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FILE PHOTO: A view of the MP Materials rare earth open-pit mine in Mountain Pass, California, U.S. January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo
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US Supreme Court gives miners, farmers new shot at overturning regulations

Proponents expect the ruling to bolster challenges to various regulations, including the ESG investing rule.

FILE PHOTO: A sign of Citgo Petroleum is seen at its headquarters in Houston, Texas, U.S., January 11, 2024. REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo
BusinessNewsOil

Several competitive bids in auction of Citgo parent, reports court officer’s rep

The offers in Citgo Petroleum's bidding have proven to be complex, with many combining cash with credits bids.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of ExxonMobil is seen during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Exxon-Hess arbitration panel nears formation: sources

The panel's formation would be a milestone in a long-delayed process that has cast uncertainty over the mega-merger, which both Chevron and Hess...

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a second-generation R1S at electric auto maker Rivian's manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, U.S. June 21, 2024.  REUTERS/Joel Angel Juarez/File Photo
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Rivian says no plans to produce vehicles with VW after media report on early talks

Rivian denied a media report on Tuesday that said the U.S. electric vehicle company was in early talks with Volkswagen to extend their...

FILE PHOTO: The Lightning logo is seen on the side of an all-new Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck outside the Ford Motor World Headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S., April 26, 2022. REUTERS/ Rebecca Cook/File Photo
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Ford urges its managers to buy more EVs with new leasing policy

The company changed a leasing program it offers to eligible current and former managers, now requiring them to order an electric Mustang Mach-E...

FILE PHOTO: Billionaire activist-investor Carl Icahn gives an interview on FOX Business Network's Neil Cavuto show in New York, U.S. on February 11, 2014.  REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo/File Photo
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Icahn-owned oil refiner CVR bidding in Citgo share auction: sources

CVR is working with investment bankers at Wells Fargo to raise the financing for its bid. The company has the support of Icahn...

FILE PHOTO: A gavel and a block is pictured at the George Glazer Gallery antique store in this illustration picture taken in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 18, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/Illustration/File Photo
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Progressive to pay $48 million to settle claims it undervalued wrecked cars

The settlement covers New York policy holders from July 28, 2015 to the present. Each member of the settlement class is expected to...

FILE - A sign is displayed on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif., on Sept. 24, 2019. Google fell far short of its ambitious goals to address climate change by cleaning up its operations, according to the company’s annual Environmental Report released on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
ClimateElectricityEmissionsNews

Google falling short of key climate target, cites AI’s electricity needs

Google cited AI and the demand it puts on data centers, which require massive amounts of electricity, as the cause for missing the...

FILE - This image provided by NOAA, shows a North Atlantic right whale in the waters off New England, May 25, 2024. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., has proposed a years-long delay to changes to federal rules meant to protect vanishing whales, prompting a rebuke from environmental groups who say the animals need protection now. (NOAA via AP, File)
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Environmental groups decry attempt to delay shipping rules intended to save whales

The rules are designed to protect the North Atlantic right whale, which numbers less than 360 and is vulnerable to collisions with large...

FILE - A group of people take in the views of the Mendenhall Glacier on June 8, 2023, in Juneau, Alaska. A new study says the melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield, home to more than 1,000 glaciers, is accelerating. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)
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Melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield accelerates, losing snow nearly 5 times faster than in the 1980s

The flow of ice into water averages about 50,000 gallons every second, according to a new report

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