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Biden is urged to release insurers’ climate data before leaving office
Treasury is doing an unprecedented analysis of climate change and property insurance. Advocates want the information before Trump takes power.
New York poised to move forward with multibillion-dollar climate program
Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to forge ahead with a cap-and-trade-style policy to charge for emissions.
Miccosukees fight to help Everglades from climate change
The tribe says decades of massive engineering projects for development and agriculture have devastated the ecosystem that’s sustained them.
Walmart expects to miss climate targets as green challenges mount
Previous pledges to reduce operational greenhouse gas emissions by 65 percent by 2030 and 35 percent by 2025 are probably not achievable.
Wells Fargo says it’s quitting world’s largest climate-banking group
Financial companies have been under increasing pressure from Republicans who have filed lawsuits related to the industry’s efforts to address climate change.
Trump OMB pick slowed aid to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
Russell Vought had a “significant” role in creating obstacles to federal disaster aid and antagonized HUD leaders, an investigation found.
DOE tries to unload $1.8B for carbon removal as Trump looms
The Department of Energy is soliciting applications for direct air capture facilities.
SBA has no money for disaster loans. A shutdown would keep applicants in limbo.
The Small Business Administration has not acted on $1.5 billion in disaster loan applications since it ran out of funding, an analysis shows.
Florida launches AI-based emergency broadcast system
The initiative could help reach people in places lacking access to local news sources.
House Republican to OSHA: Drop worker heat protections
The chair of the Education and Workforce Committee argued the rule would threaten businesses and is overly protective.
Whitehouse, Warren urge Biden to reconsider data center plans
The lawmakers wrote in a letter that data centers are “dramatically increasing” energy demand, leading to higher costs and higher emissions.
Environmental groups sue over California’s low-carbon fuel standard
The lawsuits allege the California Air Resources Board’s amendments to the program could increase pollution.
EU needs a mandatory climate disaster fund, regulators say
Payouts after natural disasters would be conditional on countries’ reforms to better mitigate climate risk.
After embracing AI boom, Ireland’s data centers face energy problem
Fears of rolling blackouts led Ireland’s grid operator to halt new data centers near Dublin until 2028.
Montana Supreme Court delivers ‘monumental’ win to climate activists
The state’s high court ruled that Montana officials violated the constitutional rights to a healthy environment by expanding fossil fuel production.
Biden ramps up US climate target ahead of Trump takeover
The president strengthened America’s commitment to slashing climate pollution under the Paris Agreement knowing that it could be abandoned when President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month.
Trump vs. California Round 1: The future of electric cars
The Biden administration’s approval of California’s electric vehicle mandate sets up a protracted fight.
Congress wants disaster aid released by Jan. 15. It’s not about Trump.
A proposed spending plan sets a Jan. 15 deadline to allocate $12 billion. The goal is to accelerate the flow of money to disaster areas.
Canada’s first federal youth climate case gets trial date
Young climate activists claim that the government is violating their rights to a clean and healthful environment.
Bill Gates-backed fund bets $40M on Deep Sky carbon removal
The committed funds will be allocated to the construction of Deep Sky’s first plant in Innisfail, Alberta.