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Indonesia tightens control on nickel as the US and China scramble for critical minerals
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Indonesia is tightening state control over the world’s largest nickel supply after years of betting the metal would anchor a homegrown electric-vehicle industry, and just as global demand begins shifting away from heavy reliance on nickel.
The move could still ripple through global EV supply cha ... (full story)
How the rich pass on their wealth. And how you can too
NEW YORK (AP) — Death and taxes may be inevitable. A big bill for your heirs is not.
The rich have made an art of avoiding taxes and making sure their wealth passes down effortlessly to the next generation. But the tricks they use – to expedite payouts to heirs and avoid handing money to the government – can al ... (full story)
Searchers find wreck of luxury steamer lost in Lake Michigan more than 150 years ago
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Searchers have discovered the wreck of a luxury steamer that sank in a Lake Michigan gale in the late 19th century, completing a quest that began almost 60 years ago.
Shipwreck World, a group that works to locate shipwrecks around the globe, announced Friday that a team led by Illinois shipwreck hunter ... (full story)
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The American-made hemp shirt experiment
In 2020, a northcentral Montana hemp crop was harvested, beginning a trial run by two Montana companies to produce clothing without the material ever leaving the United States.
When the shirt finally went to market last year, it was proof of a concept that had long since moved overseas.
Hemp is often held up as a versatile c ... (full story)
Public health, green groups sue EPA over repeal of rule supporting climate protections
WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of health and environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency last week, challenging the rescinding of a scientific finding that has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.
A rule finalized by the EPA revoked a 2009 go ... (full story)