January 25, 2024 archive

Cold weather interrupts major aluminum smelter in Missouri

  A major US aluminum smelter located in southeast Missouri is shutting down operations and blaming cold weather. Magnitude 7 runs the second-large smelter in the country and notified state officials it planned to curtail operations by the end of the month. “Due to abnormally cold weather, our operations have been severely impaired to the …

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Energy quick reads

** U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday vetoed legislation aimed at reversing his administration’s waiver of “Buy America” requirements for government-funded electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, according to a senior U.S. official. ** More than 4,700 auto dealerships across the United States urged President Joe Biden in a letter Thursday to halt the Environmental Protection Agency’s efforts to enforce …

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