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Norway limits sale of private property in Svalbard

Norway said on Monday it had demanded the owner of a private property on the Arctic Svalbard islands obtain the government's consent before selling the property, over concerns

Norway limits sale of private property in Svalbard
Environment|News

1,200 gallons of oil removed from Flint River since spill last week

1,200 gallons of oil removed from Flint River since spill last week

1,200 gallons of oil removed from Flint River since spill last week
Environment|Technology

In race to regain rare earth glory, Europe falls short on mineral goals

Four decades ago, a rare earth processing plant on France's Atlantic coast was one of the largest in the world, churning out materials used to make colour televisions,

In race to regain rare earth glory, Europe falls short on mineral goals
Business|Economy|Environment

BP halts hiring, slows renewables roll-out to win over investors

BP's new CEO Murray Auchincloss has imposed a hiring freeze and paused new offshore wind projects as he places a renewed emphasis on oil and gas amid investor

BP halts hiring, slows renewables roll-out to win over investors
Business|Economy|Environment

Global carbon removal market could reach $100 billion/yr from 2030-35, report says

The global market for carbon dioxide (CO2) removal credits could reach up to $100 billion a year between 2030 and 2035 from $2.7 billion last year if barriers to

Global carbon removal market could reach $100 billion/yr from 2030-35, report says
News|World

In his home near Ukraine's front line with Russia, Yurii makes a stand

In Dolyna, there used to be 500 residents. Today, there are only a handful.

In his home near Ukraine's front line with Russia, Yurii makes a stand
Health|News

Record heat, surging fires push Delhi's firefighters to the brink

Indervir Singh has worked for the Delhi Fire Services for 32 years but he can't recall responding to as many fires as this summer.

Record heat, surging fires push Delhi's firefighters to the brink
Business|Economy|Environment

Canada's Trans Mountain bets on last-minute oil shippers on high-cost pipeline

Canada's Trans Mountain oil pipeline will rely heavily on last-minute shippers to turn a profit, the corporation's financial projections show, clouding Ottawa's efforts to

Canada's Trans Mountain bets on last-minute oil shippers on high-cost pipeline
Business|Economy|Environment|Science

Disputed Sigma Lithium land has 'probable' reserves, study shows

Sigma Lithium, the biggest player in Brazil's booming lithium industry, told regulators late last year it had found likely mineral reserves on two plots of

Disputed Sigma Lithium land has 'probable' reserves, study shows
Economy|Environment|Political

Joint EU borrowing could help close funding gap, says blog published by ECB

European Union members should contemplate joint borrowing to fund key investments in defence, digitalisation and the green transition, the authors of a blog published by the

Joint EU borrowing could help close funding gap, says blog published by ECB
Environment|News|Science

Arctic wildfire emissions rise as blazes sweep Russia's North

Wildfires above the Arctic Circle in June have unleashed carbon emissions that are the third highest for the time of year in two decades of monitoring, European scientists

Arctic wildfire emissions rise as blazes sweep Russia's North
Environment

Drought-hit lakes in Chile come back to life after downpours

Recent torrential rains in Chile have brought back to life - for now at least - reservoirs and lagoons that had all but dried up after years of drought, with

Drought-hit lakes in Chile come back to life after downpours
Environment|News

India's monsoon overcomes delay, set to cover country on time

India's annual monsoon has covered more than three-fourths of the country and it is set to cover the entire country on time for the planting season despite

India's monsoon overcomes delay, set to cover country on time
Economy|Environment|Health|News

Gazans struggle to feed their children under Israeli campaign

Famine approaches slowly for Gazans, who spend hours in queues for a few ladles of cooked food and the chance to fill plastic containers with

Gazans struggle to feed their children under Israeli campaign
Economy|Environment|Political

EU lawmakers divided over calls to delay deforestation law

European Union lawmakers are split over whether to delay the bloc's upcoming ban on imports of goods linked to deforestation, adding pressure on Ursula von der Leyen

EU lawmakers divided over calls to delay deforestation law
Environment|Health|News

Ten war victims found in mass grave at Croatian garbage dump, more expected

Excavators dug through piles of waste at a garbage dump surrounded by sunflower fields in Croatia on Thursday, searching for bodies of victims killed in

Ten war victims found in mass grave at Croatian garbage dump, more expected
Environment|Science

Genome study deepens mystery of what doomed Earth's last mammoths

About 4,000 years ago, the last of Earth's woolly mammoths died out on a lonely Arctic Ocean island off the coast of Siberia, a melancholy end to one of the world's

Genome study deepens mystery of what doomed Earth's last mammoths
Economy|Environment

US regulators approve Louisiana LNG plant over climate objections

Federal regulators on Thursday approved a Louisiana liquefied natural gas project that has been a lightning rod for environmental activists and an energy policy litmus test for President

US regulators approve Louisiana LNG plant over climate objections
Economy|Environment|News

Egyptians open makeshift study halls as power cuts hit students

In Egypt, where a shortage of natural gas has caused rolling blackouts during a heatwave, churches, cafes and libraries have stepped up

Egyptians open makeshift study halls as power cuts hit students
Economy|Environment|News|Technology

Texas power demand to break June, July records in heat wave, grid operator says

The Texas power-grid operator forecast electricity use will break the peak demand record for June on Thursday before rising even higher and topping the July record next

Texas power demand to break June, July records in heat wave, grid operator says
Business|Environment

Claimants for deadly Mariana dam collapse file injunction against BHP, Vale

Lawyers representing claimants taking legal action over Brazil's worst environmental disaster filed an injunction this week against miners BHP and Vale for "trying to derail" a

Claimants for deadly Mariana dam collapse file injunction against BHP, Vale
Economy|Environment

Chile's president defends power rate hike after five-year freeze

Chilean President Gabriel Boric pitched a decision to raise electricity rates over the next few months as a necessary if unpopular measure that will promote healthier public

Chile's president defends power rate hike after five-year freeze
Business|Environment|Technology

Walmart Canada adds Nikola's hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric semi-truck to fleet

Nikola said it has delivered a hydrogen fuel cell powered electric semi-truck to Walmart Canada, making it the first major retailer in the country to add it to its fleet.

Walmart Canada adds Nikola's hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric semi-truck to fleet
Economy|Environment|Health

US lawmakers seek crackdown on Chinese used cooking oil imports over fraud concerns

A group of U.S. farm state senators is pushing for a regulatory crackdown on surging imports of used cooking oil from China and elsewhere amid concerns some of the shipments could be

US lawmakers seek crackdown on Chinese used cooking oil imports over fraud concerns
Environment|Health|Science

Climate change boosted deadly Saudi haj heat by 2.5 C, scientists say

The heatwave in Saudi Arabia blamed for the deaths of 1,300 people on the haj pilgrimage this month was made worse by climate change, a team of European scientists

Climate change boosted deadly Saudi haj heat by 2.5 C, scientists say

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