Distracted driving bill moves forward in Michigan House
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – The Michigan House is moving forward this week with legislation to crack down on distracted driving. A bill that is aimed at making Michigan roads safer passed, making many things that contribute to distractions illegal to…
More than a million Ohio households likely qualify for home internet bill subsidy
That statewide total is less than a third of the nearly 1.4 million who likely qualified, according to an analysis by the consumer publication BroadbandNow. And the new ACP program is much broader. Eligibility is expanded to any household making less…
Bill Gates’ Nuclear Startup Picks Wyoming Coal Town to Build Reactor
Wyoming’s economy is heavily driven by the coal and gas industry. Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images TerraPower, a nuclear energy startup founded by Bill Gates, has chosen a tiny coal town in Wyoming called Kemmerer to build its first nuclear reactor—a $4…
Bill Gates’ backing helps Novi battery startup raise $25 million
Amid a boom in electric-vehicle production and a race for innovations that improve these new cars’ range and cost, an Oakland County battery startup, Our Next Energy, said Monday it has raised $25 million in a fresh fundraising round. The…
Tom Brady bests Bill Belichick as Buccaneers beat Patriots in QB’s New England return
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – If they came to see vintage Tom Brady, that’s not what the much-anticipated return to Gillette Stadium turned out to be. Except at the end. Brady, dogged by misfires and unfinished drives throughout the game, showed the old faithful…
Bill Gates-backed KoBold Metals uses AI to mine battery minerals
A startup is using artificial intelligence to find new sources of metals that power electric vehicles and renewable energy technologies. Why it matters: The world desperately needs new supplies of lithium, cobalt and other metals to accelerate the shift…
PLUG Stock: Is It A Buy As Trillion-Dollar Infrastructure Bill Moves Forward?
Plug Power (PLUG), a leading maker of hydrogen fuel cells, is trying to rebound as momentum in renewable energy lifts shares. Is PLUG stock a buy right now? X Latham, N.Y.-based Plug Power supplies hydrogen fuel cells mainly for forklifts in large…
Environmental groups lay out blueprint for Democrats’ spending bill
Environmental groups are laying out funding levels they want for energy pieces of the big spending-and-tax package Democrats hope to move on a party-line vote that faces huge political hurdles. Driving the news: An open letter from 20 groups lays out…
Leftists lash out at Manchin calling for ‘pause’ on $3.5 trillion bill
Left-wing Democrats lashed out at Sen. Joe Manchin for expressing concerns about massive spending legislation, accusing the West Virginia centrist of pushing “lobbyist talking points” that are “killing people” following historic flooding damage from…