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The Copper Supply Shortage Is Here

The Copper Supply Shortage Is Here

With the AI boom and green energy push fueling fresh copper demand, and with copper mines aging and not enough projects to match demand with supply, the forecasted copper shortage has finally arrived in earnest. Coupled with persistently high ...

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US Says Two ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Hazardous, Tells Polluters To Pay

US Says Two ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Hazardous, Tells Polluters To Pay

The US Environmental Protection Agency on Friday classified two so-called “forever chemicals” as hazardous substances, meaning ...

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Here’s How We Get Housing That’s Both More Affordable AND Better Quality

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