New Jersey faces mounting energy crisis after shutdown of six major power plants
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey is in the grip of an escalating energy crisis, triggered initially by the closure of five coal-fired power plants and …
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Drone sighting reported near New Jersey nuclear power plants, as energy company pleads for no-fly-zone enforcement
SALEM, N.J. — A drone was reportedly spotted flying near the PSE&G nuclear power plants in Salem County on Saturday night, prompting a response from …
Sirens Wail At New Jersey Nuclear Plants, It Was Just a Test, Officials Confirm
LOWER ALLOWAYS CREEK, NJ — Yesterday’s activation of the siren system at the Salem and Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations was a routine test, not …
Ukraine races to fix and shield its power plants after Russian onslaught
By Anastasiia Malenko UNDISCLOSED LOCATION, Ukraine (Reuters) – When a Russian attack plunged a Ukrainian thermal power plant into darkness on March 29, 51-year-old Ihor …
CBP uncovers almost 300 live plants within vehicles; agriculture specialists issue $1,300 in civil penalties at Laredo Port of Entry
LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agriculture specialists discovered almost 300 undeclared live plants in two separate enforcement actions at the …
New Jersey to Ban Construction of New Fossil Fuel Energy Plants
TRENTON, NJ—Legislation seeking to amend the New Jersey Constitution to halt the construction of new fossil fuel power plants has gained traction in the Senate …
Biden EPA Adjusting Costly Green Power Plants Scheme To Hedge Against Legal Challenges
Biden EPA Adjusting Costly Green Power Plants Scheme To Hedge Against Legal Challenges Nick Pope on February 29, 2024 However, the EPA’s attempts to make …
Toyota Motor: to restart vehicle plants in Japan from Monday
TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor said it would restart its Japanese vehicle plants on Monday but, given the impact of the New Year’s Day earthquake, …
Hyundai Motor to shut South Korean parts plants in pivot toward EVs
SEOUL (Reuters) – Hyundai Motor said on Thursday it plans to stop operations at two parts forging plants in South Korea next year as the …
Giant batteries drain economics of gas power plants
By Sarah McFarlane and Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – Giant batteries that ensure stable power supply by offsetting intermittent renewable supplies are becoming cheap enough …
Nissan Motor hiking wages at US auto plants after UAW deal
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -Nissan Motor will hike top wages for workers at U.S. manufacturing plants by 10% in January after the United Auto Workers …
Toyota to resume operations at remaining halted plants from Tuesday
TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor will gradually restart operations from Tuesday morning at the remaining lines of group plants that had been halted due to …
Two Men Plead Guilty to Falsifying Documents Related to Testing of Equipment at Nuclear Power Plants
Two men pleaded guilty today for their roles in creating false calibration certificates in a matter within the jurisdiction of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). …
The UAW’s ‘record contract’ hinges on pensions, battery plants
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) – After nearly four weeks of disruptive strikes and hard bargaining, the United Auto Workers and the Detroit Three automakers …
IFC loans Morocco’s OCP $106 million to build two solar power plants
MARRAKECH, (Reuters) – Morocco’s state-owned phosphates and fertiliser producer OCP said on Tuesday it had signed an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the …
Ford CEO says UAW holding labor deal ‘hostage’ over fate of battery plants
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ford Motor Chief Executive Jim Farley on Friday accused the United Auto Workers union of holding up a new …
Mercedes applies for tax relief for projects at two U.S. plants
BERLIN (Reuters) – German carmaker Mercedes-Benz has applied for tax breaks for potential projects at two of its U.S. plants under the Inflation Reduction Act …
GM says Mexico plants will operate normally amid US strike
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – General Motors’ Mexican plants will continue operating as normal despite strike action by U.S. union workers, the company said in a …
Major Auto Union Lays Out Plans For ‘Targeted’ Strike At Big Three Plants
Major Auto Union Lays Out Plans For ‘Targeted’ Strike At Big Three Plants Will Kessler on September 13, 2023 The United Auto Workers (UAW) announced …
Blue State That Pushes Green Energy Delays Closing Power Plants Amid Blackout Concerns
Blue State That Pushes Green Energy Delays Closing Power Plants Amid Blackout Concerns Nick Pope on August 10, 2023 The California Energy Commission (CEC) voted …
Biden Brags About Killing Coal Plants As Grid Operators Warn Of Rolling Blackouts
Biden Brags About Killing Coal Plants As Grid Operators Warn Of Rolling Blackouts Nick Pope on June 28, 2023 President Joe Biden boasted that there …
Biden Admin Gives Ford, Foreign Company Whopping $9 Billion Loan For EV Plants
Biden Admin Gives Ford, Foreign Company Whopping $9 Billion Loan For EV Plants John Hugh DeMastri on June 22, 2023 The U.S. Department of Energy …
EPA Issues Climate Rule Forcing Power Plants To Adopt Expensive Tech Or Shut Down
EPA Issues Climate Rule Forcing Power Plants To Adopt Expensive Tech Or Shut Down John Hugh DeMastri on May 11, 2023 The Environmental Protection Agency …
Occidental to favor buybacks over funding direct air capture plants
By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) -Occidental Petroleum Corp on Wednesday said it will distribute any excess cash from high oil prices to shareholders instead of …
Biden’s EPA Has An Ultimatum For US Coal And Gas Plants: Use Costly, Unproven Tech Or Shut Down
