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Will Amazon strikes impact holiday shipping?
Amazon workers backed by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters went on strike Thursday morning at seven facilities, the Teamsters say. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady has more.CBS News - 1d -
Nigerians press for solar jobs and electricity, with little success
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Boeing Starliner astronauts' return to Earth delayed again
The return of two Boeing Starliner astronauts at the International Space Station is being delayed again, NASA says. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams traveled to the space station aboard Boeing's ...CBS News - 3d -
GOP battle erupts over Social Security bill
Republican senators battled behind closed doors Tuesday over a proposal to beef up Social Security benefits for people who are eligible for non-Social Security government pensions. The legislation, ...The Hill - 3d -
How climate change impacted 2024
From record-breaking temperatures to devastating disasters, 2024 brought the world closer to the reality of what climate change looks and feels like. CBS News national environmental correspondent ...CBS News - 3d -
Boeing Starliner crew's return to Earth delayed yet again
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been stuck in space for months longer than expected, and will not return to Earth until at least March 2025 at the earliest, NASA indicated.CBS News - 3d -
Who needs football? This year's SEC in the conversation for strongest men’s basketball conference ... ever
A decade ago, the SEC was a football-first conference. Today, it is unquestionably the strongest basketball conference in the country.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
How to catch the Geminids, one of the strongest meteor showers of the year
The Geminids are among the few major meteor showers to come from asteroids, and this year they will peak on FridayABC News - Dec. 13 -
St George signs partnerships in Brazil for niobium and rare earth processing
Yahoo News - Dec. 13 -
Tariffs Raised on Chinese Solar Wafers, Polysilicon, and Tungsten Products
The Biden administration imposes the import duties to boost protection for the U.S. clean energy industry.Inc. - Dec. 12 -
U.S. Solar Industry Touts Jobs, Not Climate, as Its Trump Strategy
National solar power capacity more than doubled during Trump’s first term, but the president-elect’s determination to undo the Inflation Reduction Act requires a bottom-line approach.Inc. - Dec. 12 -
US hikes tariffs on imports of Chinese solar wafers, polysilicon and tungsten products
The Biden administration has announced it is raising tariffs on solar wafers, polysilicon and some tungsten products from China to protect U.S. clean energy businessesABC News - Dec. 12 -
Biden doubles tariffs on Chinese solar panel components
The Biden administration will double tariffs on certain solar panel components that are made in China, it announced Wednesday. Starting in January, imports of Chinese solar wafers and polysilicon ...The Hill - Dec. 11 -
India to introduce ALMM for solar PV cells from June 2026
Yahoo News - Dec. 11 -
Arctic Tundra Has Long Helped Cool Earth. Now, It’s Fueling Warming.
Wildfires and thawing permafrost are causing the region to release more carbon dioxide than its plants remove, probably for the first time in thousands of years.The New York Times - Dec. 10 -
How AI could impact medicine
Chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to discuss the impact of artificial intelligence in medicine. AI is being used for things like interpreting imaging, flagging ...CBS News - Dec. 10 -
Wildfire erupts in Southern California, forcing evacuations in Malibu
A dangerous wildfire suddenly exploded in Southern California, surrounding Pepperdine University and putting thousands of homeowners and nearby college students on high alert. NBC’s Dana Griffin ...NBC News - Dec. 10 -
Trump’s return casts a shadow over China’s success in US solar sector
Chinese manufacturers have benefited from Biden-era subsidies — but that may be about to changeFinancial Times - Dec. 10 -
Volcanic Eruption in the Philippines Forces Mass Evacuation
Nearly 90,000 people on the island of Negros were ordered to seek shelter after Mount Kanlaon spewed deadly ash and lava.The New York Times - Dec. 10 -
EU should ban space mirrors and other solar geoengineering, warn scientists
