Environment
U.S. health laws don’t always protect abortion information, but new bills could fill the gaps
A journalist reports near a crowd of abortion-rights activists in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after the Court announced a ruling in the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization case on June 24, 2022 in Washington, DC. Nathan Howard | Getty Images The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade last month raised […]
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Railroad bottleneck at nation’s busiest West Coast ports reaches inflection point
A Union Pacific freight train carries goods east near Palm Springs, California, a key link in the roadways and railways that connect the southern California metropolitan areas, as well as the busiest port complex in the nation, with the rest of the U.S. David Mcnew | Getty Images News | Getty Images Rail congestion from […]
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Tesla sells record high number of China-made vehicles in June
A driver in PPE moves a new Tesla passenger car from Shanghai off a ro-ro ship in the port in Yantai in east China’s Shandong province Monday, April 25, 2022. Tang Ke | Feature China | Getty Images Tesla in June achieved its highest monthly sales of China-made vehicles since opening its Shanghai plant in 2019, […]
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Ford reports worst quarterly sales in China since onset of coronavirus pandemic
Visitors walk past a Ford Escape Titanium at the Shanghai Auto Show in Shanghai on April 17, 2019. Greg Baker| AFP | Getty Images DETROIT – Ford Motor joined its crosstown rival General Motors in reporting its worst quarterly sales in China since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, amid a resurgence of Covid-19 cases in the […]
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ECB stress test shows most banks don’t include climate risk in their credit models
Environmental protesters take to the streets during a demonstration by Fridays for Future in the financial district of Frankfurt, Germany, in August last year. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The results of the European Central Bank’s first climate risk stress test show that most banks do not sufficiently incorporate climate risk into their stress-testing […]
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Amazon’s bid to put cargo hub at Newark airport is halted
Amazon workers, environmental advocates, labor groups, and small business owners participate in a rally and news conference to protest plans for a new Amazon air cargo mega-hub at the Newark International Airport on October 6, 2021 in Newark, New Jersey. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Amazon’s plans to put a regional cargo hub at Newark […]
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Volkswagen CEO says EV outlook is ‘very good,’ expects to reduce delivery times this year
An ID. Buzz stands during a plant tour of the production of the ID. Buzz in quality control at the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles plant in Hanover, Germany, June 16, 2022. Ole Spata | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The CEO of German automotive giant Volkswagen sought to assuage concerns about electric vehicle sales and semiconductor […]
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Shell to build Europe’s ‘largest’ renewable hydrogen plant to help power Dutch refinery
On Wednesday, Shell said the Holland Hydrogen I facility would be “Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen plant” when operations start in 2025. Shell is one of several big firms looking to lay down a marker in the sector. Ina Fassbender | AFP | Getty Images Plans to build a major hydrogen plant in the Netherlands will […]
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Europe will count natural gas and nuclear as green energy in some circumstances
01 July 2022, Saxony, Lippendorf: A solar park borders directly on the site of the Lippendorf lignite-fired power plant. After more than 20 years, the so-called EEG surcharge, which customers pay via their electricity bill, will no longer apply. It currently still amounts to 3.72 cents per kilowatt hour. Experts do not expect electricity prices […]
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Toyota hits sales milestone for electric vehicles, joins Tesla and GM in losing tax incentives for buyers
A Toyota bZ4X on display at the New York Auto Show, April 13, 2022. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Toyota Motor said it sold its 200,000th plug-in electric vehicle during the second quarter, triggering a phase out of U.S. tax credits of up to $7,500 for people who buy the cars. The Japanese automaker joins Tesla […]
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