Tag: Energy and the environment
Clean megaprojects divide surprise group: environmentalists
PORTLAND, Maine — Sprawling wind farms located off the coast. Hydropower transmission lines that cut through some of America's most beloved forests and rivers....
New solar plant for California desert gains federal approval
BLYTHE, Calif. — The federal Bureau of Land Management has given final approval for a solar power plant on public lands in the southeastern...
Wyoming backs coal with $1.2M threat to sue other states
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — While most states pursue ways to boost renewable energy, Wyoming is doing the opposite with a new program aimed at propping...
Carper urges tough US rules barring gas-powered cars by 2035
WASHINGTON — A top Senate Democrat is urging U.S. anti-pollution standards that would follow a deal brokered by California with five automakers and then...
Gone Fission: Controversial nuke plant near NYC shuts down
BUCHANAN, N.Y. — Indian Point will permanently stop producing nuclear power Friday, capping a decades-long battle over a key source of electricity in the...
Daimler Truck, Volvo to make fuel cells in Europe from 2025
FRANKFURT, Germany — Germany's Daimler Truck AG and Sweden's Volvo Group say they plan to jointly manufacture hydrogen fuel cells for trucks in Europe...
TVA CEO: US needs tech advances to reach carbon goals
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The head of America’s largest public utility said they are on track to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by the...
Democrats move to reinstate methane rules loosened by Trump
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats are moving to reinstate regulations designed to limit potent greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas fields, part of a...
The Hamburglar? How a story about meat limits fell apart
NEW YORK — President Joe Biden spent only a weekend as the “Hamburglar” in the conservative media world.
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China cuts steel import tariffs to push industry to improve
BEIJING — China suspended some import taxes on steel Wednesday as part of a multiyear campaign to use market pressures to force Chinese producers...
