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GlobalFoundries Pledges $16BN US Expansion to Avoid Trump Tariffs

GlobalFoundries, a major semiconductor manufacturer, announced a $16 billion investment to expand its production facilities in New York and Vermont, responding …

Coal Mine

Trump Administration Approves Coal Mine Expansion to Boost Asia Exports

On Friday, the U.S. Interior Department approved a plan by Signal Peak Energy to expand coal mining operations at the Bull Mountains mine in Montana’s Mus…

Geothermal Power Project

Tohoku, Mitsubishi Eye Deep Geothermal Tech for Japan

Tohoku Electric Power and Mitsubishi Corporation have teamed up with Quaise Energy, a U.S.-based company, to investigate deep geothermal drilling technology in …

Nuclear Reactor

Approval of Westinghouse Test Microreactor Progresses

Westinghouse has received U.S. Department of Energy approval for its eVinci microreactor’s Preliminary Safety Design Report, becoming the first microreact…

United States

Trump Administration May Rescind $4 Billion for California High-Speed Rail Project

On Wednesday, the U.S. Transportation Department released a 315-page Federal Railroad Administration report highlighting concerns about California’s High-…

Uranium Project

New Mexico Uranium Projects Selected for Permitting Fast-Track

Laramide Resources Ltd has announced that two of its advanced-stage uranium development projects in the United States—Crownpoint-Churchrock and La Jara Mesa—h…

LNG

$28 Billion LNG Export Project Breaks Ground in Louisiana

Venture Global, a U.S.-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer, has begun site work for its CP2 LNG export project in Louisiana, marking its third facility i…

Metal

US Steel, Aluminum Imports From UK to Remain at 25%

On June 3, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation maintaining tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the United Kingdom at 25%, while incre…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

NRC Says No Environmental Impact From Palisades Restart

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its final environmental assessment for Holtec’s request to restart the Palisades Nuclear Plant,…

Green Hydrogen

World’s ‘Largest’ Green Hydrogen Plant Construction Reaches 80% Completion

The NEOM Green Hydrogen Project in Saudi Arabia has reached 80% construction completion across all its sites, according to Air Products, a U.S.-based industrial…

Geothermal Power Project

DOI Implements Emergency Permitting Procedures for Geothermal Energy

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has introduced emergency permitting procedures to accelerate the review and development of geothermal energy projects.…

SMR

Uprated Nuscale SMR Design Gets US Approval

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved the 77-megawatt electric (MWe) version of NuScale Power’s small modular reactor (SMR) design, kn…

Solar Module

Waaree Solar Americas Signs 586MW Solar Module Supply Deal

Waaree Solar Americas, a U.S. subsidiary of India’s Waaree Energies, a leading solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer, has entered into a $176 millio…

Metal

US Aluminium, Steel Prices Jump, Shares Drop on Trump’s New Tariffs

On June 4, 2025, new U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, set at 50%, took effect, as announced by President Donald Trump on Friday. The U.S., a major s…

LNG

US LNG Exports Declines in May From April’s Record

In May 2025, U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports decreased to 8.9 million metric tons from a record 9.3 million metric tons in April, according to prelimin…