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New Orleans Mayor Cantrell On The City's Loss Of Power Brought By Hurricane Ida

4:50pm August 31, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with LaToya Cantrell, mayor of New Orleans, about the damage from Hurricane Ida that has left residents without power for days.

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Louisiana Power Provider Shares How — And When — The Company Will Repair Outages

11:18pm August 30, 2021

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Rod West, group president of Entergy utility operations, which provides power to New Orleans and throughout Louisiana. He discusses the city's power outages.

In December 1955, a man posts a price for leaded gasoline at a station in Everett, Massachusetts. The United Nations said on Monday that the world is no longer using the toxic fuel, bringing an end to a century of damaging pollution.

Environment

The World Has Finally Stopped Using Leaded Gasoline. Algeria Used The Last Stockpile

7:44pm August 30, 2021

by Camila Domonoske

A calamitous invention that poisoned air, water and soil for generations is no more, according to a report from the United Nations.

Out of order notes are left on gas pumps to warn motorists of outages Hollywood, Calif. on May 12, 2021, immediately after the Colonial Pipeline shutdown. Two of its lines were temporarily shut down ahead of Hurricane Ida this weekend.

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Americans Could Feel Ida's Impact At The Gas Pump

1:23pm August 30, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

At least four of the nine oil refineries in Ida's path are believed to have paused their operations ahead of the storm. AAA says it's too early to know the full impact until power is restored.

Biden Promised Electric Cars, Which Need Lithium. A Proposed Mine Is On Sacred Land

5:13pm August 26, 2021

by Kirk Siegler

In Nevada, tribal opposition to a proposed lithium mine is testing the White House's pledge to electrify America's transportation system and give more of a voice to indigenous people in federal lands.

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Despite The Focus On Fighting Climate Change, U.S. Demand For Coal Surged This Summer

4:47pm August 24, 2021

by Jeff Brady

The U.S. is expected to burn more coal to generate electricity this year. High natural gas prices and electricity demand are boosting coal for now, but the industry will likely start to decline.

Electrical workers check solar panels at a photovoltaic power station built in a fishpond in Haian in China's eastern Jiangsu province.

Computer Models Of Civilization Offer Routes To Ending Global Warming

7:53am August 14, 2021

by Dan Charles

Scientists who warned of heat waves and rising seas this week also say that it's possible to avoid the worst effects of the warming climate. They're relying on computer models of the world economy.

President Biden gets out of a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4xE after delivering remarks at the White House Thursday on electric vehicles and new fuel economy and emissions standards.

The White House is announcing new rules for vehicle fuel economy and emissions, a key part of President Biden's climate policy. These regulations will aid in the transition toward electric vehicles.