Tag: Climate and environment
US hikes tariffs on imports of Chinese solar wafers, polysilicon and tungsten products
BANGKOK -- The Biden administration plans to raise tariffs on solar wafers, polysilicon and some tungsten products from China to protect U.S. clean...
New Jersey, home to many oil and gas producers, eyes fees to fight climate change
TRENTON, N.J. -- It's not an accident that “The Sopranos,” the quintessential show about New Jersey, opens with its main character driving past...
Takeaways from AP's report on child labor in Nigeria lithium mines
NASARAWA, Nigeria -- Growing demand for the lithium used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage has created a new frontier for...
In Nigeria's lithium boom, many mines are illegal and children do much of the work
NASARAWA, Nigeria -- Dressed in a faded pink dress, 6-year-old Juliet Samaniya squats under scorching skies to chip at a jagged white rock...
Arizona AG sues Saudi firm over 'excessive' groundwater pumping, saying it's a public nuisance
PHOENIX -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced Wednesday she's suing a Saudi Arabian agribusiness for allegedly violating a public nuisance law, contending...
Myanmar's economy set to contract as floods and fighting take heavy toll, the World Bank says
BANGKOK -- Myanmar’s economy is forecast to contract this year, the World Bank said Wednesday, as flooding and fighting take a severe toll...