Data Center Gas Plants to Boost US Power Emissions by 20% August 19, 2026 By Matt Day and Mark Chediak Data center developers are turning to bespoke natural-gas power plants, a development that promises to dramatically increase carbon emissions and...
AI Giants Are Quiet on Climate in Sign of Post-ESG Wall Street August 12, 2026 By Olivia Raimonde and Summer Maxwell In a few short years, US artificial intelligence startups have grown into some of the most powerful and influential businesses...
SEC Rule to End Biden-Era Climate Policy Sent to White House May 6, 2026 By Lydia Beyoud The White House is reviewing a proposal from the Securities and Exchange Commission to formally end Biden-era climate disclosure rules...
Pennsylvania Moves to Exit Regional Carbon-Trading Market November 14, 2025 By Naureen S. Malik Democratic Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro signed into law a bill to exit a regional market meant to cut greenhouse gas emissions,...
Wildfire Smoke Brings a Forgotten Danger to the Arctic: Black Carbon July 8, 2025 By Danielle Bochove In 2023, the Canada wildfires that incinerated more than 17 million hectares (42 million acres) of boreal forest were so...
Trump Issues Order to Block State Climate Change Policies April 10, 2025 By Nichola Groom U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday that aims to block the enforcement of state laws passed...
Carbon-Capture Pipeline Faces Delay After S. Dakota Eminent Domain Ban March 21, 2025 By Sarah Raza and Jack Dura The company behind an $8.9 billion carbon-capture pipeline proposed for five Midwestern states said Wednesday it wants to indefinitely delay...
Investors With $9.5 Trillion Seek Mandatory Scope 3 Emissions Disclosures December 5, 2024 By Alastair Marsh An influential coalition of pension funds and insurance companies holding a combined $9.5 trillion of assets called on regulators to...
US Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to EPA’s ‘Good Neighbor’ Air Pollution Plan January 5, 2024 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on late last month said it would hear a bid to block the Environmental Protection Agency...
Texas Cities Struggle to Quit Coal Power as Demand Rises and Market Incentives Favor Fossil Fuels October 23, 2023 By Keaton Peters Two dates in recent memory have shaped the uncertain future of the Fayette Power Project, a coal-fired power plant near...