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California’s insurer of last resort expands to cover multimillion-dollar properties

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 6:38am
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced Friday he had approved a new policy by the FAIR Plan to cover multimillion-dollar properties, eight months after he first announced the deal.

Democratic lawmaker introduces bill to delay California zero-emission bus mandate

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 6:32am
AB 1111 would push back the state’s ban on fossil fuel bus purchases to 2045.

California regulator recommends rejecting Shasta County wind project

Tue, 04/01/2025 - 6:30am
California Energy Commission staff recommended upholding local officials' rejection on environmental and zoning grounds.

Big banks predict catastrophic warming, with profit potential

Mon, 03/31/2025 - 6:30am
Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and an international banking group have quietly concluded that climate change will likely exceed the Paris Agreement's 2 degree goal.

Chevron’s demise limits EPA’s authority to cancel grants, groups say

Mon, 03/31/2025 - 6:26am
Green banking groups argue that EPA's attempt to cancel their federal funding runs counter to last year's Supreme Court decision to curtail agency power.

India’s new carbon market aims for ‘large impact on emissions globally’

Mon, 03/31/2025 - 6:24am
The world’s most-populous country and third-largest carbon emitter will regulate "carbon intensity" to slow emissions increases as it grows.

Enviros who won historic Shell verdict targets Dutch banking giant

Mon, 03/31/2025 - 6:20am
Friends of the Earth Netherlands has expanded its climate targets, filing a lawsuit that charges ING is contributing to global warming.

Lawmakers push EV tax in highway bill talks

Mon, 03/31/2025 - 6:19am
The Senate will hold its first hearing this week on the upcoming highway bill.

German minister says Trump tariffs mustn’t weaken EU green goals

Mon, 03/31/2025 - 6:17am
The European Union's current targets stipulate that all cars sold in the region’s single market should be emissions-free by 2035.

France’s emissions fell at slower pace in 2024 on transport lag

Mon, 03/31/2025 - 6:16am
Emissions fell by 1.8 percent last year to 366 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.

Arctic sea ice hits record low for its usual peak growth period

Mon, 03/31/2025 - 6:15am
Peak measurement taken this month was about 30,000 square miles smaller than the lowest previous peak in 2017, a difference about the size of California.

AI-based drone that speeds up wildfire monitoring unveiled in Germany

Mon, 03/31/2025 - 6:14am
The drone will deliver infrared images, among other things, and works in combination with a fire detection system that’s already being used in several countries.

FEMA blocks $10B in disaster aid over immigration concerns

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 11:31am
The move is part of a wholesale review of 56 FEMA programs to ensure they meet President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement efforts.

How Trump’s tariffs could brake EVs but accelerate Tesla

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 6:18am
The planned 25 percent tariff on imported automobiles is a gut punch for most electric vehicle makers, whose supply chains are rooted in China.

Tesla lurches as Musk hits the gas for Trump

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 6:16am
The EV company’s popularity has wilted in Europe and among left-leaning consumers.

‘We’re on the list of targets’: Climate researchers wait for the ax to fall

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 6:15am
Climate experts whose research is funded by federal grants hide, whisper and wait for their jobs to disappear.

Tribal climate suit against oil industry moves closer to trial

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 6:14am
A federal judge rejected oil companies' efforts to move the lawsuit out of the state court where it was first filed.

SEC won’t defend Biden-era climate rule in court

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 6:13am
The rule would have required companies to provide climate information to investors. Its demise was expected under the Trump administration.

Trump SEC chair nominee vows to target ‘woke’ investing

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 6:12am
A House bill to bar environmental, social and governance investing also emerged this week.

Calif. Democrats wary of Newsom’s plan to fund CHP, DMV with pollution dollars

Fri, 03/28/2025 - 6:11am
Lawmakers are concerned about shifting funds from climate and pollution programs, but acknowledged a lack of options.

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