Jennifer McDermott

Associated Press

B2B Digital-Assisted Selling at Its Best

B2B Digital-Assisted Selling at Its Best

June 18, 2025

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Serendipity Is No Accident: What the Post-it Teaches Us About "Luck"

June 26, 2025

A shopping cart filled with groceries at a store in Rowland Heights, Calif., April 3, 2025.

Key Inflation Gauge Rises as Americans Cut Back on Spending

June 27, 2025

Holy Stone Unveils High-Performance Folding GPS Drone

June 26, 2025

The Logistics and Transportation Survival Guide

The Logistics and Transportation Survival Guide

In the fast-paced world of transportation and logistics, staying as efficient and organized as possible is critical to survival.

June 18, 2025

President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington.

What to Know About Trump's First Executive Actions on Climate and Environment

From oil and gas expansion to revoking EV goals.

January 27, 2025

The five turbines of Block Island Wind Farm operate, Dec. 7, 2023, off the coast of Block Island, R.I., during a tour organized by Orsted.

Trump Temporarily Halts Leasing, Permitting for Wind Energy Projects

Wind power currently provides about 10% of the electricity generated in the U.S.

January 21, 2025

A man walks on a railway track littered with plastic and other waste materials on Earth Day in Mumbai, India, April 22, 2024.

The World Pumps Out 57 Million Tons of Plastic Pollution a Year

It's enough pollution to fill Central Park with plastic waste as high as the Empire State Building.

September 5, 2024

Taillights trace the path of a motor vehicle at the Naughton Power Plant, Jan. 13, 2022, in Kemmerer, Wyo., next to a site where Bill Gates and his energy company are starting construction on a next-generation nuclear plant.

You Had A Lot of Questions About Next-Generation Nuclear Reactors. We Posed Them to Experts

The U.S. is trying to boost the new technology.

August 12, 2024

An employee works at Nexans, one of the world's largest wire and cable manufacturers, Friday, April 12, 2024, near Montreal.

As Need for Copper Rises, Cable Manufacturers Recycle More

The need for the metal is projected to nearly double by 2035.

June 10, 2024

A person walks past an art installation outside a United Nations conference on plastics on April 23, 2024, in Ottawa, Ontario.

5 Takeaways from Global Negotiations on Treaty to End Plastic Pollution

The last meeting was marred by disagreements.

April 30, 2024

Hydrogen storage tanks are visible at the Iberdrola green hydrogen plant in Puertollano, central Spain, March 28, 2023.

Hydrogen Tax Credit Plan Unveiled as Biden Administration Tries to Jump Start Industry

Officials estimate the credits will deliver $140 billion in revenue and 700,000 jobs by 2030.

December 22, 2023

Last Energy CEO Bret Kugelmass poses in front a prototype reactor inside the company's demonstration unit on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Brookshire, Texas. Kugelmass, a technology entrepreneur and mechanical engineer, said the 20-megawatt microreactors could replace carbon dioxide-emitting fossil fuels that power factories or data centers.

Universities to Experiment with Micro Nuclear Power

One engineer called nuclear power “totally misunderstood and under leveraged.”

February 9, 2023

Research and development engineer Ravneet Kailey performs an experiment to produce steel without using carbon in a glowing lab cell, left, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, at Boston Metal, in Woburn, Mass.

U.S. Company Gets $120M Boost to Make 'Green Steel'

The company said it can eliminate all carbon dioxide from its steel production.

January 27, 2023

A major economic bill headed to the president has “game-changing” incentives for the nuclear energy industry, experts say, and those tax credits are even more substantial if a facility is sited in a community where a coal plant is closing.

Climate Bill: Could Coal Communities Shift to Nuclear?

Tax credits are substantial if a nuclear facility is in a community where a coal plant is closing.

August 15, 2022

The U.S. nuclear industry has provided a steady 20% of the nation's power for years, but now plant operators are hoping to nearly double their output over the next three decades, according to the industry's trade association.

Nuclear Industry Hopes to Expand Output With New Reactors

The nation’s current 92 operating reactors have nearly 95 gigawatts of capacity.

June 21, 2022

President Joe Biden walks to a motorcade vehicle after stepping off Air Force One, Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Biden is returning to Washington after promoting his infrastructure agenda in New Hampshire.

Gov. Whitmer Wants Federal Aid to Keep Nuclear Plant Open

The owner of the plant says it's too late.

April 21, 2022

A sign warning of radioactive materials is seen on a fence around a nuclear reactor containment building on Monday, April 26, 2021, a few days before it stopped generating electricity at Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan, N.Y. The Biden administration is launching a $6 billion effort to save nuclear power plants at risk of closing, citing the need to continue nuclear energy as a carbon-free source of power that helps to combat climate change.

Biden Launches $6B Effort to Save Distressed Nuclear Plants

The first round of awards will prioritize reactors that have already announced plans to close.

April 19, 2022

A no trespassing sign is posted near the entrance to the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, at rear, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, in Plymouth, Mass. One million gallons of radioactive water is contained inside the former nuclear power plant along Cape Cod Bay. The plant's owner, Holtec International, is considering treating the water and discharging it into the bay. Local residents, shell fishermen and politicians disapprove of the plan.

What to do with Closed Nuke Plant's Wastewater?

Holtec International is considering treating the water and discharging it into the bay, drawing fierce resistance from local residents, shell fishermen and politicians.

April 11, 2022