Tag: Energy and the environment
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...
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...
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...
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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35 years on, Chernobyl warns and inspires
KYIV, Ukraine — The vast and empty Chernobyl Exclusion Zone around the site of the world's worst nuclear accident is a baleful monument to...
Summit shows Biden’s big vision on fighting climate change
WASHINGTON — What did the world learn at Joe Biden's global summit about his vision of the battle to save the world’s climate?
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Mexican leader to talk with Kamala Harris on migration
MEXICO CITY — Mexico announced Saturday that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador will hold talks with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on May 7...
Jobs are make-or-break argument for Biden in climate plan
WASHINGTON — The White House is bringing out the billionaires, the CEOs and the union executives Friday to help sell President Joe Biden's climate-friendly...
America’s gas-fueled vehicles imperil Biden’s climate goals
DETROIT — For President Joe Biden to reach his ambitious goal of slashing America’s greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, huge reductions would...
Honda to phase out gas-powered cars by 2040 in N. America
NEW YORK — Japanese automaker Honda said Friday that it plans to phase out all of its gasoline-powered vehicles in North America by 2040,...