Study calls for strict limits on oil, coal to curb warming

Researchers who estimate how much of the world’s coal, oil and natural gas reserves should be left unburned to slow the increase in climate-changing gases in the atmosphere say even more of these fossil fuels should be left in the ground.

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European officials agree on ban of some single-use plastics

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