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Why Puerto Rico’s electric grid stood no chance against Maria.
More than two weeks after Hurricane Maria crashed into Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, Allan Rivera had still not had a full night’s sleep....
Judge allows 'necessity' defense by climate activists in oil pipeline protest.
A judge in Minnesota has cleared the way for an unusual and potentially groundbreaking defense, allowing climate activists to use the "necessity" of confronting...
Indigenous rights “serious obstacle” to Kinder Morgan pipeline, report says.
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Pipeline company downplaying major legal and financial risks of crossing unceded First Nations territory in British Columbia
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Judge dismisses lawsuit portraying environmental activism as illegal racket.
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a Canadian logging company's lawsuit against Greenpeace and another activist group that accused them of running a criminal...
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Electric cars won’t eradicate gridlocks and air pollution, but carbon footprints could be cut by favouring pedestrians, cyclists and mass transit
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Florida’s migrant farm workers struggle after hurricane damaged homes, crops.
Hurricane Irma knocked millions of dollars worth of oranges and grapefruits to the ground. Its high winds mowed down thousands of acres of sugarcane,...
In Puerto Rico, Tesla is doing what Donald Trump isn’t—fixing it.
Almost one month after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, technology firms like Tesla are stepping in to fill the relief-effort void that many say...
Scotland outreach to Canada yields wind energy investment.
Oct. 17 (UPI) -- An $8.6 million investment commitment through 2019 could lead to the development of as much as 10 new wind projects...
Hurricane Ophelia: A warning on climate inertia.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar warned of a “national emergency” as the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia battered the country yesterday. After years in which successive governments...
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