Billion-Dollar Carolina Battery Plant Pauses Construction Amid Tariff Uncertainty June 6, 2025 By Jeffrey Collins A Japanese company has halted construction on a $1.6 billion factory in South Carolina to help make batteries for electric...
California Plan to Ban Plants Close to Homes Overlooks Some Truths About Flammability June 3, 2025 By Max Moritz One of the most striking patterns in the aftermath of many urban fires is how much unburned green vegetation remains...
TVA Becomes First US Utility to Seek Permit for Small Nuclear Reactor May 27, 2025 By Jennifer Mcdermott For the first time in the United States, a utility is asking federal regulators for a permit to build a...
DIY Home Inspections Are Taking Over, Firms Say May 27, 2025 By William Rabb The future of home inspections is here and it’s in the hands of…the homeowner, according to leaders of two firms...
Progress Is Slow for Chimney Rock, NC Hit Hard by Hurricane Helene May 27, 2025 By Allen G. Breed The brightly colored sign along the S-curve mountain road beckons visitors to the Gemstone Mine, the “#1 ATTRACTION IN CHIMNEY...
Mercedes Will Put its North American HQ in Georgia, Moving Hundreds of Jobs May 23, 2025 Mercedes-Benz announced Thursday that it plans establish its North American headquarters in metro Atlanta, where the automaker will expand its...
Storms, Tornadoes Hit Kentucky and St. Louis as More Weather Approaches May 19, 2025 More severe storms were expected to roll across the central U.S. this week following the weather-related deaths of more than...
Residents Jumped From Windows in Wisconsin Apartment Fire That Killed 4 May 13, 2025 Residents jumped from the windows of a four-story apartment building in Milwaukee during a Mother’s Day fire that killed four...
Trump’s Migrant Crackdown Adds to Miami’s Real Estate Woes May 9, 2025 By Augusta Saraiva, Michael Smith and Anna J. Kaiser President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is making it harder for foreigners to buy and rent homes, threatening a key pillar...
Copper Cable Theft in Spain Delays Thousands of High-Speed Rail Passengers May 7, 2025 Thousands of rail passengers in Spain were hit with delays after copper cables used in the signaling system of a...