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Banks decline to finance LNG project in Papua New Guinea

Twenty-nine global banks reject financing a Papua New Guinea LNG project led by TotalEnergies, citing climate, environmental and human rights concerns.
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Researchers find a way to make airplanes fly on landfill gas

Specially designed efficient catalysts are at the heart of a reactor that makes sustainable aviation fuels from methane-rich gases created when waste decomposes.

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Growing evidence points to link between autism and wildfire smoke

Two new studies have identified an alarming connection between exposure to wildfire smoke during pregnancy and autism in young children.
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Planning for disaster? Consider Haida wisdom

A BC climate risk report highlights the connectedness of all things and sounds an alarm.
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Floods are sending far more plastic to the ocean than we thought

A new study shows that most plastic pollution from rivers is transported to the ocean during short, intense flood events.
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Water, power, and the future of conflict

Explore the rise of water as a geopolitical weapon influencing global security, economics, and environmental stability in 2026.
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Their water was undrinkable. Oklahoma's oil regulators failed to help

State regulators discovered strong signs of oil pollution, including high levels of salt and toxic metals, in one family’s drinking water. But for two years, they repeatedly delayed basic tests to find the culprit — then closed the case.
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Citing national security, Trump has abandoned fenceline monitoring at coke ovens

The administration ended a program that documented excessive levels of a carcinogen at industrial facilities across the country. Environmental groups who say the move leaves polluted communities behind have filed suit.
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Indonesia’s steel expansion risks a surge in greenhouse gas emissions

Indonesia’s steel industry is becoming one of the country’s fastest-growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions, even as it receives far less public attention than other carbon-intensive sectors.

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New Mexico again debates greenhouse gas reductions as snow melts

Lawmakers table bill to expand the use of oilfield wastewater and shoot down another that would restrict drone use around “critical” infrastructure.

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Data centers are scrambling to power the AI boom with natural gas

As tech giants find creative ways to generate electricity, they’re building a glut of new fossil fuel projects.

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