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California releases initial corporate climate disclosure rules
The narrow draft regulations set an August timeline for businesses to report carbon emissions.
California warns of $1.8B cap-and-trade shortfall
Revenues from the program have fallen flat in the last few auctions, threatening to leave lawmakers with a $1.8 billion shortfall next year.
EU unveils another plan to roll back environmental rules
The “environmental omnibus” will cut back rules on pollution reporting and waste management.
US pressure undermines Europe’s ESG agenda
Facing American opposition, the EU has opted to scale back rules intended to ensure companies adhere to ESG standards.
How the wind industry misread Trump
Some executives hoped a low-conflict strategy and assistance from GOP moderates would help them survive the president's second term. Then President Donald Trump went to war.
Trump isn’t the first president who tried to change FEMA. The others failed.
A presidential panel plans to vote Thursday on overhauling the disaster agency. Previous attempts attracted widespread opposition.
Judge won’t toss ‘greenwashing’ case against Florida sugar giant
The ruling asks a customer to hone her class-action complaint against Florida Crystals for advertising its products as climate-friendly.
White House says the real threat is climate policy — not global warming itself
The latest version of the National Security Strategy departs sharply from the edition released by the Biden administration.
Most states slashed environmental budgets long before Trump
A new report finds that both Republican- and Democratic-led states have cut environmental agency staff and funding over the past 15 years.
Trump’s shadow looms over EU aviation emissions plan
“God only knows what the Trump administration will do” if the EU expands its aviation emissions scheme, says an EU official.
EU closes deal to slash green rules in win for von der Leyen’s deregulation push
The controversial “omnibus” bill saw center-right EU lawmakers side with the far right to water down environmental standards.
Zillow deleting home climate risk scores reveals limits of flood, fire data
The ratings are far from perfect, a growing body of research shows, with different models often yielding different results.
IMF OKs $1.2B for Pakistan, citing progress on economic, climate reforms
The bailout aims to rebuild the country's reserves, strengthen its tax system and reform loss-making state-owned companies.
Judge orders DOE to release records on climate working group
The administration said it will no longer fight a legal claim that DOE broke transparency laws to support repeal of the endangerment finding.
EPA erases references to human-caused climate change from websites
The agency revamped its webpages to feature natural causes of rising temperatures such as the Earth’s orbit.
Judge nixes Trump’s freeze on wind approvals
The decision called the president's order unlawful, as the administration failed to explain why it halted onshore and offshore wind authorizations.
Congestion pricing is working in New York City — study
Traffic and air pollution both have decreased, new research shows.
Miami prepares to pick next mayor, with climate resilience on the line
Both candidates have criticized a multimillion-dollar effort to protect the city from flooding.
Committee approves NASA, transportation nominees
The Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee also approved President Donald Trump's Coast Guard pick.
UN calls for economic changes to reverse environmental damage
Repurposing fossil fuel subsidies and pricing carbon pollution are among the steps called for in the major report.