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FILE PHOTO: A cooling tower is seen at the Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant, during a tour by Constellation Energy, which has ordered a main power transformer for the nuclear reactor it is trying to reopen, in Middletown, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 16, 2024. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
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Constellation inks $1 billion deal to supply US government with nuclear power

Constellation Energy wins a record $1B contract to supply nuclear power to 13 U.S. federal agencies, starting in 2025.

FILE PHOTO: Finnish Coast Guard stops a small boat which tried to reach the oil tanker Eagle S anchored near the Kilpilahti port in Porvoo, on the Gulf of Finland December 30, 2024.  Lehtikuva/Jussi Nukari/via REUTERS/File Photo
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Finland power grid operator asks court to seize tanker over cable damage

The undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia was damaged on Dec. 25 along with four telecoms lines.

FILE PHOTO: Semiconductor chips are seen on a printed circuit board in this illustration picture taken February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo
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China proposes further export curbs on battery, critical minerals tech

The restrictions could hinder the overseas expansion plans of major Chinese battery makers.

The UK has had its fourth warmest year on record, with some counties seeing their second wettest years on record (Joe Giddens/PA)
ClimateEnvironmentNewsWeather

2024 was fourth hottest on record for UK as climate warms, Met Office says

For the UK, top 10 warmest years in the records dating back to the 19th century have occurred since the year 2000.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Equinor is set up at the entrance of a building at Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant Hammerfest LNG in Hammerfest, Norway, March 14, 2024. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo
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Equinor secures $3 billion financing for U.S. Empire Wind 1 project

The company expects the total capital investments to be around $5 billion.

FILE - This photo provided by Lynne Buckner shows a Kings River pryg, a springsnail found in 13 isolated springs around Thacker Pass, 200 miles northeast of Reno, Nev., April 7, 2022. (Lynne Buckner via AP, File)
BiodiversityClimateCritical MineralsMineralsMiningNews

A drop in groundwater could mean big trouble for a tiny snail as Nevada lithium project presses on

A tiny and endangered species of snail could put a hold on one of the United States' largest planned lithium mines.

FILE PHOTO: A sign is displayed on the Morgan Stanley building in New York, U.S., July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
News

Morgan Stanley to leave sector climate coalition

The decision by Morgan Stanley follows similar moves in recent weeks by Citigroup, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs.

FILE PHOTO:A car gets charged at a charging point in Oslo, Norway, December 11, 2024. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
BusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsTradeTransport

Chinese electric vehicles gain market share in Norway

Wealthy Norway is far ahead of most countries in the switch to electric vehicles, and has not imposed tariffs on Chinese EVs.

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