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Chinese Lithium Slumps 10% After EU Deal Slashes Hybrid Exports
Lithium futures in China slumped as the agreement to limit hybrid car exports to the European Union weighed on demand prospects for the battery material.
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Ford Killed Its Electric Truck. Then Demand Surged
The F-150 Lightning has become a coveted item in the used market after the company discontinued the model.
By Kyle Stock | Updated on Oct 11, 2026 at 03:00 PM...
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PG&E Begins Preemptive Power Cuts as California Fire Risk Rises
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. said it’s shutting off power to some customers in northern and central California after dry weather and gusty winds elevated the ri...
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Prospect of Arctic Blasts Threatens Energy Traders’ El Niño Bets
Traders are piling into bearish bets on US natural gas, wagering that a powerful El Niño will keep temperatures mild and curb heating demand this winter. A burs...
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Dual Tropical Storms Hit Both US Coasts With Floods and Outages
More than 440,000 homes and businesses from Pennsylvania to Florida are without power and flood threats are rising at both ends of the country as the US deals w...
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Hedge Funds Snap Up LA Wildfire Deals as Backlash Sputters
Hedge funds are stepping up purchases of legal claims tied to the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, after political opposition to the deals lost steam.
In some cases...
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China Proposes Curbs on Hidden Handles, Virtual Controls
China proposed banning fully hidden car-door handles and requiring physical controls for certain safety-critical functions as regulators seek to strengthen over...
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Isaias Leaves Thousands Without Power, Kills at Least 4 People
Downpours spread across the Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic as Isaias’ remnants headed north after knocking out power to hundreds of thousands in three states and...
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Europe’s Troubled Carmakers Get China Boost on Way to Paris Show
European carmaking leaders are heading to next week’s Paris Motor Show after winning some breathing room from Chinese competitors.
Trade officials from China a...
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Hurricane Isaias Snaps Power Lines as It Nears Florida Coast
Hurricane Isaias triggered blackouts as it barreled closer to the US Gulf Coast Friday evening, bringing extreme wind gusts and a dangerous storm surge to the r...
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Aftershocks Rock Panama Following Largest Quake in Decades
Panama was hit by its strongest earthquake in more than seven decades on Friday, followed by powerful aftershocks, as President José Raúl Mulino said no deaths...
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro Promises a Sharp Pivot on Climate and the Amazon
The challenger’s stance on the environment is mostly at odds with that of the sitting president, Lula.
By Fabiano Maisonnave | Updated on Oct 09, 2026 at 10:00...
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Hurricane Isaias Reaches Category 3 as It Nears Florida
Hurricane Isaias strengthened into a major storm Friday as it barreled toward more than 3 million people along the US Gulf Coast, threatening dangerous flooding...
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Low Rhine Curbs Coal Supplies at Steag German Power Plant
Power generator Steag GmbH warned of reduced availability at one of its coal plants as record-low water levels on the Rhine restrict fuel deliveries, the latest...
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Chile Starts Cleaning Up After Mudslide, Flooding Hit Capital
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Emergency crews are working to clear mud, rocks and stranded vehicles from streets in Chile’s capital Friday after flash flooding swept through...
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China’s Geely Automobile to Enter Canadian EV Market Next Year
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. plans to launch in Canada next year, positioning it be the first Chinese mass market electric vehicle maker to establish a presen...
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UK’s Yorkshire Enters Drought Even as Rain Starts to Fall
Yorkshire, in northern England, was declared to be in drought on Friday despite recent rainfall.
It’s the latest sign that the UK’s hottest summer on record is...
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Hurricane Isaias Strengthens in US Gulf as Oil Output Dives
Offshore US oil production is plummeting as Hurricane Isaias pushes toward a coastline dotted with refineries and chemical plants.
The storm intensified overni...
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Weather-Roiling El Niño Hits Record Strength, Japan Bureau Says
The El Niño that’s upending weather across South America and Asia has intensified to the strongest on record, according to Japan’s national forecaster, threaten...
