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Fears are rising about whether supplies of batteries can keep up with the expected surge in the production of electric vehicles. Pictured here is a close-up of individual battery cells contained in a battery pack module for a Lucid Motors electric vehicl
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As Auto Industry Goes Electric, Can It Avoid A Battery Bottleneck?

Apr 15, 2021
As automakers from General Motors to Volkswagen bet big on an electric future, fears are rising about whether the world's supply of batteries can keep up.
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Environment And Energy Collaborative
Shawn Steffee is business agent at Boilermakers Local 154 in Pittsburgh, and worries a transition to clean energy could cost him pay and hurt his pension.
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Biden Says His Climate Plan Means Jobs. Some Union Members Are Skeptical

Apr 15, 2021
President Biden has repeatedly promised the shift to clean energy will create "good-paying union jobs." But the wind and solar industries generally pay less, are not unionized, and need fewer people.
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Energy

How Does The Biden Administration Plan To Reach Its Clean Energy Goal?

Apr 14, 2021
The administration is crafting an ambitious plan to zero out carbon emissions while addressing environmental injustice. It faces the challenge of a divided Congress and conservative courts.
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Asia
People in Tokyo protest a decision to start releasing into the ocean massive amounts of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant. The plant was damaged in a 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
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Japan To Dump Wastewater From Wrecked Fukushima Nuclear Plant Into Pacific Ocean

Apr 13, 2021
Despite Tokyo's assurances that it will not pose a threat to people or the environment, the decision has been criticized by the local fishing community, environmental groups and Japan's neighbors.
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Business
A driver uses a fast-charging station for electric vehicles at John F. Kennedy airport on April 2. As part of President Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan, $174 billion would go to supporting the production of electric vehicles in the U.S.
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South Korean Electric Vehicle Battery Makers Reach $1.8B Deal To End Trade Dispute

Apr 11, 2021
The deal means both companies will be able to produce lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles at a time when President Biden hopes to boost support for the industry as part of his climate plan.
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Environment

Energy Policy Researcher Says Biden's Jobs Plan Tackles Climate Change

Apr 09, 2021
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with environmental policy expert Dr. Leah Stokes of University of California, Santa Barbara, about how President Biden's infrastructure plan addresses climate change.
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Politics
President Biden, whose infrastructure plan includes $174 billion to boost electric vehicle sales and production, has been pulled into a global trade dispute over the fate of lithium ion battery factories in Georgia that threatens his EV goals.
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Betting Big On Electric Vehicles, Biden Faces Fraught Decision On Ga. Battery Plant

Apr 09, 2021
A global trade dispute threatens green energy jobs in the politically crucial state of Georgia. The president's decision on how it's resolved could affect a key piece of his infrastructure agenda.
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World
Giant icebergs float in the fjord in the southern Greenland town of Narsaq, the site of a controversial Australian-led uranium and rare-earth mining project. The open-pit mine has divided opinion on the island, which goes to the polls on Tuesday.
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A Row Over Rare-Earth Deposits Could Bring Down Greenland's Government

Apr 06, 2021
Greenlanders are going to the polls Tuesday in a crucial election that could determine if the island taps its vast deposits of rare-earth minerals to fuel eventual independence from Denmark.
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Politics
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks to Amtrak employees Feb. 5 during a visit at Union Station in Washington, D.C. In a Thursday interview with NPR's <em>Morning Edition</em>, he said not making infrastructure investment would be a "th
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Buttigieg Says $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Is A 'Common Sense Investment'

Apr 01, 2021
In an interview with NPR's Morning Edition, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the plan is "fully paid for" and that not making the investment is a "threat to American competitiveness."
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Politics
Workers improve a busy highway intersection in Miami. President Biden is proposing roughly $2 trillion to invest in the nation's infrastructure. His plan includes improvements for roads, bridges, transit, water systems, electric grids and Internet access
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Biden Set To Unveil Expansive $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan

Mar 31, 2021
The proposal would overhaul roads, transit, utilities, Internet access and more in the name of creating jobs. It's also intended to combat climate change, racial inequality and competition from China.
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Politics

Biden To Use Job Creation To Sell His Green Energy Plan

Mar 30, 2021
As President Biden prepares to roll out a multi-trillion-dollar infrastructure plan focused on green energy, he's working to frame the measure around jobs — not just addressing climate change.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Electrical power line towers are seen in Los Angeles in August. Overdue power bills have mushroomed during the pandemic as job losses mounted and power consumption soared.
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'Fiasco Waiting To Happen': Millions At Risk Of Losing Power Over Unpaid Bills

Mar 30, 2021
Unpaid electric bills ballooned during the pandemic to more than $27 billion, and many now face the risk of having their power shut off.
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Energy

Massachusetts Is Modifying Triple-Deckers To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Mar 29, 2021
Buildings account for about 12% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Massachusetts is trying to reduce that by retrofitting the state's iconic triple-deckers.
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Energy

