Politics www.nytimes.com Australian coal company says bush-fire smoke is slowing production The poor air quality is making equipment harder to operate, and some workers have had to take leave to fight fires. The irony was not lost on many in Australia.
Newsletter www.nytimes.com Blamed for climate change, oil companies invest in carbon removal Chevron, Occidental Petroleum and BHP have invested in Carbon Engineering, a start-up developing technology to take carbon out of the atmosphere.