The cooling towers of the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC Power companies that are most exposed to the tech sector’s data center boom plunged early Monday, as the debut of China’s DeepSeek open source AI laboratory led investors to question how much energy artificial…
China has tried to reassure India over its plans for a mega dam in the Tibetan Plateau, which has prompted fears it will cause water shortages and damage the environment, by saying it will not try to benefit at the “expense of its neighbours”. The dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River is expected to be…
Expotainment, edutainment, sportainment – one has to use all sorts of hybrid words these days to heighten the excitement for a development project, just in case a good idea with good design is not sufficient. Airport Authority Hong Kong promised to deliver a world-class and premium experience when unveiling its “Skytopia” airport city development plan…
A former chemical-industry executive who fought against stronger regulations under the first Trump administration is returning to take a critical role at the Environmental Protection Agency, raising concerns of corporate influence on chemical safety regulations. Nancy B. Beck, a toxicologist and former executive at the American Chemistry Council, the industry’s main trade group, has been…
If President Trump has his way, the auto industry’s transition to electric vehicles will soon slam into reverse. He will erase tax credits for electric-vehicle purchases, federal grants for chargers, and subsidies and loans to help retool assembly lines and build battery factories. Executive orders issued by Mr. Trump on Inauguration Day amount to a…
The European Commission filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization on Monday against what it said was China’s “unfair and illegal” practice of setting worldwide royalty rates for EU standard essential patents without the patent owner’s consent. The Commission, which oversees the trade policy of the 27-nation European Union, said China had empowered its…
At the height of the Los Angeles County wildfires, atmospheric concentrations of lead, a neurotoxin, reached 100 times average levels even miles from the flames, according to early detailed measurements obtained by The New York Times. Levels of chlorine, which is also toxic at low concentrations, reached 40 times the average. The spiking levels underscore…
Since the November election, naysayers have been predicting the demise of electric vehicles. They say that ending the $7,500 tax credit for purchasing an EV and enacting new tariffs will doom sales. However, I am convinced that such arguments contort credibility and play into the hands of the petroleum industry. Fortunately, many Marin drivers don’t…
An Italian structural composites company has selected Chattanooga for its first U.S. operations facility, investing nearly $3.8 million into the city. According to a statement from Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Commissioner Stuart McWhorter, and officials from Microtex Composites Inc., the company will create 26 new jobs. Based in Italy, the composites manufacturer has experienced rapid…
The Texas Tribune Skip to main content Key coverage By Stephen Simpson Jan. 2, 2025 Texas received $203.4 million in 2021 to help build community mental health programs at libraries and churches, among other efforts. Those funds expire Dec. 31. Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune By Jayme Lozano Carver Updated: Dec. 26, 2024 Noncommercial cars…