Biden’s EPA Has An Ultimatum For US Coal And Gas Plants: Use Costly, Unproven Tech Or Shut Down John Hugh DeMastri on April 25, 2023 …
Eli Lilly to invest additional $1.6 billion in 2 new plants
(Reuters) – Eli Lilly and Co said on Monday it will invest an additional $1.6 billion at its two new manufacturing sites in Indiana, United …
Germany Will Shut Down Its Last Nuclear Plants Amid Warnings Of New Energy Crisis
Germany Will Shut Down Its Last Nuclear Plants Amid Warnings Of New Energy Crisis Reagan Reese on April 14, 2023 Germany is closing its last …
Atomic ‘angst’ over? Germany closes last nuclear plants
By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will pull the plug on its last three nuclear power stations by Saturday, ending a six-decade programme that …
After Pushing To Shut Coal Plants Down, Biden Shells Out Millions For Green Projects In Coal Towns
After Pushing To Shut Coal Plants Down, Biden Shells Out Millions For Green Projects In Coal Towns John Hugh DeMastri on April 4, 2023 The …
Exclusive-India says ‘time has come’ for Airbus, Boeing to set up jet assembly plants
By Tim Hepher and Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Plane giants Airbus and Boeing face mounting pressure to set up jetliner plants in India, …
Electrolux says costs cuts on track at North America plants
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Electrolux, Europe’s biggest appliances maker, said on Monday it was on track to slash costs at underperforming plants in North America as …
Mercedes set to invest billions in e-vehicles plants
BERLIN (Reuters) – Mercedes will invest billions of dollars to modernise its plants in China, Germany and Hungary over the coming years, magazine Automobilwoche reported, …
Biden EPA Cracks Down On Midwestern Factories, Power Plants
Biden EPA Cracks Down On Midwestern Factories, Power Plants John Hugh DeMastri on March 15, 2023 The Biden administration on Wednesday introduced stringent rules to …
Biden EPA Proposes New ‘Wastewater’ Regulations To Kill Off Coal Plants
Biden EPA Proposes New ‘Wastewater’ Regulations To Kill Off Coal Plants John Hugh DeMastri on March 8, 2023 The Biden administration proposed new rules that …
Factbox-As Tesla prepares a Mexico plant, a look at auto plants in Mexico
(Reuters) – Mexico has long been a manufacturing hub in North America for multiple automakers, and the country is trying to position itself for the …
China Is Approving New Coal Plants At Break-Neck Speed As The Biden Admin Pushes To Shut US Generators Down
China Is Approving New Coal Plants At Break-Neck Speed As The Biden Admin Pushes To Shut US Generators Down John Hugh DeMastri on February 27, …
U.S. company fined for hiring kids to clean meatpacking plants
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A major food safety sanitation company has paid $1.5 million in penalties for employing more than 100 teenagers in dangerous …
Australia’s NSW state orders coal miners to supply local plants
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian coal miners including Glencore must set aside thousands of tonnes of coal for use by domestic power generators for a period …
Russia says Ukraine storing arms at nuclear plants, Kyiv denies claim
(Reuters) – Russia’s foreign intelligence service (SVR) on Monday accused Ukraine of storing Western-supplied arms at nuclear power stations across the country, an allegation dismissed …
CNH Industrial union workers end strike at two U.S. plants with deal
(Reuters) – Members of two local unions at CNH Industrial NV factories in Wisconsin and Iowa reached an agreement over a new labor contract on …
GM invests $918 million in U.S. plants for gas engine, EV components
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – General Motors said Thursday it was investing $918 million in four U.S. plants for V-8 gasoline engine production and …
CBP’s Baltimore Beagle Brigade Alert Leads to Prohibited Propagative Plants in Passenger Baggage
BALTIMORE – It may be more of a vest than a cape on their backs, but the great Gatsby proves once again that U.S. Customs …
India’s coal imports directive to power plants a precautionary step – official
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s recent coal imports directive to power plants was a precautionary measure as the country is expecting high electricity demand to …
Voting opens in key UAW test to organize U.S. battery plants
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Workers begin two days of voting on Wednesday to decide whether to unionize at a General Motors-LG Energy battery …
Volkswagen resumes production at China plants
BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen and FAW’s (SASACJ.UL) plant in Chengdu, China has resumed production after a brief halt and two lines which were suspended at …
Hyundai Motor, LGES consider building two JV battery plants in U.S. -report
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co and LG Energy Solution Ltd (LGES) are considering building two joint venture battery plants in the United …
Venezuela’s PDVSA controls fire at small refinery, restarts other plants from outage
(Reuters) – A fire caused by a thunderstorm at Venezuela’s smallest refinery has been brought under control, a Venezuelan minister said, as the country’s largest …
Singapore to introduce new emissions rules for fossil-fuel power plants
By Emily Chow SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s energy regulator will be introducing new emissions standards for new and repowered fossil fuel-fired power generation units in …
JINYA Ramen Bar Launches New Menu Items Made with Impossible Meat Made From Plants
Impossible tacos Acclaimed Japanese ramen restaurant adds new items featuring plant-based meat to menu Los Angeles, CA (-) JINYA Ramen Bar is taking its commitment …
Starbird Plants Roots in Los Angeles With First of Many Grand Openings in 2022
Super-Premium Fast Food Concept to Debut in South Bay with Exclusive Menu Offerings; Brand Slated to Rapidly Expand in West LA with Seven Additional Locations …