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Biden Climate Law Spurs Suniva’s US Solar Factory Restart

TL/DR - U.S. solar manufacturer Suniva will restart its Georgia cell factory next year due to incentives in President Joe Biden's climate law. The company is the latest to commit to new U.S. solar production capacity since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which subsidizes domestic manufacturing of clean energy equipment. The…

Study Reveals 2M Extra Deaths Post China’s COVID Restrictions Lift

TL/DR - China's decision to abandon its strict COVID-19 regimen may have resulted in nearly 2 million excess deaths in two months, according to a study by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle. Researchers say this number far exceeds the official Chinese government estimate of 60,000 COVID-19 deaths since the zero-COVID policy was…