Environment

Wind Farm Off of Cape Cod, Opposed by Senator Kennedy, Wins U.S. Approval The U.S. Interior Department gave environmental approval to a proposed wind farm off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, boosting prospects for the first such project in U.S. waters.

Interior Department Proposes New Oil, Gas Leases in U.S. Coastal Waters The U.S. Interior Department proposed new oil and gas leases off the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts.

Russia Calls for `Special Conditions' for Food, Agriculture Within the WTO Russia, the third-largest wheat exporter, called for “special conditions” for food and agriculture products within the World Trade Organization, saying that would help it modernize after the Soviet era.

China May Build Hydropower Plants on World's Highest Major River in Tibet China may build hydropower plants on Tibet's Yarlung Tsangpo, the world's highest major river, to meet long-term energy demand, said the country's dominant distributor of electricity.

Chile Aims to Stem Rising Greenhouse-Gas Emissions to Avert Trade Risks Chile is seeking to stem a rise in greenhouse-gas emissions to avoid possible trade restrictions for contributing to global warming.

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