US environmental agency in urgent need of repair after four-year Trump mess
For many scientists at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the past four years working in President Donald Trump’s government have felt like an eternity. Largely sidelined, they could only watch as his administration dismantled science advisory panels, disregarded scientific evidence and weakened pollution regulations. Expectations are high that the...
Angola oil minister poised to take over Opec presidency
The election of Angola to the rotating presidency of the conference of ministers of Opec is expected to thrust Angola Minister of Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas Diamantino Pedro Azevedo to the forefront in the efforts to stabilise the volatile oil market in the new year. The assumption of the...