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Solvay reaches nearly $393 million PFAS settlement with New Jersey

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The U.S. branch of Belgian chemicals company Solvay has struck a nearly $393-million deal with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to settle some claims

Solvay settles drinking water pollution claims with New Jersey

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The U.S. branch of Belgian chemicals company Solvay has struck a deal with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to settle some claims linked to drinking

U.S. launches $7bln program to bring solar to low-income households

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday launched a $7 billion competitive grant program that aims to give low-income communities access to

Green energy investor CIP sees regulation, not cost, as biggest challenge

By Nora Buli OSLO (Reuters) - Lack of access to acreage and slow permitting pose bigger challenges to expanding renewable energy than rising costs, global green investment company Copenhagen

Spain raises bet on green hydrogen, biogas in draft plan

By Pietro Lombardi MADRID (Reuters) -Spain will double its 2030 biogas production target and almost triple its green hydrogen goal as part of a broad upgrade of its energy and climate ambitions, a

Smoky skies hang over U.S. Midwest, East Coast, hurting air quality

By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) - Smoke from raging Canadian wildfires hung over the U.S. Midwest and parts of the East Coast on Wednesday, creating hazy skies and worsening air quality, making

Farm boom, fires make Bolivia No. 3 in world for forest loss

By Lucinda Elliott MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - Forest loss in Bolivia accelerated by about a third last year with clearances in the country trailing only giant neighbor Brazil and the Democratic Republic

86% safai karamcharis in Delhi have poor lung function, women ‘more vulnerable’, finds NGO-led survey

Survey studied relationship between air pollution and incidence of respiratory illness among waste-pickers, municipal sweepers & security guards and compared it to findings among a control group.

Spain doubles green hydrogen, biogas targets in draft plan

By Pietro Lombardi MADRID (Reuters) -Spain will double its 2030 biogas and green hydrogen production targets and raise its wider energy and climate ambitions, a draft of the government's climate

UK loses position as global leader in climate action, say country’s climate advisers

Britain in 2019 became the first member of G7 nations to set a target to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, requiring major changes in the way Britons travel and use electricity.

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Iran war has given India a blueprint for the next conflict

Pakistan would be itching to do an Iran on us and China would be planning to execute an air campaign without allowing us asymmetrical escalation. India has no choice but to transform.

Haryana’s new industrial policy in the works, but industry says old problems remain unsolved

Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.

Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’ 

CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.