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Many countries badly mismanage oil, mining resources: study

August 24, 2021 at 9:35 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 80 percent of the world's major oil and gas-producing and mining countries fail to meet "satisfactory standards" for managing their natural resources, according to a...

U.S. envoy sees new plan energizing global climate talks

August 24, 2021 at 9:21 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States' new proposal to let countries draft their own emissions reduction plans rather than working toward a common target can unlock languishing U.N. climate negotiations,...

Supreme Court asked to hear EPA greenhouse gas challenge

August 24, 2021 at 8:11 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top industry groups and a dozen states have asked the Supreme Court to review a lower court decision upholding the Obama administration's plan to limit greenhouse gas...

States threaten lawsuit to force EPA to issue power plant rules

August 24, 2021 at 2:45 a.m.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ten states have threatened to sue the Environmental Protection Agency, which missed an April 13 deadline to finalize rules on new power plant emissions, unless it...

Environmental groups pressure U.N. body for carbon aviation deal

August 24, 2021 at 1:43 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Environmental groups have urged the United States to back a global deal to curb carbon emissions produced by planes, noting that global aviation emits more of the...

Campaign says has helped retire 15 percent of coal capacity

August 24, 2021 at 12:16 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the Sierra Club, an environmental group, said Friday they were halfway to their goal of getting one-third of coal-fired power plants...

Thousands at climate rally in Washington call on Obama to reject Keystone pipeline

August 23, 2021 at 11:28 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters gathered on the Washington's National Mall on Sunday calling on President Barack Obama to reject the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline proposal and honor...

Pressure builds for Keystone decision after Obama speech

August 23, 2021 at 11:14 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Environmentalists and industry groups ramped up efforts on Wednesday to influence the White House's decision on the Keystone XL pipeline project, a day after President Barack Obama...

Northeast U.S. carbon market expected emissions to tighten cap

August 23, 2021 at 10:48 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - States involved in the developing northeastern U.S. carbon market are expected to announce on Thursday that they will reduce the program's emissions cap as a way to...

EPA faces legal battles, might take easy confirmation road

August 23, 2021 at 8:26 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Regardless of who takes the reins, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will likely face continued legal battles in President Barack Obama's second term as it tries to...

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