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FAA to start new environmental review for Florida SpaceX Starship launches

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it intends to start a new environmental review for future Starship launches from Florida. The decision to start a new review comes after SpaceX has made changes and wants to build new infrastructure and ship upgrades, something the FAA did not consider during the first review in 2019.

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US and Japan sign critical minerals agreement

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United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Japan’s Ambassador to the United States, Tomita Koji, signed a critical minerals agreement.

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Mexico and Canada are the biggest recipients of US petroleum exports

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The United States exported 1.2 Source: US Energy Information Administration, May 2020 Monthly Energy Review, June 2020, Table 3.3f. Total US petroleum exports have been increasing over the last 10 years, reaching an all-time high of 8.5 million barrels per day (mmbd) in 2019. Canada received 1.0 mmbd or 12%.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk responds to JPMorgan suit with “final warning” — for a 1-Star Yelp review

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Last week, reports emerged that JPMorgan, one of the United States’ biggest banks, has sued Tesla for $162 million over stock warrants that are linked to CEO Elon Musk’s “funding secured” tweet from August 2018. “If JPM doesn’t withdraw their lawsuit, I will give them a one-star review on Yelp.

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EPA to evaluate whether lead emissions from piston-engine aircraft endanger human health and welfare

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The agency plans to issue a proposal for public review and comment in 2022 and take final action in 2023. Levels of airborne lead in the United States have declined 99% since 1980; piston-engine aircraft that operate on leaded fuel are the largest remaining source of lead emissions into the air.

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NuScale Power’s Small Modular Nuclear Reactor design certification accepted for review by US NRC

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Fluor Corporation announced that NuScale Power—in which Fluor is the majority investor—has received notice that its design certification application has been accepted for review by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Earlier post.)

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Ionblox raises $24M Series B to support the commercialization of high energy & high power battery cells; Lilium an investor

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After an extensive review we believe that Ionblox’s pouch cell technology will be very well positioned to achieve superior combined performance for high power and high energy density, and we are very excited to continue our joint development. million in cost share for the development of low-cost, fast-charge electric vehicle batteries.

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