Norway is to allow mining waste to be dumped in its fjords after the government won a court case against environmental organisations trying to block the plan
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Substack is removing some publications that express support for Nazis, the company said today
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The future of the cruise ship – emissions-free wind power
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Joe Biden administration announces $1 billion for low-emission US school buses
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Norway is likely to become the first country in the world to move forward with the controversial practice of commercial-scale deep-sea mining
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Legislators in Kentucky and other fossil states charge EV drivers more than double in taxes than internal combustion engine drivers
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How social media’s biggest user protest rocked Reddit
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Aripiprazole (Abilify and generic brands): risk of pathological gambling
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India targets Apple over its phone hacking notifications
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Why a 100-year supply? How Arizona got its famous, yet arbitrarily numbered groundwater rule.
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Paris is saying 'non' to a US-style hellscape of supersized cars – and so should the rest of Europe
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France could soon build several nuclear reactors in Sweden, according to a letter of intent signed by the two countries' energy ministers
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Twitch's new sexual content guidelines updated to include 'artistic nudity' after viral topless stream
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With one of the lowest rates of bullying in Europe, we speak to teachers, pupils and parents to find out how Denmark is managing to stamp out harassment in schools
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US government court filing promises to spend $1 billion to help depleted salmon populations recover
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Finland and Italy seek to hinder restrictions on single-use packaging ahead of next week's gathering of EU ministers in Brussels
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Developing countries emit 2/3 of the world's carbon: they can't afford the lending terms of renewable projects
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The site of a mining town on Svalbard is now being returned to nature in one of Norway's biggest-ever restoration projects
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Nations at climate summit agree to move away from fossil fuels
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Masha Gessen’s Hannah Arendt Prize has been canceled because of their essay on Gaza
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Thailand takes steps toward legalizing same sex marriage - bill from cabinet will be submitted to parliament
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Amsterdam to cut speed limits 40% to improve road safety
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$1B grant will help make high speed rail a reality from Raleigh to Richmond
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Norway's minority government and two opposition parties have agreed to allow seabed mineral exploration in the Arctic region
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Slate's latest article about US Social Security benefits was full of errors, myths and lies
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Reading to Philadelphia train takes a major step forward as it gets federal funding (also, Scranton to NYC)
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You can’t even pay people to have more kids
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Lars Aagaard, Danish climate minister, says farmers deserving most success on the European market should be those who emit the least carbon per tonne of food produced
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Why did US National Environmental Policy Act peak in 2016?
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The world-first Danish strategy to encourage plant-based foods may contain a lesson for other nations looking to cut back on meat – build new demand first
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Norway's new gas field highlights tensions as COP28 climate talks open – new North Sea projects jar with push to phase out fossil fuels
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Bosses imposed rigid policies requiring return to the office. Now they’re facing a wave of legal battles.
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Amazon is warning employees they risk undermining their own promotion prospects unless they return to the office (RTO) for three days a week, as was mandated by CEO Andy Jassy months ago
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NYC budget cuts will close some composting programs
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Maryland is making a $27.2 million investment in devices as part of an effort to ensure residents have the technology to access reliable, high-speed internet.
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It's one of the world's toughest anti-smoking laws. The Māori see a major flaw.
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US National Transportation Safety Board calls on automakers to install speed-limiting tech in new vehicles
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Twitter’s former head of trust and safety finally breaks her silence
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Residents of Luleå, Sweden welcome new campaign encouraging them to say hello to each other during dark winter months
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Joe Biden administration offers $35 billion in low-interest loans to support US transit-oriented development
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The next power plant is on the roof and in the basement
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Solar power to the people: California program brings clean energy to Oakland
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Sweden's government has pledged to take an active role in securing financing for a massive buildout of nuclear power to meet an expected surge in electricity demand
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NGO CLASP report - Out of date, inefficient air conditioners sold by the millions in smaller Asian countries
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Norwegian state-run telco Telenor announced plans to sell its satellite division to Space Norway, part of the country's space agency
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Denmark is to restrict the sale of alcohol to under-eighteens and increase the price of suckable nicotine sachets, as their growing popularity is worrying health authorities
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Opinion: US infrastructure law offers too little progress on climate and equity
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One huge contradiction is undoing our best climate efforts
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Massachusetts passed a law requiring cars make data accessible to independent shops to allow repairs. Automakers sued.
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Pakistan is planting lots of mangrove forests. Is it restoration? Carbon colonialism? Both?
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