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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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TrendlineThe state of the clean energy transition in 2024
This year saw a large volume of initiatives and investments from corporations focused on the clean energy transition — alongside a handful of reversions on carbon reduction goals.
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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 -
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21 House Republicans oppose cutting clean energy credits to pay for tax cuts
“Both our constituencies and the energy industry alike remain concerned about disruptive changes to our nation’s energy tax structure,” the letter led by Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., said.
By Lamar Johnson • March 11, 2025 -
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Microsoft buys 1.5M tonnes of carbon credits from Climate Impact Partners
The tech giant will purchase the credits over a 30-year period, as the carbon credit project developer plants millions of native trees in India.
By Lamar Johnson • March 10, 2025 -
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IRA funding freeze has put ‘many’ clean energy projects on pause
The uncertainty created by the funding freeze has affected projects at “various stages of development,” a clean energy executive said on a recent press call.
By Lamar Johnson • March 7, 2025 -
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‘EPA’s action is illegal,’ says green group attorney about $20B GGRF funding freeze
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says the $20 billion freeze stopped disbursement riddled with “self-dealing [and] conflicts of interest,” while grant recipients say the freeze will not hold up to judicial review.
By Diana DiGangi • March 7, 2025 -
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Demand for renewable energy projects remains strong, but supply is growing: LevelTen Energy
As more developers are forced to sell early-stage projects, a glut of supply is eroding renewable energy profits, according to data from LevelTen Energy.
By Emma Penrod • March 5, 2025 -
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CarbonQuest nabs $20M to boost building decarbonization
The carbon capture technology provider said it will use this funding to scale its tech and circulate it to a wider range of clients across North America, as well as hire more talent.
By Zoya Mirza • March 5, 2025 -
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Apple shareholders emphatically reject anti-DEI proposal
More than 97% of voting shareholders dismissed the proposal by a conservative think tank asking Apple to “cease DEI efforts” at its annual meeting.
By Lamar Johnson • Feb. 26, 2025 -
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Bloomberg unveils climate tool focused on portfolio risk management
Bloomberg’s MARS Climate aims to help portfolio managers and investors assess and manage the financial risks associated with climate change.
By Zoya Mirza • Feb. 24, 2025 -
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TikTok taps Climeworks for carbon removal deal
The social media giant has inked a multi-year partnership to have Climeworks remove 5,100 tons of emitted carbon dioxide from the air by 2030.
By Zoya Mirza • Feb. 21, 2025 -
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Trump’s tariffs could raise onshore wind turbine costs by 7%, slow development: WoodMac
Wind generation deployments could be reduced by nearly a third by the end of this decade due to the tariffs, according to a Wood Mackenzie analyst.
By Emma Penrod • Feb. 21, 2025 -
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Manufacturers’ 2025 sustainability priorities
Companies are sticking with their long-term emissions goals and strategies amid changing federal regulations.
By Michelle No • Feb. 19, 2025 -
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New York loans Revel $60M to expand NYC public EV charging
NY Green Bank's president said the financial arrangement is “an important and replicable precedent” to accelerate electric vehicle charging.
By Robert Walton • Feb. 13, 2025 -
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EPA funding freeze endangers $7B Solar For All program
“We don't know how much money got out the door, we don't know how much money the administration can seek to claw back,” said Vote Solar’s executive director, Sachu Constantine.
By Diana DiGangi • Feb. 11, 2025 -
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Google contracts over $100M in carbon removal credits in 2024
“We’re encouraged by our progress, but the journey to catalyze carbon removal is just beginning,” Google Carbon Credits and Removals Lead Randy Spock said.
By Lamar Johnson • Feb. 7, 2025 -
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Lego to increase solar capacity by 72% this year to cut emissions
The Danish toymaker calls solar expansion a “key initiative” to help meet its sustainability goals, which include achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
By Zoya Mirza • Feb. 7, 2025 -
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Trump’s executive orders cause hesitation, confusion for clean energy developers
“There are daily developments, and I think people are just doing the best they can with the limited information we have at the moment,” said Felisa Sanchez, a partner with law firm K&L Gates.
By Diana DiGangi • Feb. 3, 2025 -
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Developments driving the ESG, sustainability industry in 2025
The change in U.S. presidential leadership has triggered drawbacks of ESG and DEI commitments, as the private sector braces for a change in political direction.
By Zoya Mirza , Lamar Johnson • Jan. 31, 2025 -
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Deep DiveWhy climate alliance memberships are no longer ‘en vogue’ for Wall Street
Financial institutions have increasingly departed groups like the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and Climate Action 100+, but experts say banks are still committed to sustainability.
By Zoya Mirza • Jan. 30, 2025
