One of the pair of active nuclear reactors within blast radius of Manhattan made a federal safety watch-list back in 1993. That’s when regulators cited Unit 3 at the Indian Point Energy Center for Continue Reading
A study suggests that as many as one-third of Mexicans may have been exposed to the coronavirus by the end of last year. Coronavirus antibodies were found in 33.5% of Continue Reading
Crude oil projects involving private companies in Mexico could bring an additional 704,000 bpd to total national oil production by 2030, BNAmericas has reported , citing a commissioner from Mexico’s Continue Reading
Pfizer Inc’s shipment of COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico this week includes doses made in its U.S. plant, the first of what are expected to be ongoing exports of its shots Continue Reading
U.S. economic growth accelerated in the first quarter as a rush of consumer spending helped bring total output to the cusp of its pre-pandemic level, foreshadowing further impressive gains in Continue Reading
Powered by consumers and fueled by government aid, the U.S. economy is achieving a remarkably fast recovery from the recession that ripped through the nation last year on the heels Continue Reading
Cruise operators could restart sailings out of the U.S. by mid-July, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, paving the way to resume operations that have been suspended for Continue Reading
At his international climate summit last week, President Joe Biden vowed to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030. The goal will require sweeping changes in the power Continue Reading
At a time when U.S. shale, OPEC+, and dozens of oil producers have laid out blueprints to limit production in a bid to return the global oil industry to its Continue Reading
California gasoline prices rose to $4 a gallon for the first time in a year and a half as more motorists hit the road amid easing pandemic restrictions in the Continue Reading
The Senate voted Wednesday to restore an Obama-era regulation that imposed limits on methane leaks from oil and gas operations. The move marks both the first major congressional rebuke of Continue Reading
Senate Democrats began using a special procedure to undo parts of Donald Trump’s regulatory agenda Wednesday, starting by rescinding a measure that made it harder for the Environmental Protection Agency to limit Continue Reading
Ford Motor Co. posted a surprising $3.26 billion first-quarter net profit on Wednesday, but the company said a worsening global computer chip shortage could cut its production in half during Continue Reading
Water officials in Arizona say they are prepared to lose about one-fifth of the water the state gets from the Colorado River in what could be the first federally declared Continue Reading
Vaccines appear to be starting to curb new Covid-19 infections in the U.S., a breakthrough that could help people return to more normal activities as infection worries fade, public-health officials Continue Reading
In the U.S., Covid-19 infections are shrinking by the day. In France, officials are preparing to ease lockdown restrictions and jump-start air travel. In the U.K., workers are returning to Continue Reading
Iran on Tuesday renewed a call for a prisoner exchange with the United States as the longtime foes continue talks with world powers over a possible U.S. return to Tehran’s Continue Reading
U.S. consumer confidence jumped to a 14-month high in April as increased vaccinations against COVID-19 and additional fiscal stimulus allowed for more services businesses to reopen, boosting demand and hiring Continue Reading
The U.S. Energy Department said on Tuesday it is offering up to $8.35 billion in loans for companies to boost the power grid as part of the Biden administration’s goal Continue Reading
A group representing auto suppliers will tell U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday it opposes setting a firm date to end the sale of new gasoline-powered passenger cars and expects those vehicles Continue Reading
Revenues disbursed to states from federal oil and gas leasing are not expected to decline significantly in the near term due to the Biden administration’s pause and review of the Continue Reading
Cross-border flows approach record 7 Bcf/d in April Mexico modeled power burn hits record 4.6 Bcf/d US gas exports to Mexico could hit record highs over the next two weeks, Continue Reading
The US Environmental Protection Agency on April 26 took the first steps in dismantling the Trump administration’s rollback of fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks, including announcing it Continue Reading
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it will move to grant California permission to set more stringent climate requirements for cars and SUVs, a reversal of a key Trump Continue Reading
The Odessa Development Corporation and Nacero Inc have announced plans to build a $6.5 billion to $7 billion lower carbon gasoline manufacturing facility at a site in Penwell, Texas. The Continue Reading
