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Tesla supplier Piedmont Lithium gets key North Carolina mining permit

(Reuters) - North Carolina regulators have approved a state mining permit for Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab supplier Piedmont Lithium (PLL.O), opens new tab to develop one of the largest U.S. sources of the key electric vehicle battery metal, although key financing and local regulatory challenges remain.

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Using the sun to produce green plants and green energy

(ARS USDA) - Higher temperatures caused by climate change threaten crop yields and ranch animal health, but a team of researchers from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has a plan that will not only save crops and livestock but help power farms and the nation as well.

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How to adjust your fertility practices for no-till and cover crops

(AG Web) - Government incentives aimed at mitigating climate change are almost sure to motivate you, and your landlords, to move toward no-till and cover crops. That’s the reason for our series of stories aimed at helping you convert to vertical farming systems, where those practices perform best.

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SEC climate disclosure battle leaves investors with little guidance

(MSN) - Last month’s rollout of the long-awaited set of climate-related disclosure rules and guidelines from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission left a lot of investors in limbo.

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Through Aramco, peak China courts peak oil

(Reuters Breakingviews) - Exchanges between China and Arab states stretch back centuries along the ancient Silk Road. More recently, Saudi Aramco (2222.SE), opens new tab is doubling down in the People’s Republic, making energy investments in the world's second largest economy. The two sides can help each other quite a lot.

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On lithium's frontier, miners are betting on a greener second act

(Mining) - Against the arid, red dirt of the Australian Outback, the Mount Holland lithium mine emerges to approaching visitors as a colossal grey-tinged crater, with trucks the size of houses edging along its steep inclines.

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US court upholds EPA decision to approve California electric-vehicle rules

(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to grant California a waiver to set its own tailpipe emissions limits and electric-vehicle requirements.

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Ammonium sulfate can give soybeans sulfur boost

(BrownField) - An agronomist says they’re seeing more cases of sulfur deficiency in soybeans.

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US freight rail, supply chain, now at the mercy of California's net-zero emissions rule

(The Hill) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is edging toward greenlighting California regulators’ plan to set net-zero emissions standards for locomotives operating in the Golden State. This scheme that could quickly spread to other states, threatening reliable rail transport of goods throughout the country.

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Canadian National Railway offers higher hourly pay, improved schedule in new offer to union

(Reuters) - Canadian National Railway said on Friday it has proposed an offer that included higher hourly wages, improved vacation leave and more consistent work schedules as part of negotiations with a union representing its employees.

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