Environment
EU’s new Russia sanctions to likely include steel, luxury goods, jet fuel and more, sources say
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech during a plenary session of the European Parliament at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on March 23, 2022. John Thys | AFP | Getty Images LUXEMBOURG — The European Union is working on a new package of sanctions against Russia that is likely to restrict […]
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Photos show world’s largest cargo plane destroyed in Ukraine
A Ukrainian serviceman walks by the wreckage of a cargo aircraft at the military airport in the town of Hostomel, on the outskirts of Kyiv, on April 3, 2022. Narciso Contreras | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images New images have shown the destruction to what was the world’s largest cargo plane, the Antonov An-225, following […]
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This map shows where nuclear reactors are being built and where they are shutting down
There are 93 commercial nuclear reactors operating in the United States at 55 locations in 28 states. The majority of nuclear reactors are in the eastern portion of the U.S. Currently, 25 reactors are in some phase of decommissioning. There are also licenses approved for another eight nuclear reactors to be constructed in the U.S. […]
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This daughter and father founded a company to bury nuclear waste by drilling deep boreholes
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Elizabeth Muller, the CEO, and Richard Muller, the chief technology officer, of Deep Isolation, in Texas for their 2019 demonstration. Photographer: Roman Pino, Courtesy Deep Isolation There is no permanent nuclear waste depository in the United States. Instead, nuclear waste is stored in dry casks at the locations of currently […]
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Goldman says now’s the time to buy these 3 stocks — including one it says has upside of nearly 40%
Goldman Sachs just upgraded three stocks to “buy” as Europe doubles down on energy self-sufficiency. Source
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Empty canals, dead cotton fields: Arizona farmers are getting slammed by water cuts in the West
Farmer Nancy Caywood stands in what once was an alfalfa field. The land is now fallow after her farm was cut off from accessing water from the San Carlos reservoir. Emma Newburger | CNBC CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — On the drought-stricken land where Pinal County farmers have irrigated crops for thousands of years, Nancy Caywood stopped […]
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U.S.-listed Chinese stocks jump after China reportedly considers sharing company audits
A security personnel stands guard at the opening session of Baidu’s annual AI developers conference Baidu Create 2019 in Beijing, China, July 3, 2019. Jason Lee | Reuters New York-listed Chinese stocks jumped Friday after a report that China is considering sharing key information that would allow the firms to continue trading publicly in the […]
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House launches investigation into Amazon’s handling of deadly warehouse collapse
Amazon truck cabs are seen outside a damaged Amazon Distribution Center on December 11, 2021 in Edwardsville, Illinois. According to reports, the Distribution Center was struck by a tornado Friday night. Michael B. Thomas | Getty Images The House Oversight Committee on Friday launched an investigation into Amazon’s labor practices, demanding the company turn over […]
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Chinese EV players Xpeng, Nio and Li Auto see car deliveries surge in March
Chinese electric carmakers Nio, Xpeng and Li Auto are facing several headwinds including higher raw material costs and a resurgence of Covid in China. However, they all posted a surge in March delivery volumes. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chinese electric vehicle start-ups Nio, Xpeng and Li Auto delivered more cars in March […]
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Russia-Ukraine talks to resume; Russian gas continues to flow to Europe. Follow our live updates
Russian gas continues to flow into Europe, Russia’s Gazprom says Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom said Friday that it was continuing to supply Europe with natural gas, Reuters reported. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Russian state-owned energy conglomerate Gazprom said Friday that its natural gas continued to flow into Europe via Ukraine, Reuters […]
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