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Rule delay makes big EV tax credit possible early next year

WASHINGTON (AP) — People who want to buy an electric vehicle could get a bigger-than-expected tax credit come Jan. 1 because of a delay by the Treasury Department in drawing up rules for the tax breaks.

Dec 20, 2022 8:46 PM Read more >

Policy, climate, war make 2022 'pivot year' for clean energy

BENGALURU, India (AP) — For renewable energy companies in India, it's a good time to be in business. One of India’s largest renewable energy firms, Renew Power, will be among the corporations big and small hoping for a piece of a $2.

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Mexico plans to ask US for up to $48B for solar projects

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico plans to ask U.S. President Joe Biden for as much as $48 billion in financing for solar projects, Foreign Relations Secretary Marcel Ebrard said Tuesday.

Dec 20, 2022 6:13 PM Read more >

Southern B.C. snowstorm halts flights at Vancouver airport, creates travel chaos

Vancouver International Airport was crowded Tuesday with stranded travellers, many sitting or sleeping on floors, as heavy snowfall played havoc on transportation in the region during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year.

Dec 20, 2022 5:52 PM Read more >

Turbulent Honolulu flight illustrates phenomenon's risks

The latest injuries from airplane turbulence were on flights to Honolulu and Houston , leading to a total of 41 people being hurt or receiving medical treatment in just two days — Sunday and Monday.

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New Mexico seeks tougher provisions for US nuclear dump

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — State officials on Tuesday released a draft permit that includes tougher provisions for the U.S.

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Postal Service pledges move to all-electric delivery fleet

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major boost for President Joe Biden's pledge to eliminate gas-powered vehicles from the sprawling federal fleet, the Postal Service said Tuesday it will sharply increase the number of electric-powered delivery trucks — and will

Dec 20, 2022 2:07 PM Read more >

Historic biodiversity pact inspires, but past failures loom

MONTREAL (AP) — A day after negotiators reached a landmark biodiversity agreement , the pressure was already growing on countries, business leaders and the environmental community to deliver on its ambitious promises to protect the planet — and not r

Dec 20, 2022 1:39 PM Read more >

Lawmakers using spending bill to delay lobster restrictions

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s congressional delegation is using the $1.7 trillion federal spending bill to try to delay for six years new protections for endangered whales to protect Maine’s lobster industry.

Dec 20, 2022 12:48 PM Read more >

Canada, China set aside differences to help COP15 nature talks succeed: Guilbeault

OTTAWA — The international biodiversity framework reached Monday in Montreal was possible because Canada and China were able to set aside their diplomatic differences to co-lead the negotiations, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said as the sum

Dec 20, 2022 11:24 AM Read more >