Oil refinery explosion near Texas coast forces residents to shelter in place
A large explosion at an oil refinery near the Texas coast on Monday shot plumes of smoke into…
Why the Iran war matters for the world’s helium supply
LONDON (AP) — Iran’s attack this week on Qatar’s natural gas export facility threatens to disrupt not just…
Countries face energy triage as the Iran war escalates
BANGKOK (AP) — The escalating war with Iran is pushing parts of the world into energy triage, forcing…
SK Battery America Inc. lays off 958 workers at Georgia plant
ATLANTA (AP) — Battery company SK Battery America Inc. laid off nearly 1,000 workers at a manufacturing plant…
What Smithfield’s move could mean for environment, economy
Besides 120 acres of prime downtown real estate, Sioux Falls city leaders got something that has sometimes been…
This Vietnamese town boomed as factories left China. Now it’s asking what’s next?
BAC NINH, Vietnam — The transformation of Vietnam’s Bac Ninh is evident in the signs above its shops…
This Vietnamese town boomed as factories left China. Now it’s asking what’s next?
BAC NINH, Vietnam — The transformation of Vietnam’s Bac Ninh is evident in the signs above its shops…
Tyson beef plant closure will lay off 3,200 workers, threatening a small Nebraska town
LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) — On a frigid day after Mass at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in rural Nebraska,…
Tyson Foods plans to close a major Nebraska beef plant
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tyson Foods’ decision to close a beef plant that employs nearly one third of…
South Carolina utility seeks private partner to revive nuclear power plants
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s state-owned utility is looking to a private company to revive a project…
Rivian breaks ground on $5 billion Georgia electric vehicle plant
ATLANTA (AP) — It seems like a terrible time to build an electric vehicle plant in the United…
Union election is too close to call at an electric vehicle battery manufacturing complex in Kentucky
An election to determine whether workers unionize an electric vehicle battery manufacturing complex in Kentucky is in limbo…