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Nov 03 2022
News
Ukrainian officials say nuclear plant disconnected from grid by Russian shelling
Russian attacks were reported across large areas of Ukraine on Thursday, with heavy shelling in numerous regions damaging infrastructure, including electricity supplies to Europe’s largest nuclear plant, Ukrainian officials said.
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine has again been disconnected from the power grid after Russian shelling damaged the remaining high
New York Post (News)Sep 01 2022
News
Biden's 'direct' prime-time address on democracy comes as he grows more concerned about Trump's influence
A pair of fiery speeches inside packed gymnasiums over the past week left even some White House aides surprised at President Joe Biden's new-found sense of electricity.
Yet when he delivers a rare prime-time address Thursday evening in Philadelphia, Biden's somber assessment of American democracy isn't likely to generate any cheering from the small in-person audience in front of
CNN (Online News)Aug 12 2022
News
Congress sends $740 billion tax, health and climate bill to Biden's desk
The House of Representatives on Friday passed Democrats' $740 billion tax, health care and climate bill, which now goes to President Biden's desk for his signature.
Why it matters: The bill's passage notches a big legislative victory for Democrats with the midterms approaching and delivers on several longstanding liberal policy goals.
Driving the news: The bill passed 220-207
AxiosJun 30 2022
News
Supreme Court limits EPA’s power to combat climate change
The Supreme Court on Thursday sharply cut back the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to reduce the carbon output of existing power plants, a blow to the Biden administration’s plans for combating climate change.
The vote was 6 to 3, with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. writing for the court’s conservatives.
“Capping carbon dioxide emissions at a level that will force a
Washington PostDec 01 2022
News
Biden’s Meeting With Macron Comes Amid Rising Trans-Atlantic Tensions
At a meeting with Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen in Bali, Indonesia, last month, French finance minister Bruno Le Maire raised objections about the Biden administration’s plan to bolster America’s clean energy industry through subsidies and other preferential treatment for U.S. automakers that make electric vehicles.
Mr. Le Maire made clear that France, a key U.S. ally, viewed the
New York Times (News)Jun 03 2022
News
Musk says Tesla to pause hiring, wants to cut 10% of staff: report
Tesla will be pausing hiring worldwide and jobs cuts are coming at the electric carmaker.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he has a "super bad feeling" about the economy and wants to cut about 10% of jobs, according to an email to executives on Thursday seen by Reuters.
Shares of Tesla are down 3% in premarket trading.
The latest news comes just two days after the world's richest
Fox BusinessAug 03 2022
News
UN Warns Two Largest Reservoirs in US Are Approaching Dangerous 'Dead Pool' Status
Addressing the root causes of the climate crisis is essential to solving the worsening problem of water shortages in the Colorado River Basin, said a top environmental expert at the United Nations on Tuesday, emphasizing that the aridification of the region is part of a larger global trend.
The two largest reservoirs in the U.S., Lake Powell and Lake Mead, are part of the Colorado River
Common DreamsSep 04 2022
Analysis
Jackson water crisis: A legacy of environmental racism?
Marshall lives in west Jackson, in the US state of Mississippi - a predominantly black and poor part of the city. He has no choice but to drink the tap water that Jackson residents have been told to avoid. When he turns the tap on - the water runs brown.
He says it's been like this for about eight months and he has no choice but to drink it.
"Yes ma'am. I been drinking it." He
BBC NewsJun 29 2022
News
White House says companies investing $700 million to boost EV charger production
The White House said on Tuesday that companies are planning to invest more than $700 million to boost U.S. manufacturing capacity for electric vehicle (EV) chargers - actions set to add at least 2,000 jobs and make charging more accessible and affordable.
The investments include $450 million earmarked by Volkswagen unit Electrify America and more than $250 million by Siemens to expand
ReutersMar 09 2022
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IAEA says no critical impact on safety after power loss at Chernobyl
The loss of power at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine does not have any critical impact on safety, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said in a statement on Wednesday.
"Heat load of spent fuel storage pool and volume of cooling water at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant sufficient for effective heat removal without need for electrical supply," the IAEA said in a statement.
Reuters