American hospitals are reeling as another spike in cases threatens to overwhelm capacity and drive up deaths. Almost 80,000 patients are hospitalized with Covid-19 in the U.S. — another high in Continue Reading
Like a tree without roots or a body without a spine, New York City would collapse without its subway system. That kind of dire outcome is a real risk if Continue Reading
A group of investment firms, conservationists and indigenous groups have called on some of the world’s biggest insurers to cease supporting oil and gas projects in the U.S. Arctic National Continue Reading
General Motors says a pending breakthrough in battery chemistry will cut the price of its electric vehicles so they equal those powered by gasoline within five years. The technology also Continue Reading
The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose last week to 742,000, the first increase in five weeks and a sign that the resurgent viral outbreak is likely slowing the Continue Reading
Natural-gas stockpiles are 8% above last year’s levels and 6.2% above their five-year average for this time of year. Natural-gas prices fell Thursday, extending a recent November slide with moderate Continue Reading
The US oil and natural gas rig count rose by three to 382, Enverus said Nov. 19, ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday week when drilling typically slows as upstream budgets Continue Reading
Oil tanks in America’s most important crude storage hub are filling to the brim once again, quickly approaching the critical levels reached in May after prices crashed. Stockpiles at Cushing, Oklahoma, Continue Reading
General Motors Co GM.N Chief Executive Mary Barra said the Detroit automaker is accelerating an “all out pursuit of global EV leadership,” challenging electric vehicle leader Tesla Inc TSLA.O with Continue Reading
The 9 percent fall has been partially offset by extreme forest fires The coronavirus pandemic triggered a sharp drop in air travel and in greenhouse gas emissions, which fell a Continue Reading
