Extreme executive orders — a reckless assault on life-saving protections.

BY BRENT WILKES AND TRIP VAN NOPPEN In January, President Donald Trump took an oath to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution” and assumed the...

Diesel vehicles will disappear sooner than expected, says EU industry chief.

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'The car is ingrained into people here': West Midlands faces air pollution crisis.

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May hints UK air-pollution plan may not punish diesel drivers.

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EU approves Finnish compensation for indirect carbon market costs.

EU regulators on Tuesday approved a 149 million euro ($159 million) Finnish scheme to partly compensate energy-intensive industries for higher electricity prices resulting...

EU nations consider lowering energy savings targets: Draft.

EU nations are considering lowering targets on energy savings after 2021, a draft document seen by Reuters shows, in what climate campaigners say...

Tory voters want environmental regulations maintained after Brexit.

Conservatives Conservative thinktank finds voters want to protect laws on beach standards and renewable energy production <!--><!--><!--><!--> More than half of the voters polled ranked renewable energy...

Fuel duty cut for diesel cars was wrong, says ex-chief science adviser.

Pollution David King, who served Labour and Tory governments, says he was misled by car industry over levels of diesel pollution <!--><!--><!--><!--> David King’s remarks come as...

How to prevent climate change from destabilizing financial markets.

In an expansive study published last week in Nature Climate Change, an international team of researchers performed a ‘climate stress-test’ of financial institutions. They wanted to...

Carbon footprint of Canada's oil sands is larger than thought.

The Donald Trump administration approved the Keystone XL pipeline knowing the tar sands crude oil it would deliver from Canada is even more polluting...

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