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Strikers picket outside the district lodge of Local 6 across from Bath Iron Works.

Shipbuilder Files Complaint Over Union Threats During Strike

The company accused leaders of Machinists’ Local S6 of threatening so-called scabs with fines and loss of benefits.

The Tiwai Point aluminum smelter near Invercargill, New Zealand, March 30, 2013.

Mining Giant to Close Smelter, Ax 1,000 Jobs

Rio Tinto said the plant lost $30 million last year.

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May US Mfg. Technology Orders Down 45% YoY

Encompassing machine tooling and metal forming & fabricating, orders fell 5 percent from April's total.

This undated file aerial view shows the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M. Several groups are asking state and federal officials to hold semi-annual public meetings as Los Alamos National Laboratory prepares to resume and ramp up production of key components for the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile.

US Nuclear Lab Investigates Plutonium Facility Breach

Los Alamos confirmed that 15 workers may have been exposed to plutonium.

COVID Offers a Clear View of Opportunity

Fitz Frames initially saw a chance to simply help the medical community, but their 3D-printed glasses are now a dedicated PPE offering.

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'Renewable' Natural Gas Not an Antidote for Climate Change

Reducing emissions from the natural gas system is especially challenging.

A building damaged by a fire at Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment facility, July 2, 2020.

Mystery Surrounds Fire at Iran Nuclear Site

Tehran insisted it knew the cause but would not make it public due to “security reasons.”

Uniper coal-fired power plant and BP refinery steam beside a wind generator in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

Germany Is First Major Economy to Phase Out Coal and Nuclear

Environmental groups say the plan isn't ambitious enough.

Rubble remains after residences were leveled by the Camp wildfire in Paradise, Calif.

PG&E Exits Bankruptcy, Pays $5 Billion Into Wildfire Fund

22.19% of its stock was also placed into a trust for victims of the wildfires.

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell, left, and Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin bump elbows at the conclusion of a House Committee on Financial Services hearing, June 30, 2020 on Capitol Hill.

Congress Extends Relief for COVID-Slammed Businesses

Lawmakers created the program in March and have modified it twice since.

Picketers acknowledge a honking motorist outside an entrance to Bath Iron Works, Monday, June 22, 2020, in Bath, Maine. Production workers at one of the Navy's largest shipbuilders overwhelmingly voted to strike, rejecting the company's three-year contract offer Sunday and threatening to further delay delivery of ships.

Shipyard Hiring Temporary Workers Amid Strike

With 4,000 workers out, Bath Iron Works is trying to avoid falling further behind on production.

Shot from a television screen shows damage to anchor support.

Mich. Judge Allows Restart of Disputed Oil Pipeline

It was originally shut down because of damage to a structure that anchors the pipeline.