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Biden administration aims to clean up power sector with revamped rules
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday announced it has finalized rules targeting carbon, air and water pollution from power plants that
it says could cut over 1 billion metric tons from carbon emissions by 2047 even as demand for electricity grows.
The Environmental Protection Agency tightened a proposal to slash carbon emissions from existing coal and new gas plants, and updated and finalized long-standing rules to reduce mercury and toxic air pollutants and clean up wastewater… Read Full Article
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Searing heat shuts schools for 33 million children
Bangladesh has closed schools and colleges due to extreme heat for the second year in a row.
Searing heat shuts schools for 33 million children
Bangladesh has closed schools and colleges due to extreme heat for the second year in a row.
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China's Nuctech raided in EU over foreign subsidies concerns
BRUSSELS — Chinese security equipment company Nuctech's Dutch and Polish offices were raided by EU competition regulators, the company said on Wednesday, as the European Commission cracks down on companies receiving unfair state subsidies which put EU peers at a disadvantage.
The European Commission has launched four investigations against Chinese companies since its foreign subsidies regulation introduced in July 2023 allowed the executive to assess whether subsidies allowed companies to… Read Full Article
Hundreds of villagers killed in Burkina Faso army revenge attack - report
Soldiers accused residents of aiding Islamist fighters before shooting at them, an investigation shows.
Mass arrests roil college campuses amid pro-Palestinian protests
The University of Southern California canceled its main commencement ceremony after dozens of campus arrests. Meanwhile, students at several schools around the country set up solidarity encampments.
Free beer and taxi rides to woo voters in Indian city
Many companies in Bengaluru city have found innovative ways to encourage people to vote.