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U.S. Justice Department probes California refinery over emissions

By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating a California unit of oil refiner PBF Energy Inc over a November emissions release, the company said.      PBF Energy's

France, Netherlands call for EU climate clampdown on private jets

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Austria, France, Ireland and the Netherlands have called on the European Union to toughen laws to curb the impact of private jet travel on the climate, a document

Carbon removal industry challenges findings of skeptical UN body

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Carbon removal industry representatives have challenged a document a United Nations scientific body released this week that casts doubt on the nascent

Tear gas taints the air as TotalEnergies AGM rejects climate activist resolution

By Benjamin Mallet and America Hernandez PARIS (Reuters) - TotalEnergies shareholders rejected an activist resolution on Friday urging faster cuts to the oil major's greenhouse gas emissions programme

No EU vote on restricting ‘forever chemicals’ before 2025, EU official says

By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union will not vote on phasing out so-called forever chemicals before 2025, an EU official said, as the bloc moves to regulate the use of such

Olympics-Paris to ban single-use plastic at 2024 Games

PARIS (Reuters) - Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Friday the city planned to ban single-use plastic when it holds the 2024 Olympic Games as part of efforts to tackle a global plastic pollution crisis

Killer whales wreck boat in latest attack off Spain

MADRID (Reuters) - Killer whales severely damaged a sailing boat off the coast of southern Spain, the local maritime rescue service said on Thursday, adding to dozens of orca attacks on vessels

Why tiger reserves see ‘less deforestation, carbon emission from forest loss’ than protected areas

Researchers from National University of Singapore & Princeton assessed 45 tiger reserves in India to find avoided emissions translate into ecosystem services worth around $92 mn.

Monsoon to be normal this year, says IMD, but warns of less rains & higher temperatures in June

An El Nino is likely to set in during monsoon. But IMD’s forecast says that a positive Indian Ocean Dipole may simultaneously develop that could counteract the effects of El Nino.

Monsoon likely to be normal this year despite El Nino, says IMD

This would make it the fifth straight year of normal or above normal summer rains that spur farm and overall economic growth in Asia’s third-biggest economy.

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

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.