Environment and nature

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Social affairsApr 27, 2022

Canada lynx protections deal sealed by US, environmentalists

U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to craft a new habitat plan for the rare, snow-loving Canada lynx that could include more land in Colorado and other western states where they would be protected

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Government and politicsApr 22, 2022

EXPLAINER: Can climate change be solved by pricing carbon?

As climate change bakes the planet, dozens of nations including the U.S. and many local governments are putting a price tag on greenhouse gas emissions that are causing more floods, droughts and other destructive events

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Environment and natureApr 21, 2022

Energy-thirsty Bitcoin miners seek ways to dump fossil fuels

With the cryptocurrency industry under increasing pressure to rein in the environmental impact of the massive amounts of electricity it uses to power computers verifying transactions, some companies mining bitcoin are looking to switch to renewable energy

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Environment and natureApr 16, 2022

Biden increases oil royalty rate, scales back lease sales

The Interior Department is moving forward with the first onshore sales of public oil and gas drilling leases under President Joe Biden, but will sharply increase royalty rates for companies that extract oil

LifestyleApr 11, 2022

Judge says Montana officials unlawfully approved copper mine

A state judge says Montana environmental officials unlawfully approved a copper mine despite worries that mining waste would pollute a river that’s popular among boaters

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Environment and natureApr 6, 2022

Wind energy company kills 150 eagles in US, pleads guilty

A subsidiary of one of the largest U.S. wind energy companies has been sentenced to probation and ordered to pay over $8 million in fines and restitution after at least 150 eagles were killed at its wind farms in eight states

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BusinessApr 5, 2022

Appeals court says US downplayed coal mine's climate impacts

A federal appeals court says U.S. officials improperly downplayed the climate change effects from burning coal when they approved a large expansion at an underground Montana mine that would release an estimated 190 million tons of greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere

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Government and politicsMar 31, 2022

US will require valves on new pipelines to prevent disasters

U.S. officials are adopting a long delayed rule aimed at reducing deaths and environmental damage from oil and gas pipeline ruptures

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Environment and natureMar 30, 2022

US approves bison grazing on Montana prairie amid criticism

U.S. officials have approved a conservation group’s proposal to expand bison grazing on prairies in Montana amid objections from some ranchers and elected officials