Drought Forces Zambia to Start Power Cuts
Zambia will start electricity-supply restrictions immediately after one of the worst droughts on record caused plunging water levels at the hydropower dams it relies on for almost all its supplies, the
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Anadarko’s $5 Billion Pollution Settlement Wins Approval
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC)’s agreement to pay $5.15 billion for pollution cleanup across the U.S. was approved over objections from people who said their contamination-related illnesses won’t be properly
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Hyundai Bumps Honda at Top of Greenest Automaker Rankings
Hyundai Motor Co. (005380)’s quick embrace of downsized engines, electric hybrids and other anti-pollution technology helped the company unseat Honda Motor Co. (7267) as the most environmental automaker,
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Chamber Study Predicts Obama Climate Rule Will Kill Jobs
The nation’s biggest business lobby says President Barack Obama’s plan to tackle climate change could cost the U.S. economy $50 billion a year. Supporters predict it will create jobs and lower power bills.
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Shanghai Issues Health Warning on Heavy Pollution for Second Day
Shanghai warned children and the elderly to stay indoors for a second day as haze engulfed the city, sending PM2.5 levels to more than 9 times the World Health Organization’s recommended exposure. The
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Luxembourg, Cyprus Have Europe’s Cleanest Waters: Survey
Bathers in search of Europe’s cleanest waters for a swim may want to consider landlocked Luxembourg, sandwiched between Belgium, Germany and France. The grand duchy’s 11 bathing sites, which include
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EPA Defeats Groups’ Push to Toughen Rules on Acid Rain
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in at least its sixth court victory this year in air-quality cases, defeated a challenge by environmental groups to its delay of new rules to combat acid rain.
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Australia Wheat Areas Seen Drier Through Winter as El Nino Looms
Wheat-growing regions in Australia are set for a drier winter amid a looming El Nino event, which can bring below-average rain to the country’s east and south. The odds for below-average rainfall is
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U.S. Seeks Wind-Power Investments Near New York Coast
The U.S. Interior Department is seeking interest from companies that want to build offshore wind farms about 13 miles (20 kilometers) south of Long Beach, New York. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
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Carbon Price Hurt by Australia, Russia Policies, World Bank Says
Efforts to put a value on greenhouse-gas emissions to contain global warming are being hurt as countries from Australia to Russia and Japan pull back from carbon-reduction commitments, according to the
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London’s Dirty Secret Pollutes Like Beijing Airpocalypse
Levels of the harmful air pollutant nitrogen dioxide at a city-center monitoring station are the highest in Europe. Concentrations are greater even than in Beijing, where expatriates have dubbed the city’s