How Wall Street Turned Its Back on Climate Change
Six years after the financial industry pledged to use trillions to fight climate change and reshape finance, its efforts have largely collapsed.
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Over two decades after negotiations began, the High Seas Treaty is designed to protect biodiversity in international waters by enabling conservation zones.
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Kristina Gjerde, Advocate for Ocean Biodiversity, Dies at 68
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$2 Rental Batteries Are Helping to Power South Africa
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Thousands Evicted From the 19th-Century ‘Venice of Nigeria’
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Supreme Court to Decide if the Pesticide Roundup Is Shielded From Lawsuits
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Judge in Virginia Hands Trump 3rd Setback This Week on Wind Farms
Construction can continue on an $11.2 billion project off the coast of Virginia, said to be 70 percent complete.
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A pilot program in Housing Authority apartments will offer the trendy stoves, which improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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State and Federal Lawmakers Want Data Centers to Pay More for Energy
Despite many proposals, there is little consensus among governors, lawmakers and tech executives about exactly how much the companies behind data centers should pay for electricity.
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