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F1 Says Singapore Race Will Go Ahead Despite Indonesia Haze
Singapore’s Formula 1 race will go ahead this weekend despite haze from Indonesian wildfires that has choked the city for weeks, pushing it to the top of the gl...
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Spreading Fire Shuts Interstate 5 Freeway North of Los Angeles
A growing brush fire has shut Interstate 5 in both directions in north Los Angeles County, prompting evacuation orders and warnings as crews battle to bring the...
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Environmental Groups Criticize Senate Permitting Deal as Bad Bargain
Some say weakening endangered-species protections in exchange for a faster clean-energy buildout is a tradeoff they can’t accept.
By Leslie Kaufman and Zahra H...
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Record El Niño Is Roiling Industries Months Before Its Peak
Meteorologists are predicting the phenomenon will last at least until February.
By Eric Roston | Updated on Oct 08, 2026 at 08:24 PM
The ongoing El Niño is ex...
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Flash Floods Stun Affluent Neighborhoods in Chilean Capital
A sudden surge of water and debris swept through the affluent Santiago district of Las Condes on Thursday, dragging vehicles, damaging homes and snarling traffi...
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PG&E Warns of Possible Weekend Power Cuts Amid Windy Weather
PG&E Corp. is warning that customers in northern California are at risk of losing power this weekend as dry winds elevate the risk of wildfires.
California’s b...
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Carney Launches C$2 Billion Home Retrofit Program
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is rolling out a new rebate program to help Canadians to adopt electric heat pumps, providing households with as much as...
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Hurricane Isaias Nears Major Status Ahead of Gulf Coast Landfall
Hurricane Isaias is gathering strength Thursday morning despite persistent crosswinds, raising the threat of damaging winds and flooding across a wide stretch o...
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Malaysia PM Calls Prabowo Over Haze as Kuala Lumpur Chokes
Malaysia’s prime minister has contacted Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto about efforts to tackle the thick smog that has choked Kuala Lumpur and other part...
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Haze Blankets Malaysian Capital as State Leader Urges Action
The head of Malaysia’s second-most populous state called for an emergency meeting of regional leaders to tackle haze from Indonesia’s wildfires, as Kuala Lumpur...
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AI Climate Impact Risks Blurring Views of Policymakers, BIS Says
Artificial intelligence’s effect on the environment is clouding the indicators officials commonly use to set interest rates, according to a Bank for Internation...
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Climate Needs Same Urgency as Defense Spending, COP31 Chief Says
Action to curb emissions and bolster resilience to the impacts of extreme weather needs similar urgency to international efforts to lift defense investments, ac...
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Pakistan Says Middle East Oil Shock Is Accelerating EV Shift
Pakistan expects to reach its electric-vehicle adoption target ahead of schedule as surging oil prices make switching away from gasoline-powered cars increasing...
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EPA Readies Bid to Ease Methane Controls for Oil, Gas
The US Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday it is readying a proposal to loosen federal rules designed to cut methane releases from oil and gas operat...
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Record Wind Output Can’t Break Britain’s Reliance on Costly Gas
Record wind generation slashed Britain’s use of natural gas fired power last month, but wasn’t enough to shield the country from surging prices triggered by the...
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German Climate Finance Cut Widens Gap for Global South After US Retreat
Germany has fallen short of a funding pledge for global climate action and adaptation, making it harder to plug a financing gap in the Global South left by the...
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French Wine Output at Lowest in Almost 70 Years on Heat, Drought
France’s wine output is set to drop to an almost 70-year low after scorching heat waves and drought battered vineyards, at a time when the industry is also grap...
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First Atlantic Hurricane of 2026 to Threaten US Gulf Coast
The US Gulf Coast will likely be hit by the first Atlantic hurricane of the year in coming days as a storm rapidly gathers strength off the Mexican coast.
A tr...
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Volkswagen Sets Aside £725 Million for UK Car Finance Payout
The UK financing arm of Volkswagen AG has made a £725 million ($960 million) provision to cover the costs of a plan to compensate British customers who were ove...
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Jaguar Unveils £130,000 Electric Car in UK Brand’s Reboot
Jaguar presented the first model of its new fully electric lineup, a £130,000 ($172,000) grand tourer aimed at breathing new life into the storied British brand...
