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The move is the latest in a series of environmental regulation rollbacks by Trump’s administration and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under its head, Andrew Wheeler.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB245274
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The government proposes banning new contracts for thermal coal exploitation, shortening timeframes for mining exploration and introducing new environmental regulations that could…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285869
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Attention is returning to Greenland’s natural resources -- especially rare-earth elements (REEs) -- and its strategic location, something China and Russia also recognise…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253929
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Myanmar's new government needs foreign investment to pay for development, creating fresh opportunities for China. However, attitudes to foreign investment within Myanmar's…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB213988
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The outlook for the mining sector.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199697
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Although she has recognised the announcement, she still maintains that the result was “illegitimate”. A new government is to take office next week, but Castillo was unable to name…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262936
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The impact of environmental regulations on the extractive sector.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB199011
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Glacier protection legislation in Chile.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249816
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Congress regulates industry by giving legal directions to government departments, but that role has declined with Congress under split control, since legislating is harder. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251435
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The Brumadinho collapse comes just over three years after the similar Samarco disaster in Mariana. Health, environmental and economic concerns are mounting as sludge flows down…