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Texas power demand to break May record in heat wave on Friday
Texas heat wave causes huge demand for electricity, reaching a record for the second time in a week — with increases still to...
Flower or power? Campaigners fear lithium mine could kill rare plant
Campaigners fear Tiehm's buckwheat could be under threat as Nevada lithium mine plans to operate for 26 years around rare plant's habitat.
Wind towers crumpled after Iowa wind farm suffers rare direct hit from tornado
While there have been isolated incidents of tornadoes or hurricanes damaging wind turbines, fortunately such occurrences are extremely rare, said Jason Ryan, a...
Youth climate-change lawsuit targets Alaska LNG project
Eight young Alaska residents sued the state seeking to block a major LNG project, the latest in a string of climate-change related lawsuits...
US lawmakers urge Justice Department to probe climate deception by Big Oil
The U.S. Democrats accuse companies of misleading the public by making promises to reduce emissions while also seeking to protect oil and gas...
Dumping oil at sea leads to $2 million fine for shipping companies
Two shipping companies agreed to pay $2 million in penalties after pleading guilty to federal charges related to the dumping of oil in...
U.S. sites with radioactive material more vulnerable as climate change increases wildfire, flood risks
Many sites are contaminated or warehouse decades of radioactive waste, while some perform critical energy and defense research and manufacturing that could be...
US announces details on higher China tariffs, some to start Aug 1
The US Trade Representative's office on Wednesday said some of the steep tariff increases on Chinese imports will take effect on August 1
Petrochemical company fined more than $30m for explosions
Texas-based TPC Group explosions caused 50,000 to be evacuated and $130m of property damage, violating the Clean Air Act.
Oil executives to host Trump fundraiser in Houston
Drillers tend to back Donald Trump’s pro-fossil fuel and anti-regulation agenda and have been critical of President Joe Biden’s efforts to phase out...
