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Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a new framework that would classify micromobility vehicles, including e-bikes and mopeds, based on speed rather than older regulatory assumptions.

Pennsylvania’s House has unanimously passed a bill that would require utilities to study advanced transmission technologies and could allow regulators to require their inclusion in approved projects.

The U.S. Defense Department says seven technology companies will provide artificial intelligence capabilities inside classified networks, underscoring how quickly AI is moving into operational military systems.

A new European Commission policy is extending funding restrictions on equipment from high-risk countries beyond solar inverters and into battery storage, potentially reshaping how renewable projects are financed.

Morocco has become the 64th signatory to the Artemis Accords, extending the U.S.-led framework for civil space cooperation as NASA pushes for broader international participation in lunar exploration.

Rivian says it now expects to borrow $4.5 billion rather than $6.6 billion for its Georgia factory, while lifting initial plant capacity to 300,000 vehicles and pulling forward its loan draw timeline.

Italian authorities say seven photovoltaic companies controlled by a German operator allegedly evaded more than €60 million in taxes and improperly obtained over €33 million in state incentives.

As nuclear power gains political and commercial momentum, the unresolved question of permanent waste storage is becoming harder to defer.

A new market report portrays 2025 as a breakout year for heat pump water heaters, with new manufacturers, more product formats, and higher-performance commercial systems arriving alongside growing policy uncertainty.

The United Arab Emirates says it will leave OPEC and OPEC+ on May 1, ending nearly six decades of membership and opening the door to higher oil output during a period of supply disruption.

Novartis chief executive Vas Narasimhan says the company is very disappointed by Germany’s plan to cut more than €60 billion in healthcare costs, setting up an early clash over the consequences for drug sales and market

The European Commission’s AccelerateEU package endorsed a 200 GW battery-storage goal for 2030, but SolarPower Europe says the bloc still lacks a dedicated financing mechanism to reach it

President Donald Trump has nominated defense and intelligence executive Roger Mason to lead the National Reconnaissance Office, a move that comes as the agency rapidly expands its low-Earth-orbit surveillance network.

In a new interview, climate scientist Andy Reisinger argues that the drive toward renewables is increasingly rooted in national self-interest as much as emissions policy. He also warns that once warming peaks, the planet

Beijing is reportedly telling private technology companies to turn away U.S. money unless the state signs off first, extending a broader push to keep strategically important AI assets and ownership under tighter domestic

A negotiated House bill would extend Section 702 for three years while adding oversight language that critics say does not change the FBI’s underlying ability to search Americans’ communications without a warrant.

Prosecutors say a U.S. soldier tied to the Maduro capture operation used confidential government information to place prediction market bets that generated more than $400,000 in profit.

Britain has approved legislation that would permanently bar tobacco sales to anyone born after January 1, 2009, while also tightening restrictions on vaping in public places, advertising, flavors, and packaging.

A PhD research project at TU/e says citizen participation is widely treated as essential to the energy transition, but too often remains more aspirational than real, challenging policymakers to rethink public involvement

A new report says state restrictions, Trump administration policies, and declining public support are making gender-affirming care harder to obtain even for adults.