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Creaky U.S. Power Grid Threatens Progress on Renewables, EVs

After decades of struggle, the U.S. clean-energy business is booming, with soaring electric-car sales and fast growth in wind and solar power. That’s raising hopes for the fight against climate change. All this progress, however, could be derailed without a …

U.S. SEC Gives Public Until June 17 to Weigh In on Climate Risk Proposal

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday extended until June 17 the period for public comment on its landmark proposal to require U.S.-listed companies to disclose a range of climate-related risks and greenhouse gas emissions. Gary Gensler, who …

Climate Votes Fought by Major Oil Companies Get Key Backing

An investor-led push for major oil companies to set climate goals in line with the Paris agreement won support from a key proxy advisory firm for the first time, setting up a showdown at upcoming shareholder meetings. Institutional Shareholder Services …

Climate Change Could Cost U.S. Budget $2 Trillion a Year by End Century

Flood, fire, and drought fueled by climate change could take a massive bite out of the U.S. federal budget per year by the end of the century, the White House said in its first ever such assessment on Sunday. The …

U.S. Regulators Slow Consideration of Climate Impact of New Gas Projects

U.S. regulators on Thursday delayed requirements to consider greenhouse gas emissions before approvals of gas projects, after lawmakers complained the policy would harm the industry just when European allies need gas due to the crisis in Ukraine. Federal Energy Regulatory …

U.S. Fuelmakers on Hook for Vehicle Emissions in New SEC Rule

U.S. drillers and refiners will likely need to report estimated greenhouse gas emissions from the cars, trucks, planes and ships that use their fuel if a rule proposed by U.S. regulators on Monday passes later this year, according to industry …

Investors Say U.S. SEC Climate Disclosure Rule to Clarify ‘Mixed Bag’ of Data

Investors, including several who run environmentally focused funds, welcomed the U.S. government’s proposed new rule on corporate disclosure of climate-related risks and emissions, saying it would standardize reports that now are voluntary and vary widely in quality and breadth. The …

Climate Experts Say Much of Northwest May Stay Drought-Stricken

Climate experts from Oregon, Washington and Idaho say most of the Northwest remains locked in drought and that the region is unlikely to get enough rainfall to end drought conditions. Britt Parker, regional drought information coordinator for the National Oceanic …

Wall Street Regulator to Propose Climate Risk Rule As Early As March 16, Say Sources

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to propose its landmark climate risk rule as early as Wednesday, March 16, said two people familiar with the agency’s planning. One of the people, who spoke anonymously about private agency plans, …

University Study Poses Possible Future for Western Wildfires as a Decade-Long Burst, Followed by Gradual Decline

Newswise — In recent years, wildfires on the West Coast have become larger and more damaging. A combination of almost a century of fire suppression and hotter and drier conditions has created a tinderbox ready to ignite, destroying homes and …