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EV charging infrastructure choices should be about where, not just how many

Resources for the Future: Equity should be a factor in EV charging network planning.

FILE PHOTO: Trevor Milton, founder and former-CEO of Nikola Corp., departs the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse in New York, U.S., September 12, 2022. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo
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Convicted Nikola founder Milton owes electric truck maker $168 million, judge rules

The judge ordered Nikola founder Trevor Milton, convicted of fraud, to pay $167.7M for misleading statements about the company.

FILE - Sailboats and a passenger ferry dot Lake Champlain as seen from Battery Park, Aug. 14, 2015 in Burlington, Vt. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring, File)
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EPA says Vermont fails to comply with Clean Water Act through inadequate regulation of some farms

The EPA urges Vermont to fix regulatory flaws in controlling farm runoff to protect Lake Champlain from pollution.

FILE PHOTO: A Great Lakes Works sign is seen at the U.S. Steel Great Lakes Works plant in Ecorse, Michigan, U.S., September 24, 2019. Picture taken September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
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Nippon Steel exec flies to Washington in last attempt to save US Steel deal: Financial Times

Nippon Steel's vice-chair will meet U.S. officials on Wednesday in an attempt to save its proposed $14.9 billion takeover of U.S. Steel.

Enbridge Inc logo is seen displayed in this illustration taken April 10, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo
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Enbridge pulls staff from offshore platforms as Storm Francine advances

Pipeline operator Enbridge prepares for Francine by evacuating employees from Gulf of Mexico platforms.

A sign is seen at the entrance of the convenience store of a gas station as Tropical Storm Francine intensifies and is on track to become a hurricane before its expected landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast, in Morgan City, Louisiana, U.S. September 10, 2024.  REUTERS/Marco Bello
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US Gulf Coast residents flee, oil production shut as Francine intensifies

Energy companies began evacuating offshore workers and shut-in output at several production platforms ahead of the storm.

FILE PHOTO: A Volkswagen ID.4 electric vehicle (EV) charges at an EV charging station inside a parking garage owned by the City of Baltimore, in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., March 23, 2023. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
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Volkswagen to recall nearly 99,000 EVs in US over door handle issues

Recalled Volkswagen ID.4 EVs from model years 2021-2024 might have been built with door handles that do not meet factory specifications, says NHTSA.

FILE PHOTO: Nippon Steel logo is displayed at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan April 1, 2024.  REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
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Nippon Steel rebuts US Committee on Foreign Investment’s case against its US Steel bid

Nippon Steel defends its $14.9 billion bid for U.S. Steel, arguing U.S. politics, not security, drive opposition to the deal.

FILE PHOTO: Electricity transmission towers are seen in the Nevada desert near the Copper Mountain Solar Project, in Boulder City, Nevada March 21, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Reed/File Photo
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US approves major power transmission project in Nevada

The transmission line in Nevada will run hundreds of miles along the state's border with California and will provide power to five million...

A customer carries his own reusable bag after shopping at a local supermarket on March 1, 2020 in New York City (GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA)
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US statewide bans on plastic bags reduced beach pollution: analysis

Statewide bans on plastic bags in the U.S. have reduced plastic pollution by 29% since 2020, as per a recent analysis.

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