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Opponents say bill bolstering Ohio's orphan well program is too generous to the oil and gas industry

An Ohio Senate measure updating the state’s orphan well program is getting pushback from environmentalists, counties, and farmers.
Town in the Himalayas: Namche Bazar, Namche, Nepal

Melting glaciers in the Himalayas feed lakes that threaten towns below

Melting ice from the Himalayas is creating thousands of unstable lakes, a growing menace to towns and cities below.
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Gavin Newsom calls for climate action. But even California is drilling more oil

Gov. Gavin Newsom made green energy a priority. But as President Donald Trump makes oil the focus of U.S. energy policy, even California considers “Drill, baby, drill.”
A group of dead trees in a forest

2021 heat dome left Rhode Island-sized damage in Oregon's, Washington’s western forests

A study from Oregon State University and the U.S. Forest Service found the four-day extreme heat event scorched more than 1,000 square miles of tree canopy.

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Bill Gates said the quiet part out loud

Bill Gates has reignited debate over a climate agenda that prioritizes emissions cuts over the immediate needs of countries already facing deadly climate impacts.

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Oily waste from Smitty’s Supply disaster will be injected under Jefferson Parish landfill

Oily water and spilled petrochemicals from the Smitty’s Supply explosion have been handled at three different sites, and state officials have granted an emergency request to bring some of it a Jefferson Parish landfill. 
white smoke coming out from power plant on a green hill.

World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds

Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating.

a herd of cattle standing next to each other

At COP30, Brazilian meat giant JBS recommends climate policy

Meat giant JBS is steering a private-sector “food systems” push to shape climate policy at COP30, promoting productivity-focused recommendations.

Technician wearing white gloves testing solar panel with multimeter

Zanzibar’s ‘solar mamas’ technicians help light up communities

Around half of Zanzibar’s population of 2 million people live unconnected from the electricity grid.
Long row of rolls of aluminum in production shop of plant.

Can Australia power its big aluminum smelters with clean energy?

The country is launching subsidies for smelters that use wind and solar power to produce the metal. It’s part of early global efforts to decarbonize heavy industry.

Protesters face of with police on city street

The deepening ties between Canadian Security Intelligence Service and resource companies

As the federal government earmarks resource extraction projects in the ‘national interest,’ the companies building them are deepening ties to CSIS.

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