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Form Factory 1 held a groundbreaking and beam signing ceremony in Weirton, West Virginia last Friday.
Iron-Air Battery Factory Breaks Ground in West Virginia
June 2, 2023
For bond quality testing, Scanning Acoustic Microscopy offers greater accuracy and reliability than traditional helium leak testing.
Advanced SAM Validates Integrity of Diffusion Bonds
June 2, 2023
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Polymer Resources Completes Significant Expansion at NY Compounding Facility
June 2, 2023
Workers install solar panels on the roof of a residential apartment in Kochi, southern Kerala state, India, March 22, 2023.
India Pauses Plans for New Coal Plants
June 1, 2023
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Form Factory 1 held a groundbreaking and beam signing ceremony in Weirton, West Virginia last Friday.
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Iron-Air Battery Factory Breaks Ground in West Virginia
Workers install solar panels on the roof of a residential apartment in Kochi, southern Kerala state, India, March 22, 2023.
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India Pauses Plans for New Coal Plants
A sign advertises Yeezy shoes made by Adidas at Kickclusive, a sneaker resale store, in Paramus, N.J., Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022.
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Adidas Puts Yeezy Shoes Back on Sale
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Minnesota Settles Lawsuit Against E-cigarette Maker Juul
The company has now settled with 48 states and paid more than $1 billion.
April 17, 2023
This photo provided by the Phoenix Police Department shows stolen catalytic converters that were recovered after detectives served a search warrant at a storage unit in Phoenix, May 27, 2022.
Supply Chain
Minnesota Moves to Crack Down on Catalytic Converter Thefts
The bill would prohibit scrap metal dealers from purchasing a converter that is not attached to a vehicle unless it bears identifying markings that can be used to trace it.
March 3, 2023
The closed LTV Steel taconite plant sits idle near Hoyt Lakes, Minn., Feb. 10, 2016.
Supply Chain
PolyMet Mine in Minn. Becomes NewRange Copper Nickel
The area is one of the world's largest untapped resources of the critical minerals.
February 15, 2023
In this Oct. 4, 2011, file photo, a core sample drilled from underground rock near Ely, Minn., shows a band of shiny minerals containing copper, nickel and precious metals, center, that Twin Metals Minnesota LLC, hopes to mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota.
Regulation
U.S. Moves to Protect Minnesota Wilderness from Planned Mine
This could be the fatal blow to the copper-nickel project.
January 26, 2023
Project developers plan to build carbon capture pipelines connecting dozens of Midwestern ethanol refineries, such as this one in Chancellor, S.D., shown on July 22, 2021.
Regulation
EPA Seeks to Mandate More Use of Ethanol, Other Biofuels
The move is welcomed by renewable fuel and farm groups but condemned by environmentalists and oil industry groups.
December 2, 2022
This June 29, 2018 file photo shows tanks at the Enbridge Energy terminal in Superior, Wis. The state of Minnesota has gone to federal court to block a lawsuit over Enbridge Energy's Line 3 oil pipeline project from proceeding in tribal court.
Regulation
Minnesota Supreme Court Delivers Blow to Line 3 Opponents
The state's highest court declined to take the case.
August 25, 2021
This Feb. 10, 2016 file photo shows a former iron ore processing plant near Hoyt Lakes, Minn., that would become part of a proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine. The Minnesota Court of Appeals has rejected two of the most important permits for the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota in a major victory for environmentalists. A three-judge panel ruled Monday, Jan. 13, 2019, that the state Department of Natural Resources erred when it declined to order a proceeding known as a 'contested case hearing' to gather more information on the potential environmental impacts of the project.
Regulation
Court Rejects 2 Major PolyMet Mine Permits
The court rejected two of the most important permits for the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota.
January 13, 2020
In this Oct. 4, 2011, file photo, a core sample drilled from underground rock near Ely, Minn., shows a band of shiny minerals containing copper, nickel and precious metals, center, that Twin Metals Minnesota LLC, hopes to mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota. Twin Metals Minnesota has formally submitted a plan to regulators for the underground copper-nickel mine. The filing launches what's expected to be a lengthy environmental review and permitting process for what would be Minnesota's second copper-nickel mine.
Operations
Twin Metals Files Formal Mine Plan in Minn.
The project that has drawn fierce opposition because of its location.
December 19, 2019
In this Aug. 26, 2014 file photo, the Minntac taconite mine plant in Mountain Iron, Minn. is pictured. The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 reversed a decision by state regulators to renew a wastewater permit for U.S. Steel's Minntac iron mine in northeastern Minnesota. The court sent the dispute back to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for further proceedings.
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Court Rejects Minn. Renewal of US Steel Mine Permit
The court reversed a decision by state regulators to renew a wastewater discharge permit.
December 10, 2019
This June 29, 2018 photo shows tanks at the Enbridge Energy terminal in Superior, Wis. An updated environmental review released by a state agency Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, found no serious threat to Lake Superior if crude oil ever leaked from a new pipeline to replace Enbridge Energy's aging Line 3 across northern Minnesota.
Operations
No Major Impacts on Lake Superior from Line 3 Pipeline
Line 3 carries Canadian crude from Alberta and clips a corner of North Dakota on its way across Minnesota to Enbridge's terminal in Superior, Wisconsin.
December 10, 2019
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Senate Dems Assail Trump's $16B Farmers Bailout
Democratic senators released a report Tuesday claiming Trump's bailout package unfairly benefits the South at the expense of the North and wealthy producers over smaller farms.
November 13, 2019
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Minnesota Wants More EVs
Opponents of the bill call it unrealistic, expensive and "unworkable for most people."
September 26, 2019
Ethanol
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Loyalty to Trump Tested Over Corn Rules
Waivers were granted to 31 oil refineries so they don't have to blend ethanol into their gasoline.
August 29, 2019
This undated photo shows Negar Ghodskani, an Iranian woman who pleaded guilty to conspiring to facilitate the illegal export of communications technology from the U.S. to her home country.
Advanced Mfg
Woman Guilty in Tech Smuggling Case
She established a front company to illegally obtain restricted technology that was then sent to her home country, in violation of international sanctions.
August 13, 2019