China hopes U.S. companies will press their government to cancel additional tariffs on China, cease “decoupling” and supply suspension, and stop suppressing Chinese companies, a top diplomat said. ie Feng, Continue Reading
Last week, Chinese President Xi Jinping committed to reducing his country’s coal consumption beginning in 2026. That is later than many climate change activists had hoped, but it will still be Continue Reading
Bringing 40 heads of state together for two days of virtual climate talks created the most visible role yet for John Kerry, the White House’s special envoy for climate. With Continue Reading
In September, Chinese leader Xi Jinping won plaudits when he pledged to the United Nations that China would reach carbon neutrality before 2060. Earlier this month, Chinese and U.S. climate envoys Continue Reading
Officials from the U.S. and other nations spent the final day of a global climate summit focused on innovation, as they debate how to deploy technology and economic incentives to Continue Reading
The U.S. and global economies are showing signs of stronger growth as factories continued to boom and service businesses began to see the benefits of vaccination programs. After a big Continue Reading
“The Americans have a strategy based on the development of new technologies,” France’s environment minister Barbara Pompili told the FT this week. “It’s great to develop hydrogen, as we are Continue Reading
Bill Gates during the White House climate summit meeting on Friday.Credit…Associated Press Bill Gates on Friday called for huge new public and private investment in innovation to meet President Biden’s Continue Reading
Around the world, auto assembly lines are going quiet, workers are idle and dealership parking lots are looking bare. A shortage of semiconductors, the tiny but critical chips used to Continue Reading
The U.S. death rate in 2020 was the highest above normal ever recorded in the country — even surpassing the calamity of the 1918 flu pandemic. Death rate above and Continue Reading
A group of Senate Republicans this week outlined a counterproposal to President Biden’s $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan, saying their $568 billion pitch focuses on what they deem “core infrastructure” — Continue Reading
Weekly US coal train loadings averaged 74.4 trains/day in the week ended April 16, up 2.4 trains/day from the previous week, Surface Transportation Board data showed April 23. Receive daily Continue Reading
Highlights Some have blamed equipment freeze-offs Fallout has spurred market reforms Power outages forced most of the US’ upstream and midstream natural gas industry’s curtailments and shutdowns during the February Continue Reading
The latest step in the Dakota Access Pipeline’s years-long saga saw on Friday a U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. deny DAPL’s petition for a rehearing that would have ended Continue Reading
Low-cost US gas, potentially cheap feedstock for hydrogen Vast reserves, existing infrastructure offer cost advantages US oil and natural gas producers could be well-positioned to leverage blue hydrogen production as Continue Reading
Pressure is growing on President Joe Biden to take action to prevent the completion of a Russian gas pipeline to Europe that many fear will give the Kremlin significant leverage Continue Reading
The lower house of the Mexican parliament has passed a controversial bill that will give state-owned oil major Pemex more sway over the Mexican fuel market. Bloomberg reports that the Continue Reading
Dozens of world leaders are joining CEOs, activists and Pope Francis for a two-day virtual summit that started Thursday on reducing climate change hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden. THE Continue Reading
The United States on Thursday said it will boost public climate finance to help poor countries reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to a changing climate, doubling funding by 2024 Continue Reading
The United States will likely exceed its pledge to reduce emissions 50% to 52% by 2030 compared with 2005 levels, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told reporters on Thursday. U.S. Continue Reading
President Joe Biden’s new commitment to cut U.S. emissions in half over the coming decade from 2005 levels, with an aim to zero out planet-warming gases in the next 30 Continue Reading
The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid fell last week to 547,000, the lowest point since the pandemic struck and an encouraging sign that layoffs are slowing on the Continue Reading
President Biden’s new pledge to slash America’s greenhouse gas emissions over the coming decade is long on ambition and short on specifics, but experts say that success would require rapid and sweeping Continue Reading
US Senate Republicans on April 22 proposed a competing infrastructure plan to spend $568 billion over five years on traditional projects like roads, bridges and ports, skipping the clean energy Continue Reading
U.S. President Joe Biden’s climate summit will turn to the issue of technology on Friday, featuring remarks from entrepreneurs Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg, after Thursday’s Earth Day kickoff sought Continue Reading
