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The EV Battery Boom Is Here, With Manufacturers Investing Billions in Midwest Factories

With announcements of more than two dozen plants in the so-called “Battery Belt” of the U.S., the industry is growing at a breakneck pace.

By Dan Gearino

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at Our Next Energy's ribbon cutting ceremony in Novi, Michigan. Photo Courtesy of the Executive Office of the Governor of Michigan
A recently completed rooftop solar installation at Hansoll Textile subsidiary Unisoll Vina in Ben Tre Province, Vietnam. The installation is one of two rooftop solar projects recently completed on two of the company's apparel manufacturing facilities in Vietnam. Combined, the projects provide 21 percent of the electricity needs for the two facilities. Credit: Hansoll Textile

Looking to Reduce Emissions, Apparel Makers Turn to Their Factories in the Developing World

By Phil McKenna

Members of the environmental advocacy group Stand.earth awarded a tongue-in-cheek “coal medal” on Wednesday to Lululemon Athletica, best known for its yoga gear, at the company's Vancouver store. The fast-growing apparel brand relies heavily on coal power to source, weave and dye its fabric and manufacture its clothing. Credit: Stand.earth

Lululemon’s Olympic Challenge to Reduce Its Emissions

By Phil McKenna

Has the Ascend Nylon Plant in Florida Cut Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions, as Promised? A Customer Wants to Know

By Phil McKenna

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