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Cummins Ships Record Number Of Engines In Q1, But EPA Has Questions For Cummins Over Ram Engines
Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - 2:04pm | 1339Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) continued to benefit from strong truck production in the U.S. and increasing demand in global construction markets as the Columbus, Indiana-based engine maker posted an 8 percent increase in first quarter revenues over the comparable quarter in 2018. Revenues for the...
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Trump Nominee Rosen Considered Key Player In Emissions Rollbacks
Monday, February 25, 2019 - 1:26pm | 591President Donald Trump's pick to replace deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein could bolster Administration efforts to roll back or delay Obama-era pollution rules affecting the trucking sector. U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) deputy secretary Jeffrey Rosen, who was nominated earlier...
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Gevo Skyrockets Following EPA Isobutanol Decision
Monday, June 18, 2018 - 3:20pm | 414Shares of biofuel stock Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) skyrocketed more than 320 percent on Monday following big news from the Environmental Protection Agency. What Happened The EPA approved up to a 16 percent blend of isobutanol for use in automobiles. Prior to Monday’s decision, isobutanol,...
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Elon Musk Offers To Rebuild Puerto Rico's Energy Infrastructure
Friday, October 6, 2017 - 8:14am | 507Puerto Rico is looking for answers to its devastating blackouts and leveled energy infrastructure. And Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA), the world’s panacea, is as eager as ever to be the solution. CEO Elon Musk responded Thursday to calls for intervention by confirming Tesla’s capacity to meet...
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Trump Keeps His Promise To Add Coal Jobs, Though Not To The Degree His EPA Head Claims
Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 12:16pm | 509From the administration’s perspective, the long-declining coal mining sector is looking rosy. “Since the fourth quarter of last year until most recently, we’ve added almost 50,000 jobs in the coal sector,” Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt said...
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How Does General Motor's Emissions Scandal Stack Up To Volkswagen's?
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 - 5:13pm | 436Owners and lessees of more than 705,000 Duramax diesel trucks sued General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) last week for installing devices to cheat U.S. emissions inspections, according to Bloomberg. The allegations call to mind the Volkswagen AG (ADR) (OTC: VLKAY) emissions scandal from September 2015...
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The Paris Climate Agreement's Most Surprising Defender: Exxon Mobil
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 - 12:59pm | 839President Donald Trump is withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, Axios reported in a story quoting sources with direct knowledge of the decision. For his part, the president tweeted he would announce his decision in the coming days, leaving open the possibility for a change of mind. EPA...
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Winners And Losers From Trump's $4 Trillion Budget Proposal
Tuesday, May 23, 2017 - 10:54am | 816The poor, the elderly, the disabled, college students and environmental protections all stand to take a big hit if Congress approves President Donald Trump’s $4.1 trillion budget for fiscal year 2018. Defense contractors, corporations in general and the wealthiest Americans all stand to gain...
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The Business Of Clean Water
Thursday, March 23, 2017 - 11:55am | 825Water crises of various forms have plagued the United States in recent years. The West is still recovering from persistent droughts and dam destruction, and communities nationwide are battling rusting pipes and tap-water pollution. Scott Pruitt has accordingly listed water infrastructure as a...
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Could Trump's Emissions Plans End Up Hurting The Auto Industry?
Sunday, March 19, 2017 - 9:58pm | 792At the face of it, President Donald Trump might seem a champion for the auto industry. The president during his recent visit to Detroit, America's auto capital, warmed the hearts of the automakers by announcing he would revisit his predecessor former President Barack Obama's emission control...
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7 Things Americans Spend More On Than Climate Protection Under The EPA's New Budget Proposal
Monday, March 6, 2017 - 11:17am | 574On Friday, the Trump Administration presented a budget for the Environmental Protection Agency that would cut climate protection programs by 70 percent, according to a Reuters report. The proposed funding of just $29 million amounts to about 8.9 pennies per American based on recent census estimates...
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Northern Dynasty Responds To Kerrisdale's 'Short And Distort Campaign'
Tuesday, February 14, 2017 - 4:51pm | 382Shares of Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd (NYSE: NAK) lost more than 16 percent on Tuesday. Kerrisdale Capital issued a report recommending investors to sell the stock. As per the report, the marked surge the stock has experienced since Donald Trump was elected president responds to the false hope of...
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Kerrisdale Capital: Northern Dynasty Stock 'Is A Zero'
Tuesday, February 14, 2017 - 10:37am | 563Shares of Canadian exploration company Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd (NYSE: NAK) are down more than 5 percent in Tuesday’s pre-market session after Kerrisdale Capital released a scathing new report urging investors to sell the stock. Kerrisdale believes the huge run-up in Northern Dynasty...
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15 Changes To Expect Under The Trump Administration
Tuesday, January 24, 2017 - 10:24am | 844President Donald Trump garnered a lot of attention for inflammatory and controversial comments he made throughout the campaign season. There have been countless attacks from critics about Trump’s temperament, his views toward women and his qualifications for office. However, now that Trump is...
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Carl Icahn: Trump Left 'No Doubt Our Dangerous Slide Towards Socialism Is Over'
Monday, January 23, 2017 - 11:04am | 359In what should come as no surprise to any American, newly elected President Donald Trump’s special advisor on regulatory reform and long-time Trump supporter Carl Icahn has tweeted that he loved Trump’s inauguration speech. On Monday morning, Icahn tweeted that Trump’s speech...