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Scottish Secretary Alister Jack appeared before a House of Lords committee on Wednesday (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

UK minister planning nuclear reactor in Scotland, says minister

Scottish Secretary says no 'point having a great fight' about nuclear proposals as devolved government resists efforts.

By Craig Paton15 May 2024UK PA Media

Student ambassador Marilyn Chavez, in foreground, talks with a faculty member at the California Center for Climate Change Education on the West Los Angeles College campus in Culver City, Calif., Tuesday, March 12, 2024. As students consider jobs that play a role in solving the climate crisis, they’re looking for meaningful climate training and community colleges are responding. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Clean energy training boom as climate-related jobs expand in US

Community colleges across America give courses in EV repair and wind turbines as green industry hopes to hire homegrown talent.

By Alexa St. John and Melina Walling15 May 2024The Associated Press

President Joe Biden arrives to speak in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, announcing plans to impose major new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies imported from China. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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New US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, batteries and solar cells could raise consumer prices

New tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and batteries, solar cells, medical equipment and other goods are intended to protect U.S. jobs and manufacturers.

By Matthew Daly14 May 2024The Associated Press

U.S. President Joe Biden acknowledges White House executive chef Cristeta Comerford, at a reception celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, U.S., May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/ File Photo

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Analysis: Biden’s new China tariff wall faces leakage via Mexico, Vietnam

Analysis: The Biden administration's new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and other strategic sectors will likely accelerate a shift of Chinese production to...

By David Lawder14 May 2024Reuters

Maryland Governor Wes Moore speaks alongside members of the Maryland congressional delegation and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg during a press conference regarding the recent collapse of Baltimore, Maryland's Francis Scott Key Bridge, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 9, 2024. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/File Photo

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Maryland sets course for offshore wind energy expansion with new legislation

Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed a bill aimed at reevaluating and potentially revising existing offshore wind project plans, setting the stage for the...

By Reuters14 May 2024Reuters

Offshore wind has expanded as fossil fuels have declined (Ben Birchall/PA)

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New industry readies for launch as researchers hone offshore power

Offshore wind power revolution is being spearheaded by the University of Maine, as the US government eyes the state's waters for the first...

By David Sharp and Jennifer Mcdermott14 May 2024The Associated Press

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a reception celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, U.S., May 13, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

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Biden signs ban on imports of Russian nuclear reactor fuel into law

Enriched Russian uranium will not be imported to the United States in President Biden's latest effort to disrupt Putin's regime.

By Timothy Gardner13 May 2024Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the White House in Washington, U.S., August 27, 2023. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson/File Photo

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US to force China-linked firm to sell land near US missile silos

The White House gave a Chinese-linked company and its partners 120 days to sell property they had bought near a U.S. Air Force...

By Alexandra Alper and David Ljunggren13 May 2024Reuters

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Canadian Climate Institute on Alberta’s evolving electricity market

The recent electricity price spikes witnessed in Alberta have come as the market moved between years with supply surplus, to tighter market conditions.

By Kathari News13 May 2024Canadian Climate Institute