European Commission scientific advisers say technology to offset global heating could wreak havoc on weather. Europe should ban space mirrors, cloud whitening and other untested tools being touted ...The Guardian - Dec. 9 -
How This Solar Company Pulled in Nearly $850 Million This Year
Solar Landscape envisions a future in which energy from the sun is distributed across industrial sites in American cities to meet rising grid demand.Inc. - Dec. 9 -
Tens of thousands of people evacuated as Philippines volcano erupts
The Philippines' Kanlaon volcano erupted for nearly four minutes, shooting ash 2.5 miles into the sky and prompting the emergency evacuation of some 87,000 people.CBS News - Dec. 9 -
Three-Quarters of Earth’s Land Got Drier in Recent Decades, U.N. Says
Human-caused global warming helped increase dry conditions on every continent, scientists said in a new report, as talks on halting desertification were underway in Saudi Arabia.The New York Times - Dec. 9 -
Almost all of earth became permanently drier since 1990: Report
More than 75 percent of the globe became permanently drier over the past three decades, according to a report from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The report, ...The Hill - Dec. 9 -
‘We can barely believe what’s happening’: how Syria’s frozen conflict flared into hot war that could topple Assad
With insurgents closing in on Damascus, questions remain over whether the Assad regime will dig in, and if Hayat Tahrir al-Sham are as moderate as they seem. When Islamist militants swept into her ...The Guardian - Dec. 7 -
AP PHOTOS: An Indian state prepares for a Hindu festival that's the largest such gathering on Earth
Hindus venerate rivers, and none more so than the Ganges. The faithful believe that a dip in its waters will cleanse them of their past sins. Wherever other sacred rivers flow into the Ganges, the ...ABC News - Dec. 6 -
Australia boosts loan for rare-earths refinery in bid to break China’s dominance
Government increases backing for Iluka Resources to build country’s first processing facility for rare earthsFinancial Times - Dec. 6 -
European satellites launched to create artificial solar eclipses in a tech demo
A pair of European satellites has rocketed into orbit on a mission to create artificial solar eclipsesABC News - Dec. 5 -
ESA launches spacecraft that will eventually create artificial solar eclipse
Yahoo News - Dec. 5 -
Secret Service leader erupts at GOP lawmaker over 9/11 questioning
Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe and Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) engaged in a shouting match that persisted over gavel banging, as Rowe accused the lawmaker of politicizing the 9/11 ...The Hill - Dec. 5 -
Maximize the impact of your donations
Jill Schlesinger shares tips on how to give back during the season of giving while ensuring your donations have the biggest impact.CBS News - Dec. 5 -
European mission to imitate solar eclipse launches from India
Yahoo News - Dec. 5 -
We’ve Never Been Closer to Finding Life Outside Our Solar System
Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, we may have spotted a galactic neighbor with all the right molecular ingredients a mere 40 light-years away.Wired - Dec. 5 -
Small asteroid explodes in Earth's atmosphere
A small asteroid neared the Earth's atmosphere before exploding. Derrick Pitts, the Franklin Institute's chief astronomer and planetarium director, joins CBS News with more on the phenomenon.CBS News - Dec. 4 -
Sources: Russian ship shot flare at German helicopter
Yahoo News - Dec. 4 -
Asteroid to make “close pass” near Earth next month
Yahoo News - Dec. 4 -
Protests erupt after South Korean president declares martial law
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law Tuesday, freezing all democratic government normalcy and putting the military in charge. Yoon is a lame duck president who has been ...CBS News - Dec. 3 -
Double spacecraft mission will create solar eclipses on demand to study the Sun
Yahoo News - Dec. 3 -
Asteroid on 'collision course' with Earth burns up above far northeastern Russia
A small asteroid sped toward Earth before it burned out above far northeastern Russia on Tuesday night, sparking a natural light show for residents in the remote corner of the planet, officials said.NBC News - Dec. 3 -
The solar saga behind US bribery allegations against Gautam Adani
Charges against Indian tycoon follow a troubled government effort to boost renewable powerFinancial Times - Dec. 3
