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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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In Venezuelan oil town, solar-powered car offers escape from fuel lines

In Maracaibo, the once wealthy Venezuelan oil city, two innovators are trying to push a new trend: small electric and solar-powered cars that offer an alternative for people fed up with regular fuel shortages and long lines as the gas station.

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Maersk to tackle air pollution at ports with ship-charging buoys

Shipping group Maersk plans to install hundreds of offshore charging stations around the world to allow vessels to power themselves with electricity instead of fossil fuels while waiting outside ports.

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

In Venezuelan oil town, solar-powered car offers escape from fuel lines

Maersk to tackle air pollution at ports with ship-charging buoys

Trump policies could curb progress on electric trucks and buses

Republicans may stall, but electric vehicles’ momentum likely unstoppable

Trump's approach to U.S. power grid could slow critical expansion

Trump's advisers push to reshape U.S. climate report

Op-ed: The real scam — rail against renewables, run away with factories

Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

Climate extremes disrupt U.S. with blizzards, wildfires and record heat

Wildfires threaten drinking water as ash and chemicals pollute watersheds