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U.S. will change course on climate change policy: Former EPA transition head

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U.S. may withdraw from UN Framework Convention on Climate Change By Nina Chestney LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) – The United States will switch course on climate change and pull out of a global pact to cut emissions, said Myron Ebell, who headed U.S. President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) transition team until his inauguration. […]

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U.S. Energy Department balks at Trump request for names on climate change

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Energy Department request left staff unsettled By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. Energy Department said on Tuesday it will not comply with a request from President-elect Donald Trump’s Energy Department transition team for the names of people who have worked on climate change and the professional society memberships of lab workers. The

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Ships more at risk after first Somali pirate attack in years

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UN report on Somali pirate attacks says progress on fighting piracy “fragile and reversible” By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Merchant vessels sailing through busy shipping lanes between Somalia and Yemen may be underestimating the risk of piracy and terrorism following two attempted attacks last month, maritime officials say. More than 40 per

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UN airline emissions pact gets cold welcome from EU lawmakers

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EU has own airline emissions scheme for internal flights  By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS, Oct 7 (Reuters) – European Union lawmakers decided to keep the bloc’s own airline emissions trading scheme for intra-European flights after the United Nations agreed a deal to curb aviation pollution but left open a decision on eventually including international flights. EU lawmakers say

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