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Singapore Smog Worst in World as Haze Shuts Malaysia Schools
Singapore’s air pollution worsened to the highest in the world as haze from Indonesia wildfires blankets the region days before the city-state’s annual Formula...
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Climate Ruling Deals Blow to Australia's $49 Billion Coal Export Sector
Australia’s highest court ruled planning authorities weighing coal mine projects should consider climate change impacts triggered by the use of the fuel, potent...
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Rising Water Bills Have Added to the Squeeze on American Households
Water costs increased by 62% over the past decade, outpacing overall inflation and grocery prices, according to new research by Food & Water Watch.
By Leslie K...
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BBVA Warns of Financial Hurdles Ahead of Turkey Climate Talks
Bankers heading to Turkey for next month’s COP31 climate summit face difficult talks not just over how to mobilize capital, but also over how to scale projects...
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First Small Nuclear Reactors Seeking to Connect to Texas Grid
Blue Energy Global Inc., a nuclear startup, has applied to connect to the Texas power grid, the first company to seek permission to deliver electricity from nex...
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EU Wants to Track Potential Rogue Efforts to Block Out Sun
The European Union has launched a €35 million ($39.4 million) tender to fund research and coordination on, among other things, detecting rogue efforts to alter...
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EU to Push Global Emission-Cutting Ambitions at COP31 Summit
The European Union will push for a so-called “mitigation package” at the COP31 climate summit next month after a recent United Nations report said the world wou...
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France’s Drought Strains Drinking Water for 1 Million People
France’s historic drought is stressing the country’s drinking-water system, forcing tens of thousands of people in some areas to rely on bottled water and tanke...
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A Surge in US Solar Exports Helps Cuba Keep Some of Its Lights On
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When Cuba suffered its seventh national blackout this year, the guests at La Campana in Havana kept partying. Thanks to the event center’s s...
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Vietnam’s LNG Power-Plant Ambitions Are Well Behind Schedule
Vietnam’s ambitions to rapidly expand liquefied natural gas imports to feed growing electricity demand are unraveling, as red tape and financial hurdles delay n...
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Calpers to Step Up Its Private-Credit Allocations to Energy
California Public Employees’ Retirement System is planning to build out its private-credit bets targeting the energy transition, an area its analysis indicates...
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India’s Richest State Rations Water After Worst Monsoon in Years
Maharashtra, India’s wealthiest state, will cut water supplies to homes by at least 10% after a powerful El Niño left the country with its weakest monsoon in mo...
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Greenpeace Links 20 Agricultural Firms to Indonesian Fires
Greenpeace has identified more than 20 palm, pulp and sugar companies, including several with links to Malaysia and Singapore, whose land concessions contained...
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Sinking Tuvalu Hosts World Leaders With Call For More Climate Action
A delegation of global dignitaries visited remote, climate change-threatened Tuvalu in the western Pacific Ocean, as advocates press the case for stronger commi...
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Rare Shark, Orca Sightings Off Mozambique Raise El Niño Question
Growing numbers of orcas and whale sharks have started appearing off the coast of Mozambique, in an unusual development that’s coincided with the formation of t...
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Toyota’s ‘Baby’ Land Cruiser Seen Bolstering Asia Car Sales
Toyota Motor Corp. is counting on a new Land Cruiser, the smallest in its lineup, to defend its foothold in Asia as China’s automakers rapidly expand across the...
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Lucid’s Cost-Cut Plan Leads to Pullback in Quarterly EV Output
Lucid Group Inc.’s production fell sharply as the struggling maker of electric vehicles worked to rein in costs and prioritize selling existing inventory.
The...
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Supreme Court Grapples With Climate Suits Against Companies
The US Supreme Court wrestled with whether to allow state and local lawsuits blaming oil companies for climate change, as the justices opened their new term wit...
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Germany, France Press EU to Protect Exporters From CO2 Rules
France and Germany are leading a push to force the European Union to come up with a better way of protecting exporters against tightening rules on carbon dioxid...