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Growing demand for minerals in energy transition sparks Indigenous outcry over ‘business as usual’ mining practices
About half of energy transition minerals and metal projects are located on or near the lands of Indigenous and other subsistence farmers, according...
Holtec files lawsuit against New York’s radioactive materials rules
Nuclear decommissioning company objects to state law banning New York's radioactive waste being discharged into the Hudson River.
Ecuador hit by power cuts of up to 13 hours amid electricity crisis sparked by drought
Parts of Ecuador are facing hours-long power cuts amid an electricity crisis sparked by a drought that has left key hydroelectric reservoirs nearly...
White House wants to keep gas prices in current ranges: Lael Brainard
The Biden administration wants to keep gas prices within current ranges as the United States heads into its summer driving season, says White...
Biden administration moves to make conservation an equal to industry on US public lands
The rule from the U.S. Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management will allow public property to be leased for restoration in the same...
Drivers in Eastern Canada see gas prices spike as refineries switch to summer blends
The cost of producing summer gas is higher because butane levels are reduced to meet Canadian environmental regulations and lower emissions.
U.S. power, tech companies lament snags in meeting AI electricity needs
U.S. electrical systems are not expanding fast enough to meet rapidly growing power needs of technology like Generative AI, prompting data center businesses...
Republican-led states sue to block US rules curbing tailpipe emissions in cars, light trucks
Republican attorneys general from 25 states are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to block rules intended to reduce tailpipe emissions, arguing the...
US lawmakers introduce bill to support nuclear fusion development
If scientists and companies succeed, nuclear fusion could be a power source that emits virtually no greenhouse gas emissions and does not create...
