Environment – Page 12

Polluting Industries Say the Cost of Cleaner Air Is Too High

As the Biden administration prepares to toughen air quality standards, health benefits are weighed against the cost of compliance.

By Lydia DePillis

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A New Law Supercharged Electric Car Manufacturing, but Not Sales

President Biden’s 2022 climate act spurred big investments in U.S. battery factories, but it has not similarly boosted E.V. sales.

By Jim Tankersley Ana Swanson Jack Ewing and Coral Davenport

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How Your Child’s School Bus Might Prevent Blackouts

When not driving around, electric buses and other vehicles could help utilities by storing their solar and wind energy and releasing it to meet surges in demand.

By Jack Ewing and Ivan Penn

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In Vietnam, You Can Take a Cable Car to the Colosseum

The country is in the middle of a cable-car bonanza, much of it driven by the over-the-top developments of the Sun Group, which feature giant Buddhas, ersatz European enclaves and selfie spots galore.

By Patrick Scott

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