Tag: Energy and the environment
US pledges funding to help Egypt move to solar power
CAIRO — The United States is planning to increase funding to Egypt to help it convert to solar energy and move away from fossil...
EU court: Czechs want Poland fined for ignoring mine ban
WARSAW, Poland — The European Union's top court said Tuesday that the Czech Republic is pressing for Poland to be fined 5 million euros...
Go green or go bipartisan? Biden’s big infrastructure choice
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s hopes of channeling billions of dollars into green infrastructure investments to fight climate change are running into the...
Energy Secretary says US wants ‘responsible’ lithium mining
NORTH LAS VEGAS — Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said the Biden administration wants to see lithium needed for electric cars to be mined...
Fight over Canadian oil rages on after pipeline’s demise
BILLINGS, Mont. — The Keystone XL is dead after a 12-year attempt to build the oil pipeline, yet the fight over Canadian crude rages...
Polish miners, power workers, protest shift away from coal
WARSAW, Poland — Some four thousand Polish coal mining and power workers protested in Warsaw Wednesday against the gradual phasing out of coal use...
Eying deal, GM softens on tough standards for car pollution
DETROIT — The nation's largest automaker said Wednesday it can support greenhouse gas emissions limits that other car manufacturers negotiated with California — if...
EXPLAINER: Why a rural pipeline is a climate battleground
As Enbridge Energy prepares to finish rebuilding an oil pipeline across rural northern Minnesota, protesters are occupying part of the construction area and pledging...
Interior gauging interest in Gulf of Mexico wind power
NEW ORLEANS — President Joe Biden's administration wants to know whether offshore wind companies want to move into the Gulf of Mexico.
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Automakers face a threat to EV sales: Slow charging times
DETROIT — If the auto industry is to succeed in its bet that electric vehicles will soon dominate the roads, it will need to...
