Hannah Northey covers the nexus of mining, environmental policy and politics—from EV battery labs to new mines—for E&E News.
Trump Orders Protect Aging, Polluting Coal Plants and Allow More Mining
President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Tuesday that keep aging coal generators running and undermine efforts to rein in pollution, including mercury and arsenic emissions
Making the Entire U.S. Car Fleet Electric Could Cause Lithium Shortages
Converting the existing U.S. car fleet to electric vehicles would require more lithium than the world currently produces, showing the need to move away from private cars as a primary means of travel
How Biden Could Close Coal Plants without Carbon Regulations
The Environmental Protection Agency is looking at achieving greenhouse gas emissions reductions by targeting other pollutants
Mississippi Mud Might Stop Louisiana from Disappearing
Engineers will tap river sediment to try to create wetlands faster than they are disappearing
Trump Taps Climate Science Critic as Top Adviser
William Happer, an emeritus physics professor, is joining the National Security Council