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Trump directs FERC, other agencies to add 5-year sunsets to energy-related regulations
The executive order is “impossible to implement [and] blatantly illegal,” according to Harvard Law School’s Ari Peskoe.
By Ethan Howland • April 11, 2025 -
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Trump orders aim to boost coal for grid reliability, AI
However, the executive orders that could direct power plants to stay open will likely have little effect on coal-fired generation, according to analysts.
By Ethan Howland • April 10, 2025 -
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More than 25 consumer brands use packaging linked to Texas fracking: report
Single-use plastic packaging continues to drive fossil fuel extraction, despite brands’ promises to cut back, according to climate group Stand.earth.
By Lauren Schenkman • April 9, 2025 -
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Institutional Shareholder Services subsidiary launches sustainability bond ratings
The ratings aim to address investors’ “need for comparative insights on the material sustainability risks and opportunities” of green, social and sustainability bonds, ISS Stoxx’s head of ESG said.
By Lamar Johnson • April 8, 2025 -
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OpinionThe missing link: Data’s role in small business disaster recovery
Businesses and communities need more granular and reliable data to recover in the wake of natural disasters, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Marc DeCourcey and Fiserv’s Vivian Greentree say.
By Marc DeCourcey and Vivian Greentree • April 8, 2025 -
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Dutch investor AIP Management invests $500M in US solar producer
AIP will invest half a billion dollars in Silicon Ranch, a full-service solar company and one of the largest U.S. independent power producers.
By Lamar Johnson • April 7, 2025 -
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Meta signs 10-year forestry-based carbon offtake deal
In “one of the first known contracts” like it, forest investment and management firm EFM will deliver 676,000 nature-based credits as 68,000 acres of forest transition to climate-smart management.
By Lamar Johnson • April 3, 2025 -
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Microsoft, Carbon Direct unveil criteria for marine carbon dioxide removal
The guidance will establish standards for key principles including environmental integrity, monitoring, durability, and social impact, the companies said.
By Zoya Mirza • April 3, 2025 -
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Bill Gates-backed startup launches sustainable butter made from carbon
Savor says the commercial launch of its dairy-and-plant-free alternative can replace animal fats and palm oil. It plans to work with food companies to advance ingredient innovation.
By Sarah Zimmerman • April 1, 2025 -
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White paper points to carbon capture as possible data center solution
Pairing carbon capture with natural gas-fired generation could prove cost-competitive with other baseload options, like nuclear and battery storage, according to a Carbon Direct white paper.
By Emma Penrod • April 1, 2025 -
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Trump repeals Biden-era clean energy manufacturing orders
The move cuts funding for electric heat pump manufacturing, as well as solar production and biomanufacturing research and development.
By Sara Samora • March 31, 2025 -
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GM Energy joins PG&E bidirectional EV charging pilot in California
Certain electric vehicle owners are now eligible for discounts on charging equipment that can be used to power homes during blackouts.
By Kalena Thomhave • March 31, 2025 -
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Lululemon partners with sustainable materials firm to expand bio-based nylon
The deal with ZymoChem is meant to scale production and commercialize its technology.
By Laurel Deppen • March 28, 2025 -
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Google announces four sustainability partnerships aimed at water stewardship, farming
The projects build on Google’s target to restore the volume of freshwater consumed across its offices and data centers, on average, by 120% by 2030.
By Zoya Mirza • March 27, 2025 -
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California Gov. Newsom uses judicial streamlining provision to advance 600 MW of solar, storage
A BayWa r.e. solar and battery farm is the 24th project to benefit from the California Environmental Quality Act’s judicial streamlining provision.
By Diana DiGangi • March 27, 2025 -
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Amazon launches carbon credit service through sustainability hub
The credits will be available to its U.S. supply chain partners, enterprise customers and Climate Pledge signatories with certain emissions reporting, net-zero targets and decarbonization strategies.
By Lamar Johnson • March 25, 2025 -
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CalSTRS, Microsoft anchor $175M funding round for Al Gore-backed Just Climate
Just Climate’s Natural Climate Solutions strategy will focus on avoiding emissions from agriculture, forestry and other land use while also delivering “attractive returns.”
By Zoya Mirza • March 25, 2025 -
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Federal judge blocks EPA’s $14B GGRF funding freeze
The EPA “proffered no evidence to support their basis for the sudden terminations, or that they followed the proper procedures,” said U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan.
By Diana DiGangi • March 24, 2025 -
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EPA yanks air quality permit for 1.5-GW Atlantic Shores offshore wind project
EPA Region 2 requested the permit remand as part of President Trump’s mandated review of offshore wind projects, the agency said.
By Diana DiGangi • March 21, 2025 -
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30 businesses launch initiative to scale carbon markets, harmonize carbon credit data
The Carbon Data Open Protocol is backed by a group of corporations, nonprofits and public sector organizations and aims to “dramatically scale” the markets.
By Zoya Mirza • March 19, 2025 -
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Amid shifting views on ESG, investors retain climate focus: Berkeley Climate Summit
Anti-ESG backlash, reporting hurdles and regulatory uncertainty have put sustainability at a crossroads, panelists said.
By Suman Bhattacharyya • March 19, 2025 -
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Amazon to expand its use of in-house AI tools to conserve water, reduce energy use
The tools have helped identify underground water leaks, faulty energy meters and malfunctioning refrigeration equipment at its facilities, the company says.
By Brian Martucci • March 19, 2025 -
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EPA aims to roll back power sector regulations in broad deregulatory push
It would likely take several years — potentially into the next presidency — to revise at least some of the targeted regulations, according to analysts.
By Ethan Howland • March 14, 2025 -
Amazon, Google, Meta join pledge to help triple global nuclear capacity
“This is not the end; it is just the beginning,” the World Nuclear Association’s director general said of the 14 companies who committed to help expand nuclear capacity by 2050.
By Lamar Johnson • March 13, 2025 -
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EPA revisiting dozens of climate, environment rules in ‘day of deregulation’
The agency said it would roll back a range of rules and programs, including some that are foundational to its efforts to address climate change. A new “waters of the U.S.” definition is expected, as well as rollbacks to an emissions reporting program.
By Jacob Wallace • March 13, 2025
