Far From the Fires, the Deadly Risks of Smoke Are Intensifying
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Far From the Fires, the Deadly Risks of Smoke Are Intensifying

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It kills more people each year than car crashes, war or drugs do. This invisible killer is the air pollution from sources like cars and trucks or factory smokestacks. But as wildfires intensify and grow more frequent in a warming world, the smoke…

Trump and Republicans Cannot Stop Electric Vehicles, Experts Say
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Trump and Republicans Cannot Stop Electric Vehicles, Experts Say

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines To a large extent, the electric vehicle market in the United States runs on Democratic policies. There are federal tax credits for car buyers. Subsidies for battery manufacturing. Cheap loans to build electric car factories. Grants for chargers. Regulations that push automakers to…

Opinion | The Best Time to Fireproof Los Angeles Was Yesterday
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Opinion | The Best Time to Fireproof Los Angeles Was Yesterday

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines “The city burning is Los Angeles’s deepest image of itself,” Joan Didion wrote way back in the 1960s. And on X and Truth Social and, indeed, Fox News, they were playing the hits, too — the fires were not the result of climate…

Constellation Energy to Buy Power Producer Calpine
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Constellation Energy to Buy Power Producer Calpine

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Constellation Energy, the nation’s largest nuclear power plant operator, has agreed to buy another electricity producer, Calpine, for $16.4 billion. The deal reflects the key role that natural gas is likely to play in meeting fast-rising U.S. electricity demand. The cash-and-stock deal, announced…

Biden Bans New Oil and Gas Drilling Along Most U.S. Coasts
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Biden Bans New Oil and Gas Drilling Along Most U.S. Coasts

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Biden announced on Monday what he called a permanent stop to new oil and gas drilling across more than 625 million acres of U.S. coastal waters, saying he was making the move because drilling posed unnecessary risks to the environment, public health…

After Fierce Lobbying, Treasury Sets Rules for Billions in Hydrogen Subsidies
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After Fierce Lobbying, Treasury Sets Rules for Billions in Hydrogen Subsidies

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Biden administration on Friday made final its long-awaited plan to offer billions of dollars in tax credits to companies that make hydrogen, in the hopes of building up a new industry that might help fight climate change. When burned, hydrogen mainly emits…

Arctic Ocean Likely to Experience Ice-Free Day by 2027, Study Warns

Arctic Ocean Likely to Experience Ice-Free Day by 2027, Study Warns

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates The Arctic Ocean may experience its first ice-free day as early as 2027, according to a study published in Nature Communications. Researchers have stated that this significant environmental milestone is inevitable within the next 20 years unless drastic action is taken to reduce…