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Republican Iowa senator says Trump EPA ‘screwed us’ with biofuel waivers

August 17, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Agricultural Markets, Bioethanol, BIOFUELS, Cellulosic Biofuels, Commodities News (3rd Party), Corn, Crude Oil, Energy (TRBC), Environment, ETHANOL, Fishing and Farming (TRBC), Gasoline, Government / Politics, GRASSLEY, Iowa, Lawmaking, North America (Energy), Oil and Gas (TRBC), Oil and Gas Refining and Marketing (TRBC), Oil Refineries, Pollution, Regulation, Soybean, United States, US, US Government News, US Senate, USA

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iowa’s Republican Senator Chuck Grassley said the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency has “screwed” the U.S. ethanol

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Cash for trash: Indonesia village banks on waste recycling

August 16, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments ASEAN Countries, ASIA, Asia / Pacific, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, FARMERS, General News, INDONESIA, Living / Lifestyle, Picture available, Pictures, United States, US, WASTE

BANGUN, Indonesia (Reuters) – Indonesia’s crackdown on imported foreign waste has upset the village of Bangun, where residents say they

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Twenty-two states sue Trump administration over carbon rule replacement

August 14, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Carbon / Emissions Markets, CLIMATE, Climate Politics, Coal, Coal (TRBC), Colombia, Energy (TRBC), Environment, fired Power Stations, Government / Politics, Judicial Process / Court Cases / Court Decisions, Pollution, Power Markets, Renewable Energy, South America / Central America, TRUMP, United States, US, USA, Utilities (TRBC)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Twenty-two states, including New York and California, and seven cities on Tuesday sued to challenge the Environmental

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China’s steel heartland Hebei warns cities for pollution failures

August 12, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, CHINA, China (PRC), Emerging Market Countries, Environment, General News, Health / Medicine, HEBEI, Iron / Steel, Monetary / Fiscal Policy / Policy Makers, Pollution, Society / Social Issues, STEEL, US

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s biggest steel producing province of Hebei has summoned the leaders of three cities after they failed

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Germany to cut part of funds sent to Brazil for Amazon preservation: newspaper

August 11, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments AMAZON, Americas, BRAZIL, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Europe, General News, Germany, Government / Politics, South America / Central America, Timber / Lumber, US

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of a deforested plot of the Amazon at the Bom Futuro National Forest in Porto

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Alaska lawsuit seeks to block Trump road deal through refuge

August 8, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments ALASKA, Environment, Government / Politics, Judicial Process / Court Cases / Court Decisions, LAWSUIT, Living / Lifestyle, Nature / Wildlife, Pollution, REFUGE, US

ANCHORAGE (Reuters) – Environmentalists on Wednesday filed a lawsuit challenging a new Trump Administration plan to build a road through

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World leaders must prove they’ve listened to climate activists: Thunberg

August 7, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, Carbon / Emissions Markets, CHANGE, CLIMATE, Climate Politics, Coal, Diplomacy / Foreign Policy, Droughts, Environment, Europe, European Union, Floods, Germany, Government / Politics, Governmental Organizations, Greenland, Human Rights / Civil Rights, International Trade, Non, Picture available, Pictures, Pollution, Science, Sweden, Switzerland, United Nations, US, Video, Weather Markets / Weather, Western Europe, Wildfires / Forest Fires, YOUTH

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – World leaders must prove that they have listened to young climate activists after a year of

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Sharp rise in Brazilian deforestation undeniable, says sacked research chief

August 4, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Agricultural Markets, Americas, BRAZIL, Carbon / Emissions Markets, Climate Politics, Coffee, Commodities News (3rd Party), Crude Oil, Environment, Environmental Services (TRBC), Government / Politics, Grains, Livestock, Metals and Mining (TRBC), MINING, Picture available, Pictures, Pollution, Science, Softs, South America / Central America, Sugar, Timber / Lumber, US

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Ricardo Galvao, the sacked head of Brazil’s space research agency, said on Saturday the trend of

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Texas county sues Exxon over air pollution from petrochemical fire: official

August 2, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments BAYTOWN, Chemicals (TRBC), Commodities News (3rd Party), Company News, Corporate Litigation, Energy (Legacy), Energy (TRBC), Energy Markets, Environment, Europe, EXXON, FIRE, Fires, Gasoline, Gulf Coast (PADD III), Judicial Process / Court Cases / Court Decisions, MOBIL, North America (Energy), Oil and Gas (TRBC), Oil and Gas Refining and Marketing (TRBC), Oil Refineries, Pollution, Production Status Changes, Refined Products, Reports, United States, US

HOUSTON (Reuters) – Harris County, Texas sued Exxon Mobil Corp on Thursday over pollution from a fire a day earlier

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China steel firms lagging on carbon compliance: study

July 31, 2019 Clark Pilon 0 Comments Asia / Pacific, CARBON, Carbon / Emissions Markets, CHINA, China (PRC), Climate Politics, Company News, Emerging Market Countries, Environment, Europe, Iron / Steel, Metals and Mining (TRBC), Metals Markets, Netherlands, South Korea, STEEL, Sweden, US

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese steel companies have fallen behind their international counterparts on energy efficiency and carbon compliance, putting them

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