people, a rights commission reported.
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Trump administration moves to raise fees for solar and wind projects on federal land

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Plastic pollution may be accelerating global warming by disrupting Earth's carbon cycles

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Staff shortages at National Weather Service raise safety concerns ahead of hurricane season

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Congress proposes major reforms to FEMA in bid to counter Trump cuts

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How fragile power grids and extreme weather combined to cause Europe’s biggest blackout in decades

Regenerative agriculture drought resilience

As regenerative agriculture gains momentum, report warns of “greenwashing”

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New EPA reorganization may quietly dismantle chemical health watchdog

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Republican divide over green energy tax credits could shake up party megabill