Nickel is vital to electric car batteries, but extracting it is dirty and destructive. A plant with a turbulent history in New Caledonia is about to become an experiment in sustainable mining.
Tuesday’s losses put Tesla’s stock down more than 11 percent this week.
After years of drought, officials declared a shortage on the Colorado River. The decision triggers mandatory restrictions on water use.
After years of drought, officials declared a shortage on the Colorado River. The decision triggers mandatory restrictions on water use.
Some devastating impacts of climate change are now unavoidable, a leading scientific panel has warned, but there’s still time to avoid the very worst.
A North Carolina community risks washing away, and solutions don’t come cheap. It very likely offers a glimpse of things to come.
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How big automakers are abandoning resistance
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