** Boeing said it has reached a tentative agreement with a union representing more than 32,000 workers in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, in a deal that could help avert a possible crippling strike as early as Sept. 13.
** Cape Hatteras National Seashore officials expanded a beach closure this week as a precautionary measure against a “strong” scent of petroleum at an old military site, according to the National Park Service.
** Environmentalists and energy experts criticize the Tennessee Valley Authority for its plans to build eight natural gas-fired power plants, doubling down on fossil fuels despite running nuclear and hydroelectric plants through most of its history.
** San Antonio, Texas, embarks on an ambitious program to install solar facilities at 42 municipal facilities.
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** Electric vehicles contribute more to pollution in rivers than other cars because of their weight, the chairman of the Environment Agency has said. Alan Lovell said road run-off from tyres – water containing pollution that runs off the tarmac – had a significant negative impact on pollution in the UK’s waterways.
** China Minmetals Corp. will take control of a province-backed lithium company in a bid to speed development of a “world-class” industry extracting the battery material from salt lakes in the far west of the country.
** India plans to have a third of its heavy duty long-haul trucking fleet fuelled by liquefied natural gas (LNG) instead of diesel in five to seven years to cut pollution, according to a draft policy from the federal oil ministry. India, one of the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, has set a 2070 net zero goal and wants to raise the share of natural gas in its energy mix to 15% by 2030 from about 6% now.
** More than 30,000 protesters gather in Seoul demanding more government action on climate change. In temperatures exceeding 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius), protesters young and old marched in the country’s biggest demonstration so far this year.
** Chinese refiners are likely buying a combined 16 million barrels of oil a month to replenish the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve at current low prices, according to Energy Aspects Ltd.
** China has boosted underground storage of natural gas, after it made an early start on preparations for peak demand over the winter. But the build-up may also signal subdued consumption in recent months due to a slowing economy, which has left the country uncommonly well-stocked with the fuel.