Biden Is Pushing For A Major Expansion Of Offshore Wind Energy

Mar 29, 2021
The Biden administration is pushing a major expansion of offshore wind energy. Officials say it will mean tens of thousands of jobs, and help make the overall electricity system carbon neutral.
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Environment And Energy Collaborative
Three of Deepwater Wind's turbines stand off Block Island, R.I., in 2016. The Biden administration is pushing for a sharp increase in offshore wind energy development along the East Coast.
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Biden Administration Pushes Major Expansion For Offshore Wind Energy

Mar 29, 2021
Officials say expanding offshore wind will create tens of thousands of jobs and help reduce climate warming emissions. Multiple departments will coordinate to sell new leases and approve permits.
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Africa
The Sea Star 1, owned by the Tanzanian Zan Ferries, docked on Monday at the port in Pemba, Mozambique. The vessel has been used to evacuate around 1,400 people, mostly foreign gas workers, from fighting in Palma, Mozambique.
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Islamist Insurgents Kill Dozens In Attack On Natural Gas Complex In Mozambique

Mar 29, 2021
Days of fighting in the northern port city of Palma have left dozens of civilians dead as security forces battled to turn back an assault by a suspected ISIS-linked insurgent group.
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World
Heavy equipment is used to try to dig out the keel of the Ever Given, a massive cargo ship wedged across the Suez Canal.
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It 'Might Take Weeks' To Free Ship Stuck In Suez Canal, Salvage Company Says

Mar 25, 2021
The CEO of the Dutch company Boskalis, which is working to dislodge the 1,300-foot-long ship, compared the vessel to "an enormous beached whale."
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Energy
Amin Nasser, president and chief executive officer of Saudi Aramco, speaks during the fourth edition of the Future Investment Initiative conference at the Ritz-Carlton hotel on Jan. 27, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi Oil Giant Aramco Reports 44% Profit Slump In 2020 Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Mar 21, 2021
Saudi Arabia's state-backed oil company earned $49 billion last year as the pandemic slashed fuel demand around the globe, in what its CEO called "one of the most challenging years in history."
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Environment

North Carolina Electric Cooperative Aims To Make New Technologies Accessible To All

Mar 21, 2021
In rural North Carolina, an electric cooperative is reliving its New Deal history, bringing technologies like electric cars and broadband Internet to isolated communities struggling with poverty.
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Environment And Energy Collaborative
State legislator Ben Allen has proposed legislation that he thinks will help California deal with the threat of rising seas.
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California Has A New Idea For Homes At Risk From Rising Seas: Buy, Rent, Retreat

Mar 21, 2021
Sea level rise is threatening billions in coastal property. A California lawmaker is proposing a novel way to retreat from the threat: buying and renting out properties as long as they're habitable.
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Environment And Energy Collaborative
Christian Richard stands next to a groundwater well on his southwestern Louisiana farm. A centuries-old law allows landowners in the state to use as much water as they want for free.
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Known For Its Floods, Louisiana Is Running Dangerously Short Of Groundwater

Mar 19, 2021
After decades of overuse and lax regulation, Louisiana is losing groundwater faster than almost anywhere else in the country. Experts warn of a crisis more common in the drought-stricken West.
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National
Rep. Deb Haaland D-N.M., sworn in during a Senate Committee hearing on Feb. 23 in Washington, D.C. She was confirmed as first Native American Interior Secretary on Mar. 15.
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Energy-Producing Tribal Nation Hopes New Interior Secretary Will Make Drilling Easier

Mar 18, 2021
The Osage Nation is one of a dozen tribal nations in the U.S. that have significant oil and gas reserves. Its citizens are optimistic that Deb Haaland will help them keep extracting fossil fuels.
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Business
Pictured is a FedEx truck produced by BrightDrop, a General Motors company dedicated exclusively to electric delivery vehicles. FedEx was BrightDrop's first customer. The delivery company has pledged to replace its entire pickup and delivery fleet with e
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From Amazon To FedEx, The Delivery Truck Is Going Electric

Mar 17, 2021
It's not just passenger cars: Delivery companies are updating their vans and trucks with electric models as they look to save on fuel and cut maintenance costs.
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Politics
Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., is sworn in before her Senate confirmation hearing to be interior secretary last month. Her confirmation makes her the United States' first Native American Cabinet secretary.
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Deb Haaland Confirmed As 1st Native American Interior Secretary

Mar 15, 2021
Her historic confirmation is also symbolic, as the agency was long a tool of oppression against Indigenous peoples. Haaland will be key to President Biden's ambitious efforts to combat climate change.
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National

Jackson, Mississippi Residents Enter Fourth Week Of Water Crisis

Mar 12, 2021
It's been a month since some in Jackson, Miss. had usable running water. A winter storm hit the aging infrastructure in the majority Black city, and many are angry about how long the fix is taking.
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