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Ford Motor Company CEO Jim Farley speaks during a press conference in Romulus, Michigan U.S., February 13, 2023.   REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/ File Photo
BusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)InfrastructureManufacturingNewsTransmission

Ford to offer free chargers to EV buyers through year-end

Ford is offering free home chargers and installation to EV buyers, aiming to boost sales and ease charging concerns.

dy Taff, right, and Brianna Byrd, left, with Sage Geosystems, a startup that aims to make clean electricity, pose while visiting Southwest Research Institute where testing and research is taking place in San Antonio, Monday, April 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Profiles in clean energy: Former Shell VP helps create a new way of making clean electricity

Cindy Taff, right, and Brianna Byrd, left, with Sage Geosystems, a startup that aims to make clean electricity (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

AnalysisElectricityNuclear PowerPoliticsRegulations

Rising electricity demand could bring Three Mile Island and other prematurely shuttered nuclear plants back to life

Can the $1.6 billion project deliver clean power as efficiently as expected, especially given the plant’s complex history?

A free library and bench sit in a meadow in Callahan Park in Detroit, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
AnalysisClimateEnvironmentIn-DepthResiliencyWeather

Urban communities that lack shade sizzle when it’s hot. Trees are a climate change solution

DETROIT – Along a busy road in west Detroit, there’s little respite from the sun for residents stopping for gasoline, attending places of...

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on climate at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum, on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United National General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, U.S., September 24, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
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Biden still opposes Nippon Steel deal’s bid for US Steel

Biden says his opposition to Nippon's bid for U.S. Steel hasn't changed despite a decision by his administration to extend a national security...

BiodiversityElectricityEnvironmentIndustryInfrastructureNewsRegulationsResiliencyWind

US postpones sale of floating offshore wind leases along Oregon coast

The federal government postponed an Oregon offshore wind auction due to insufficient bidder interest and state opposition.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Chinese flags are seen in this illustration, taken January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
AutomotiveBusinessEconomyElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsPoliticsTrade

Proposed Biden Chinese car tech ban could cut up to 25,000 US auto sales

New U.S. rules on Chinese auto components could cut sales by up to 25,841 vehicles annually and raise prices.

FILE PHOTO: President and CEO of Cenovus Energy Alex Pourbaix speaks at the TD Securities Calgary Energy Conference in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, July 9, 2019.  REUTERS/Todd Korol/File Photo
BusinessCarbon ManagementEmissionsNatural GasNewsOilRegulations

US-based Cenovus refinery to pay penalty for violating emissions rules

Cenovus Energy’s Ohio refinery to pay $19M and invest $150M after violating U.S. emissions rules, per authorities.

FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind power lines above the plains north of Amarillo, Texas, U.S., March 14, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
BusinessEconomyElectricityNatural GasNewsOilPoliticsRegulationsTransmission

Texas approves plan to boost oil and gas drillers’ power grid access

Texas has approved a $15B plan to expand power grid infrastructure in the Permian Basin, vital for rising oilfield energy demands.

Pastor Shawn Moses Anglim poses for a photo in front of the First Grace United Methodist Church with solar panels that is part of the Community Lighthouse initiative that uses microgrids, a small-scale power system that can operate and provide electricity amid hurricanes, in New Orleans, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
ElectricityResiliencySolarWeather

Climate solution: In the swelter of hurricane blackouts, some churches stay cool on clean power

As Hurricane Helene nears, New Orleans residents face power outages, with local churches providing essential relief via microgrids.

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