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Two workers at the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were hospitalized after accidentally getting sprayed with liquid laced with radioactive materials, officials said Thursday.
At least 27 people are dead and multiple others are missing after Hurricane Otis made landfall as a Category 5 storm early Wednesday along the coast of Mexico.
Cruise, the autonomous vehicle unit owned by General Motors, is suspending driverless operations nationwide days after regulators in California found that its driverless cars posed a danger to public safety.
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is holding a hearing on climate change and extreme weather
The Senate Small Business Committee is holding a hearing on the outdoor recreation economy
Thursday:
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is holding a hearing on opportunities and challenges for carbon capture and storage and direct air capture
What We're Reading
News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics:
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) is criticizing newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for comments suggesting Johnson could support additional U.S. support for Ukraine. Read more
The Senate on Wednesday voted down an amendment to its latest government funding package that is intended to prevent future government shutdowns by creating a permanent stopgap spending measure if Congress does not complete its appropriations work. Read more
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