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MANILA (Reuters) – A Philippine government panel on Tuesday recommended lifting the ban on open pit mining and the environment

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea will resume the suspended construction of two new nuclear reactors from midnight, its energy ministry

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. federal government should adopt a strategy to manage climate change risks, as their cost to

(Reuters) – Nicaragua is planning to join the Paris climate agreement and has presented the relevant documents at the United

WINDHOEK (Reuters) – Namibia recorded fewer cases of rhino and elephant poaching this year compared to recent years, the southern

BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) – There is no need for Europe-wide rules on toxic smoke from building materials, according to a report

LONDON (Reuters) – London brought in a new levy on the oldest and most polluting cars entering the city center

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s campaign against pollution has not caused job losses or hurt its economy, the country’s environment minister

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has canceled plans for three of its scientists to speak on

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s Petróleo Brasileiro SA has applied to federal environmental agency Ibama to provide environmental protection services

TOKYO (Reuters) – A typhoon roared towards Japan’s main island on election day on Sunday, killing at least two people,

Shots from Geographe Bay, SW WA. I won’t be winning an award for these, but it was kinda cool.

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By Stephen Quirke

Last month one of the largest fracked gas projects in the Pacific Northwest was dealt a legal blow

BEIJING (Reuters) – The economic impact of China’s tough campaign against smog this winter is expected to be limited, a

TOKYO (Reuters) – Heavy rain and powerful winds are expected to lash large areas of Japan on Sunday as a

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Monsanto Co filed a lawsuit against Arkansas agricultural officials on Friday over a state proposal to bar

MANILA (Reuters) – A Philippine government panel on Tuesday recommended lifting the ban on open pit mining, a policy implemented

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said on Tuesday climate indicators were near the levels associated with a

OSLO (Reuters) – U.S. companies are still among the most ambitious in setting targets to combat global warming despite President

OSLO (Reuters) – Forest fires in Brazil and Indonesia contributed to a record loss in global tree cover in 2016,

ABIDJAN (Reuters) – The sunniest weather in three months should improve the size and quality of Ivory Coast’s main crop

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s top steelmaking city, Tangshan, will step up curbs on industrial output as it makes greater efforts

OSLO (Reuters) – Twelve major cities including London, Paris, Los Angeles and Cape Town promised on Monday to buy only

TOKYO (Reuters) – A rapidly weakening typhoon Lan made landfall in Japan on Monday, setting off landslides and flooding that

TOKYO (Reuters) – A rapidly weakening typhoon Lan made landfall in Japan on Monday, setting off landslides and flooding but

Australian cars just as bad — one hybrid car puts out 400% more CO2 than “advertised”

The AAA tested 30

TOKYO (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people across Japan were advised to evacuate, hundreds of flights were canceled and

TOKYO (Reuters) – Heavy rain and wind lashed southern Japan on Sunday as a powerful typhoon neared, forcing the cancellation

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Four foreign workers were killed and 10 others are missing after a landslide at a construction

Turnbull threw away the Lib’s best election strategy in the last election and almost lost. He couldn’t run a carbon

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology collects one-second records and can turn them into newspaper headline. In contrast, the UK

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has frozen requests to commercially release a locally developed genetically modified mustard, an environment ministry

(Reuters) – Nicaragua is set to join the Paris climate agreement, according to an official statement and comments from Vice

OSLO (Reuters) – Forest fires in Brazil and Indonesia contributed to a record loss in global tree cover in 2016,

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – It was a source of national pride – technology and discipline besting a crippling lack of water.

Apologies to foreign readers as we rake over the Stupidest Energy Policy on Earth. This really takes the cake.

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China will strive to comply fully with its own air quality standards by 2035, the country’s environment

TOKYO (Reuters) – A rapidly weakening typhoon Lan made landfall in Japan on Monday, setting off landslides and flooding that

LONDON (Reuters) – London introduced a charge on the oldest and most polluting vehicles on Monday to try to improve

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) have introduced a bill to fast-track the regulatory process

TOKYO (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people across Japan were advised to evacuate, hundreds of flights were canceled and

YASUNI PARK, Ecuador (Reuters) – The manager of state oil company Petroamazonas defended Ecuador’s plans to expand exploitation of major

TENBY, Wales (Reuters) – Storm Brian battered towns in Ireland and along the western coast of England and Wales on

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Three foreign workers were killed and 11 others were missing after a landslide at a construction

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Monsanto Co sued Arkansas agricultural officials on Friday to stop proposed restrictions on the use of a