Tag: Energy and the environment
China cuts steel import tariffs to push industry to improve
BEIJING — China suspended some import taxes on steel Wednesday as part of a multiyear campaign to use market pressures to force Chinese producers...
Oil pipeline disputes raise tensions between U.S. and Canada
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Months after President Joe Biden snubbed Canadian officials by canceling Keystone XL, an impending showdown over a second crude oil...
Polish govt, unions initial plan to phase out coal by 2049
WARSAW, Poland — The government of Poland, a country heavily reliant on coal, initialed an agreement with the coal mining industry Wednesday to phase...
Indiana governor vetoes bill requiring ethanol warning label
INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Eric Holcomb has vetoed a bill that would require additional labeling for Indiana gas pumps that distribute E15, a fuel...
Biden releases money in push to modernize US electric grid
NEW YORK — The federal government said Tuesday it is making more than $8 billion available to build and improve the nation's transmission lines...
Indiana governor vetoes bill requiring ethanol warning label
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Eric Holcomb has vetoed a <a href="http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/senate/303#document-ab48c096">bill </a> that would require additional labeling for Indiana gas pumps that distribute E15, a...
Biden releases money in push to modernize US electric grid
<p>NEW YORK — The federal government said Tuesday it is making more than $8 billion available to build and improve the nation's transmission lines...
Biden plan for cleaner power system faces daunting obstacles
NEW YORK — If the nation is to meet President Joe Biden's goal of cutting America’s greenhouse gas emissions in half by the end...
Tesla posts $438M 1Q profit on strong electric vehicle sales
DETROIT — Charged up by strong sales of its electric cars and SUVs, Tesla on Monday posted its seventh-straight profitable quarter.
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Germany, China to increase cooperation on climate change
BERLIN — Germany and China agreed Monday to step up their cooperation in combating climate change in an effort to help keep global temperatures...