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The logo of Mercedes-Benz is seen outside a Mercedes-Benz car dealer in Reze near Nantes, France, March 27, 2024. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/ File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessCourtsEmissionsNewsPoliticsTransport

Mercedes-Benz says US DOJ ended investigation into diesel emissions scandal

Mercedes-Benz says the U.S. Department of Justice has closed its probe into the company's diesel emissions scandal and the car manufacturer is no...

A worker is seen at Anglo American's Los Bronces copper mine in Chile, obtained by Reuters on April 26, 2024.  Anglo American/Handout via REUTERS/ File Photo
BusinessMineralsMiningNews

BHP considering improved proposal for Anglo American after bid was rejected, source says

(Reuters) -BHP Group is considering making an improved offer for Anglo American after its $39 billion initial proposal was rejected by the London-listed...

Dave Duttlinger stands for a portrait on his farmland, next to land he leased to Dunns Bridge Solar LLC who constructed solar farms on top of it in Wheatfield, Indiana, U.S., April 5, 2024.  REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
AgricultureAnalysisClimateIn-DepthSolar

As solar capacity grows, some of America’s most productive farmland is at risk

A renewable energy boom risks damaging some of America's richest soils in key farming states like Indiana, according to a Reuters analysis

Yangon's parks offer some relief from scorching temperatures during daily electricity blackouts (AFP)
AnalysisClimateEnvironmentIn-DepthWeather

‘Everyone sits out’: Yangon parks offer heatwave relief

As the sun sets on another scorching Yangon day, the hot and bothered descend on the Myanmar city’s parks, the coolest place to...

ClimateEmissionsEnvironmentIndigenousNews

Canada’s First Nation declares emergency due to excessive chemicals emission

Canada’s Aamjiwnaang First Nation declared a state of emergency due to a chemical release from INEOS Styrolution’s plastic manufacturing plant in Sarnia, Ontario,...

The Tesla logo is seen on a car in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 9, 2020.  REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
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Tesla job cuts: EV-maker to lay off 693 employees in Nevada, says notice

Tesla plans to lay off 693 employees at its facilities in Sparks, Nevada, the electric-vehicle maker said in its Worker Adjustment and Retraining...

FILE PHOTO: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a news conference regarding the Know2Protect program in New York City, U.S., April 17, 2024.  REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
InfrastructureNewsPoliticsResiliencyUtilities

U.S. names AI advisory board on security of energy, critical infrastructure

The board would help ensure the safe deployment of AI technology and how to address threats posed by this technology to vital services...

FILE - Recently installed toll traffic cameras hang above West End Ave. near 61st Street in the Manhattan borough of New York, Friday, Nov. 16, 2023. The start date for the $15 toll most drivers will be charged to enter Manhattan's central business district will be June 30, transit officials said Friday, April 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
AutomotiveEconomyEmissionsNewsPoliticsPublic TransitTransport

Most drivers will pay $15 to enter busiest part of Manhattan starting June 30

Supporters of New York's new toll say that in addition to raising money for buses and subways, congestion pricing will reduce pollution by...

The Imperial Oil logo is shown at the company's annual meeting in Calgary on April 28, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
BusinessNewsOilTransmission

Imperial Oil marks record Q1 production at Kearl ahead of Trans Mountain start

Imperial Oil Ltd. pushed its Kearl oilsands project to record production for its first quarter as it continues to ramp up output ahead...

FILE PHOTO: A view shows the Tesla logo on the hood of a car in Oslo, Norway November 10, 2022. REUTERS/Victoria Klesty/File Photo
Electric Vehicles (EVs)NewsPoliticsRegulations

Two senators want US to order Tesla to restrict Autopilot use

Two U.S. senators on Friday urged regulators to bar Tesla from allowing the use of driver assistance system Autopilot on roads where it...

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