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Public comment period runs through September 3rd JEFFERSON CITY, MO — Today, the Missouri Air Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on the flawed draft Regional Haze Plan proposed by the Department of Natura
Making the decision to buy a new electric car can be a difficult decision. So, when I met the new owners of a Leapmotor B10 last month, I had to ask how they were about to handle the major changes of going from a long li
ATLANTA — After a tumultuous and secretive process, the Georgia Public Service Commission staff approved the contract between Georgia Power and OpenAI to power a 3.2 gigawatt hyperscale data center planned for Effingham
Groups challenge EPA’s decision on smog that flouts the law and hands polluters a free pass CLEVELAND — A coalition of environmental and public health organizations filed a federal lawsuit today challenging the U.S. Envi
The Port of Los Angeles has secured a new, 30-year lease with Yusen Terminals, with the marine terminal operator fully committed through 2056 in a deal that paves the way for an fresh, $200 million investment in zero-emi
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Swedish mining company LKAB is putting a pair of massive, 130-ton GVW electric Scania haul trucks to work at its Malmberget iron ore mine – which happens to be more than 4,000 feet below the surface of the Earth.
The new Kia EV3 is essentially an upgraded version of the now-retired Niro EV, and it’s about $10,000 cheaper.
Santa Monica, California’s public Big Blue Bus fleet is getting 130 DC fast-charging ports as it works toward building an entirely electric fleet by 2032.
BYD is preparing to launch a new electric hatch, positioned between the Dolphin and Seagull (Dolphin Surf) in terms of size.
BYD announced that it has already installed 10,000 of its 1.5 megawatt “flash charging” stations, despite only starting earlier this year. The number puts it halfway to its lofty goal of 20,000 stations by year’s end – a
I was thinking the other day about how the tech bros Musk, Thiel, Andreesen, Huang, Zuckerberg, Bezos, Altman, and so many others are very good at acquiring wealth but very poor at sharing it. These acquisitive types rev
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A miles-long sheen reported near an inactive oil and gas platform in Cook Inlet is raising renewed concerns about the risks posed by aging offshore infrastructure as the Trump administration and Congr