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A group of automakers, battery manufacturers and lithium producers announced the launch of a group aimed at shoring up the U.S. battery supply chain.

Lawmakers at a House Agriculture subcommittee hearing faced an irony in environmental stewardship: To protect nature, the nation may have to rely on people who don't grow up around it much.

Educational systems generate huge quantities of digital data. Digital educational data is captured and used at all points – from classrooms and schools, to the level of educational departments. As growing trends in ‘data-driven instruction’ suggest, all these data have great potential to support student, teacher and leadership practices, help guide work and learning decisions, and inform policy development. Moreover, an increasing focus is being placed on the development of artificial inte...

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The Energy Department launched a $3.5 billion program to develop regional direct air capture hubs, pledging to focus on environmental justice and community engagement as projects are selected.

The Securities and Exchange Commission's proposal to push companies to disclose more climate-related information has sparked opposition from critics who say the rules would burden companies to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars every year.

Sustainable investment advocates yesterday helped pass shareholder resolutions at the annual meetings of the Home Depot Inc. and Chubb Ltd. that are likely to force the retailer and insurer to reconsider their climate-related efforts.

California's top climate regulators signaled they're poised to reject Gov. Gavin Newsom's bid to accelerate the state's 2045 carbon neutrality goal by a decade, arguing it's too costly to aim for 2035.

The White House's top environmental official defended the administration's energy plans and justice work during a Senate hearing yesterday.

A Federal Reserve official suggested that higher interest rates may be needed to tackle the combined threats of inflation and high fuel prices.