Several automakers back Trump in two other California vehicle emissions suits

General Motors Co , Toyota Motor Corp , Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and other major automakers late Thursday sought to intervene on the side of the Trump administration in two additional legal challenges to its efforts to bar California from setting tailpipe emissions standards.

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Tesco vows to remove 1 billion pieces of plastic packaging by end-2020

Britain's biggest retailer Tesco has pledged to remove one billion pieces of plastic packaging from products in its UK stores by the end of 2020, seeking to reduce its environmental impact and meet growing consumer demand for less waste.

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Southern California endures second straight day of wind-stoked wildfires

A fresh spate of Southern California wildfires roared to life on Thursday, destroying homes and forcing evacuations, as the region faced a second day of explosively fierce Santa Ana winds that have fanned flames, displacing thousands of residents.

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As Brazil's oil industry grows, environmentalists raise red flags

As executives gather in Rio de Janeiro ahead of a blockbuster offshore oil auction, a mysterious crude spill is raising questions about whether Brazil's oil industry is growing faster than the government's ability to police it.

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Desert winds fuel twin wildfires around Los Angeles

Firefighters in Southern California braced for another day of gusting desert winds on Thursday as they confronted twin wildfires that have displaced thousands of residents in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

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Haze has likely affected palm oil production in Indonesia: analyst Fry

Haze due to forest fires in top palm oil producer Indonesia has likely affected the quality of palm fruits and production of the vegetable oil this year, a leading industry analyst James Fry said on Thursday.

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Europe’s carbon market emissions fell 4% in 2018

Emissions regulated by Europe's carbon market fell by 4% in 2018, the European Commission said on Thursday, as renewable power generation increased.

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Massive mining waste dams could pose deadly risks, say investors

A global inquiry into how mining companies store billions of tonnes of waste in huge dams, launched after a collapse in Brazil killed hundreds, shows about a tenth of the structures have had stability issues, investors said on Thursday.

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Cheaper solar power gains ground in southeast Asia

Southeast Asia is accelerating plans to harness energy from the sun in coming years as the cost of generating electricity from some solar power projects has become more affordable than gas-fired plants, officials and analysts said.

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Dutch construction boom set to end as EU nitrogen rules bite

A six-year construction boom in the Netherlands is set to end next year, a research firm said on Thursday, as uncertainty over European Union rules on nitrogen emissions delays thousands of building projects across the country.

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Investors fear looming safety risks of mining waste dams

A global inquiry into how mining companies store billions of tonnes of waste in huge dams, launched after a collapse in Brazil killed hundreds, shows about a tenth of the structures have had stability issues, investors said on Thursday.

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German court to rule on farmers' climate change challenge

A family of farmers worried that their windswept North Sea island will be engulfed by rising sea-levels is among a Greenpeace-led group of plaintiffs seeking a court ruling that Germany must act faster on climate change.

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Time for fungus? Indonesian watchmaker turns to mushroom leather

A watchmaker in Indonesia's Bandung city thinks the next step in sustainability is a wristwatch with a strap made out of the complex root structure of a mushroom.

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