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From vaccine sharing to climate, G-7 talks yield agreements

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FALMOUTH, England — The Group of Seven wealthy democracies have wrapped up their first face-to-face summit in two years at a seaside resort in...

5 Poles sue government seeking faster steps on gas emissions

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WARSAW, Poland — A Polish environmental group says five members of the public are separately taking the government to court this month, to demand...

Former VW boss to pay firm $13 million over diesel scandal

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FRANKFURT, Germany — Volkswagen said Wednesday that former CEO Martin Winterkorn has agreed to pay 11.2 million euros ($13.6 million) in compensation for what...

Eying deal, GM softens on tough standards for car pollution

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DETROIT — The nation's largest automaker said Wednesday it can support greenhouse gas emissions limits that other car manufacturers negotiated with California — if...

Carbon dioxide levels hit 50% higher than preindustrial time

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The annual peak of global heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air has reached another dangerous milestone: 50% higher than when the industrial age began....

Top European court faults Germany for high air pollution

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BERLIN — The European Union's top court ruled Thursday that Germany “systematically and persistently" exceeded limits on nitrogen dioxide, a harmful gas produced by...

California urges EPA to let state set car-emissions standard

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WASHINGTON — Officials from California, New York and other states urged the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to allow California to set its own...

Ghosn testifies to French investigators in Renault probe

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BEIRUT — For hours, French investigators on Thursday questioned fugitive former auto magnate Carlos Ghosn in the Lebanese capital as a witness in a...

Court orders Royal Dutch Shell to cut carbon emissions

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch court has ordered Royal Dutch Shell to cut its carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 compared to 2019...

Groups accuse Tennessee Valley Authority of misusing funds

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Four environmental organizations on Wednesday asked the Tennessee Valley Authority's internal watchdog to investigate whether the nation's largest public utility misused...