Biden’s Carbon Proposal is Unworkable, Power Sector Warns August 9, 2023 By Nichola Groom and Valerie Volcovici U.S. power plant owners warned the Biden administration on Tuesday that its sweeping plan to slash carbon emissions from the...
U.S. Seeks to Restore Safety Rules Sparked by Gulf Oil Spill September 13, 2022 By Nichola Groom The Biden administration on Monday proposed offshore drilling safety measures that it said would help prevent oil spills and protect...
U.S. Solar Industry Warns of Slowdown Due to Supply Chain Disruptions, Tariff Uncertainty May 3, 2022 By Nichola Groom The U.S. solar industry is warning of a big slowdown in project installations this year as global supply chain disruptions...
Judge Blocks Biden Order on Calculating Climate Risks in Government Decisions February 14, 2022 By Nichola Groom A federal judge on Friday blocked for now the Biden administration from restoring Obama-era values for calculating the cost of...
Climate Change Could Fuel Atmospheric Rivers, Which Caused Recent Canada Floods November 22, 2021 By Nichola Groom Atmospheric rivers of the kind that drenched California and flooded British Columbia in recent weeks will become larger — and...
White House to Assist Drought-Plagued Western U.S. Communities April 22, 2021 By Nichola Groom The White House on Wednesday announced an effort to provide immediate support to farmers, tribes and communities suffering from worsening...
California Toughens PG&E Wildfire Safety Oversight April 16, 2021 By Nichola Groom California officials on Thursday voted to toughen oversight of Pacific Gas & Electric, saying the utility had largely failed to...
Millions of Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells Pose Environmental, Health Risks June 23, 2020 By Nichola Groom In May 2012, Hanson and Michael Rowe noticed an overpowering smell, like rotten eggs, seeping from an abandoned gas well...
Companies in Polluting Industries Slow to Disclose Climate Change Risks: Moody’s October 22, 2019 By Nichola Groom U.S. and European companies in polluting industries rarely disclose the financial risks they face related to climate change even though...
After Solar System Fires, Walmart Sues Tesla for ‘Widespread Negligence’ August 21, 2019 By Nichola Groom and Nivedita Balu Walmart Inc. on Tuesday sued Tesla Inc., accusing it of “widespread negligence” that led to repeated fires of its solar...