As smoke from wildfires in Canada envelops the area, a Delta Airbus A320 airplane gracefully takes off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Flights in the Eastern U.S. experienced disruptions once again on Thursday due to the smoke from Canada wildfires, causing hundreds of delays …
Last year, over 3.1 million American workers, which accounted for nearly 40% of the total energy industry workforce, dedicated more than half of their time to jobs that aligned with the United States’ climate goals. Among these jobs, positions in the solar, wind, and electric vehicle sectors represented around 50% of the new hires. While …
The Endurance electric pickup truck by Lordstown Motors Corp. was unveiled in Lordstown, Ohio on June 25, 2020. Image Source: Bloomberg Lordstown Motors, a struggling electric-truck manufacturer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday. The company also announced its intention to sell itself amidst an ongoing dispute with Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn over promised investments. …
Pedestrians cross a street past traffic in the Midtown neighborhood of New York, US, on Saturday, June 17, 2023. New York City’s congestion pricing plan for the central business district is expected to receive final approval this month. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Following the clearance of New York City to implement a congestion …
Billions of federal dollars allocated by the Biden administration’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act may be wasted due to outdated government precipitation modeling used in state highway and bridge projects. A new report from First Street Foundation, a nonprofit climate risk research and technology firm, highlights this issue. The outdated model in question is called …
The 2023 Alfa Romeo Tonale, a new vehicle that combines smart technology with stunning design, has been making waves in the automotive industry. However, according to the latest Initial Quality Study by J.D. Power, new vehicles in general are facing a range of quality problems, unlike anything seen in the past 37 years of the …
Leah Ellis, a former battery researcher for Tesla, took an unconventional path after earning her doctorate. Instead of pursuing a lucrative job in the battery materials industry, she applied for and received a prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship. With this opportunity, Ellis chose to work with renowned material sciences professor Yet-Ming Chiang at the Massachusetts Institute …
In a groundbreaking move, Multnomah County in Oregon has filed a lawsuit against major oil and gas companies, including Exxon Mobil, Shell, Chevron, BP, and ConocoPhillips, for their role in causing and exacerbating the deadly heat dome that hit the Pacific Northwest in 2021. The county asserts that these companies and others operating in the …
Shares of Siemens Energy plummeted by 31% on Friday morning after the company abandoned its profit forecast. Photographer: Wolfgang Rattay | Source: Reuters Siemens Energy shares experienced a 34% drop by Friday afternoon in Europe following the company’s abandonment of its profit forecast. Siemens Energy also issued a warning, stating that costly problems in its …
Christopher Waller, governor of the US Federal Reserve, expressed his views on the need for special attention to how banks are preparing for climate change risks. During a Fed Listens event in Washington, D.C., on September 23, 2022, he highlighted the potential impact of catastrophic events like hurricanes and floods on the US economy. Although …