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Is a Wave of UK Public Money About to Enable New Nuclear Plants?

By EcoWatch / January 22, 2018

By Joe Sandler Clarke A reported public financing deal between the UK and Japanese governments for a new nuclear plant in Anglesey, Wales, could set the UK government up to provide state-support for a raft of nuclear projects hit by financial difficulties. The FT reported on Tuesday that letters had been exchanged between Tokyo and […]

‘I’m Freezing and Shaking’: China’s Winter Heating Crisis, Mapped

By EcoWatch / January 15, 2018

Plastic Pollution Is ‘Low Priority’ for Shoppers, Soft Drink Execs Tell Policy Officials

By EcoWatch / December 20, 2017

Amazon Reef: BP Drilling Plans Dealt Another Blow by Brazilian Regulator

By EcoWatch / December 11, 2017

In Photos: The Battle for Poland’s Ancient Bialowieza Forest

By EcoWatch / November 7, 2017

Beijing Starts the Biggest Shutdown of Steel Factories in History

By EcoWatch / October 31, 2017

By Lauri Myllyvirta, Unearthed Earlier this month and without much comment, dozens of huge steel mills in China stopped or curtailed their operations. In northern China cement plants are preparing to shut down entirely before Christmas. The measures are a part of an aggressive action plan that aims to cut wintertime particulate pollution by 15 […]