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Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits New York City region, USGS says

By Julia Harte and Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) -A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck near New York City on Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, shaking buildings and surprising residents in

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes New York, New Jersey – EMSC

(Reuters) -A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck the New York City region on Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, shaking buildings and surprising residents in an area that rarely

Magnitude 4.7 earthquake hits New York City region, USGS says

(Reuters) -A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck the New York City region on Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, shaking buildings and surprising residents in an area that rarely

Policy push for carbon removal credits lures finance, aviation

By Peter Henderson, Susanna Twidale and Simon Jessop SAN FRANCISCO/LONDON (Reuters) - Demand for credits reflecting the engineered removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is expected by some to

US court upholds license for deepwater oil-export facility

By Arathy Somasekhar (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday upheld federal approval of a deepwater oil-export facility planned off the Texas Gulf Coast, saying the proposed Enterprise Products

US SEC stays climate disclosure rule amid legal challenges

By Isla Binnie NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street's top regulator has stayed new climate-related disclosure requirements pending judicial review, the agency said in a statement on Thursday, after

Non-proliferation experts urge US to not support nuclear fuel project

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nuclear proliferation experts who served under four U.S. presidents told President Joe Biden and his administration on Thursday that a pilot project to

Forecasters predict ‘extremely active’ 2024 Atlantic hurricane season

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - Weather forecasters at Colorado State University (CSU) on Thursday predicted an "extremely active" 2024 Atlantic hurricane season because of warm sea surface

Biden administration awards $20 billion for clean energy investment in low-income communities

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator (EPA) Michael Regan on Thursday announced eight organizations that will

Renewables growth still lags climate targets, think tank says

By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The world added less than half of the new renewable energy capacity needed to meet its climate goals last year, with rising energy demand and weak grid

On Camera

Haryana win is redemption, J&K defeat is vindication. BJP is walking out of Lok Sabha poll fog

A leader's charisma is a big plus. But don't underestimate the craft of mounting an election campaign. Haryana is BJP's reward for mastering it. All-round participation and peaceful polling in J&K too is a win.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?