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Supreme Court limits EPA’s role in combating climate change

June 30, 2022 admin No Comments

President Joe Biden’s ambitious plan to address climate change hit a major hurdle as the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled to restrict federal reach in controlling emissions at power plants and beyond. The court, whose conservative majority has already shown reluctance in broadening federal agency scope, considered the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority to regulate…

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Another reason to swap your gas stove? Study finds cancer-causing chemicals in natural gas

June 29, 2022 admin No Comments

The natural gas that lights popular gas stoves for both home and professional cooks contains low concentrations of several pollutants and chemicals linked to cancer, a new study has found. The study, by the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and published this week in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, is the latest…

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Oil prices snap 3-day winning streak

June 29, 2022 admin No Comments

A previous version of the story included an incorrect time reference regarding crude stocks in the US SPR. Stocks in the reserve are below 500 million barrels for the first time since 1986. Oil futures settled lower on Wednesday, easing back after three consecutive session gains, even as a more than three million-barrel drop in…

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This veteran money manager has seen it all. And these 19 dividend stocks pass his rigorous quality screen right now.

June 29, 2022 admin No Comments

Lewis Altfest’s time in the finance industry spans seven decades. He has some words of advice for investors who aren’t used to stomach-churning stock-price moves. Altfest founded Altfest Personal Wealth Management in 1983 after working as a general partner and director of research Lord Abbett & Co. Before that, he was an analyst for several…

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This ‘underappreciated’ black swan could bring fresh chaos to the global economy

June 27, 2022 admin No Comments

New week, same bounce. Stock futures point to fresh gains as investors grow optimistic that a bond rout is ending, and the Fed’s rate-hike plans will get pruned due to a global slowdown. Of course, that optimism comes as discontent grows around the world from high commodity prices that have driven up food prices, crimped…

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These mobile solar and green hydrogen ‘nanogrids’ come together like Legos

June 25, 2022 admin No Comments

Sesame Solar CEO Lauren Flanagan was a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) pioneer who worked with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs during his NeXT days. And she’s been in a leadership role at the women-focused startup accelerator Springboard Enterprises. Technology shapes Flanagan’s career. But it was watching the harrowing conditions at darkened hospitals, nursing homes and grocery stores in…

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Biden urges Congress to provide gas tax holiday, but analysts predict lawmakers won’t do it

June 22, 2022 admin No Comments

While President Joe Biden called on Congress on Wednesday to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months, analysts criticized his proposal and predicted that it would not draw sufficient support from US lawmakers. The suspension “would require congressional action, which is exceedingly unlikely,” said Tobin Marcus, a policy and politics strategist at Evercore…

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Opinion: Here’s how to meet Biden’s 2030 climate goals to dramatically cut greenhouse-gas emissions — with today’s technology

June 21, 2022 admin No Comments

Unprecedented forest fires in the drought-stricken Western United States. Tropical storms and rising seas threatening the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. Sizzling heat across swaths of the country. As climate change unfolds before our eyes, what can the US do to sharply and rapidly reduce its share of the greenhouse gas emissions that are causing it?…

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In a tough, post-Fed market, strategist finds opportunity knocking in a couple of this year’s hottest sectors

June 16, 2022 admin No Comments

Blink and you missed a post-Federal Reserve bounce, as stock futures signal a reboot for Wall Street selling on Thursday. “Whatever reaction we see today is likely to be a one-day thing (just like last FOMC). The Fed has no idea where inflation is going, and neither do we. The economic data is what matters,…

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Why you, and your wallet, might have to get used to heatwaves

June 14, 2022 admin No Comments

Of course summer is “hot” at times for much of the US But a steady tick higher in average temperatures over recent decades will push Americans to rethink how to keep summer heat tolerable, fun and above all, safe. Humans, with our driving RB00, + 0.05%, flying, cooking and more, have increased the amount of…

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