Focus on Industry
Vietnam’s second LNG terminal starts commissioning phase, operator says
SINGAPORE – Vietnam has started the commissioning phase of its second liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and is on track to start commercial...
ArcelorMittal hit by Olympic flame greenwashing accusations
Environmental groups accused ArcelorMittal of greenwashing ahead of the arrival in France of the Olympic flame in a torch forged with low-carbon steel.
As climate shifts, a leafhopper bug plagues Argentina’s corn fields
Argentina corn farmers fear infestations by the leafhopper could become more regular, with fewer frosts in recent years to check the insect's spread,...
For farmers, watching and waiting is a spring planting ritual. Climate change is adding to anxiety
Waiting on the weather is an old story in agriculture, but as climate change drives an increase in spring rains across the Midwest,...
Analysis: Heavy oil shortage spells higher cost for industry
Mexican export cuts and a rerouting of Canadian output are shrinking limited supplies of heavy crude in the Atlantic basin
Ontario suspends chemical plant approval over benzene emissions
Ineos temporarily shuts down facility after environment ministry declares benzene levels too high.
Tesla retreats from next-generation ‘gigacasting’ manufacturing process
Tesla's move away from ambitious plans for 'gigacasting' is another sign that the electric-vehicle maker is retrenching amid falling sales and rising competition.
U.S. sets out ethanol’s path to sustainable aviation fuel subsidies
Air travel so far accounts for about 2% of U.S. carbon pollution. President Joe Biden hopes that creating a subsidized market for lower-emissions...
‘All options still on the table’ for limiting plastics production: Canada’s environment minister
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says all options to eliminate plastic waste are still on the table in negotiations for a global plastic treaty...
