15,400 acre New Jersey wildfire stopped at edge of Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant
TOMS RIVER, NJ — Firefighters are gaining ground on a massive wildfire burning across Ocean and Lacey Townships, with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service reporting the blaze is now 40% contained…
Mexico accepts U.S. trade request to review labor rights at Goodyear plant
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico has accepted a request from the United States to review an alleged denial of collective labor rights at U.S. tiremaker Goodyear’s plant in the central state of…
Toyota pledges $2.1 billion more for EV battery plant in North Carolina
(Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday it will invest $2.1 billion more in its new U.S. battery plant in North Carolina, as the Japanese automaker deepens efforts to tap rising…
Elon Musk scheduled to visit Tesla’s Shanghai plant on Weds night – sources
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Elon Musk is scheduled to travel to Tesla’s Shanghai factory on Wednesday night to meet with staff there, two sources familiar with the matter said. The Tesla CEO’s private…
Volkswagen launches extra shifts at Wolfsburg plant – brand board member
HAMBURG (Reuters) – Volkswagen has introduced extra shifts at its factory in Wolfsburg, the carmaker’s biggest, after supply chain disruptions in the wake of the Ukraine war and global chip shortage have…
Ukraine says Russia plans to simulate accident at nuclear power plant
(Reuters) – Ukraine’s defence ministry on Friday said Russia was planning to simulate a major accident at a nuclear power station controlled by pro-Moscow forces to try to thwart a long-planned Ukrainian…
Here are 5 vegetables you can still plant by seed in your garden in May in New Jersey
May is not too late to start planting seeds in your New Jersey garden. While some crops require an early start, there are still plenty of options for planting seeds this month.…
Tesla applies to expand Shanghai plant, add pouch battery cell output
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc has applied for regulatory clearance to expand its Shanghai plant and to begin producing for the first time pouch-type battery cells, albeit in small numbers. An undated public…
Russia approves sale of Volkswagen plant to domestic dealership
(Reuters) – A Russian government commission has approved the sale of Volkswagen’s main factory in Russia to a domestic car dealership, Trade and Industry Minister Denis Manturov told the TASS news agency…
Output slows at Stellantis plant in Italy as workers strike over conditions
By Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) – Vehicle production has been slowed at a Stellantis plant in southern Italy in the past few days due to strikes by employees protesting over working conditions,…
VW Exec Narrowly Avoids Being Hit By A Cake Hurled By Activists Protesting Chinese Plant
VW Exec Narrowly Avoids Being Hit By A Cake Hurled By Activists Protesting Chinese Plant Alexa Schwerha on May 10, 2023 Volkswagen (VW) chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch narrowly avoided being hit by…
Here are 7 things you can plant right now in your New Jersey backyard garden
It’s May in New Jersey, and it’s the perfect time to start thinking about what to plant in your garden. The weather is getting warmer and the soil is starting to warm…
Tyson Foods aims to resume slaughtering pigs in mid May at Nebraska plant
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Tyson Foods Inc plans to resume slaughtering pigs in mid-May at a Madison, Nebraska, pork plant damaged by fire two weeks ago, the meatpacker said on Tuesday. The extended…
Reignited fire put out at Shell’s Texas chemicals plant
(Reuters) – Shell Plc on Monday said the reignited fire at its chemicals facility in the Houston suburb of Deer Park, Texas, was extinguished Sunday night but intermittent flaring could continue. The…
IAEA warns of dangers around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant as evacuations under way
(Reuters) -The head of the U.N.’s nuclear power watchdog warned on Saturday that the situation around the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear station has become “potentially dangerous” as Moscow-installed officials began evacuating people from…
No harmful chemical levels in air after Shell Texas chemical plant fire, company says
(Reuters) – Air monitoring around an extinguished fire at the Shell Plc’s chemical plant in Deer Park, Texas, showed no harmful levels of chemicals in the air, the company said on Saturday,…
Shell Texas chemical plant fire contained -sheriff
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) -A fire at Shell Plc’s Deer Park, Texas chemical plant appeared to be contained by 6 p.m. CDT (2300 GMT), said Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez at…
US Senator Rubio seeks probe of Ford’s Chinese partnership on nickel plant
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Marcio Rubio on Wednesday asked the Biden administration to investigate Ford Motor Co’s plan to partner with PT Vale Indonesia and China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt…
TSMC, partners plan to invest up to $11 billion in German fabrication plant -Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co is in talks with partners to invest as much as 10 billion euros ($11.04 billion) to build a chip fabrication plant in Germany, Bloomberg News reported on…
Five essentials you need to plant in your New Jersey garden in May
May is the perfect time to start planting your garden in New Jersey. The weather is starting to warm up, and the soil is finally thawed out and ready for new growth.…
Auto workers union, Sanders blast GM for wages at US battery plant
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United Auto Workers (UAW) union President Shawn Fain and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on Thursday criticized a General Motors joint venture battery plant for paying workers…
Samsung SDI, GM to build $3 billion joint EV battery plant in US
SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung SDI Co Ltd said on Tuesday it will invest $3 billion or more to build a joint venture electric vehicle (EV) plant with General Motors Co in the…
Tyson Foods closes Nebraska pork plant after fire, sends pigs elsewhere
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – Tyson Foods Inc is diverting pigs from a Nebraska processing plant after a weekend fire kept the facility closed on Monday, the company and fire officials…
China EV maker BYD to build $290 million battery component plant in Chile
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s BYD Co Ltd, the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) maker, plans to build a $290 million lithium cathode factory in Chile’s northern Antofagasta region, said Chilean economic…
Can I plant honeyberries in my New Jersey garden? Absolutely! So, what are they?
One of the questions we had last year when upgrading our berry patch on the homestead was about whether or not honeyberries can grow and thrive in New Jersey. Well, a year…
You don’t have to wait until Mother’s Day to plant flowers in New Jersey
Spring is finally here, and with it comes the promise of vibrant flowers and beautiful gardens. As the weather warms up, many gardeners in New Jersey are eager to get outside and…
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