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Nuclear’s EU comeback on show at Brussels summit
Promoting nuclear power was long taboo in Brussels, but a high-profile international summit Thursday will send loud and clear the message that atomic...
New York lawmakers expand fracking ban to include liquid carbon dioxide
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that would expand the state’s existing fracking ban by blocking natural gas...
US proposes second offshore wind auction in Gulf of Mexico
(Reuters) – The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed a second sale of offshore wind development rights in the Gulf of Mexico as soon...
SEC climate rule prompts a rush to sue. Experts say companies are likely to prepare to comply anyway
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s new rule requiring companies to disclose some emissions and climate-related information was barely passed...
China’s CNPC to join decarbonization pledge, COP28 president says
DUBAI (Reuters) – COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber said China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) would soon join a pledge by oil and gas...
Scotland Net Zero Secretary McAllan challenged over delayed climate change plan
Net Zero Secretary Mairi McAllan has refused to say if the delayed update to Scotland’s climate change plan will be published before November...
Maine to decide on stricter electric vehicle standards
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine environmental regulators are set to decide whether the state will join a growing number of states adopting new...
Biden admin unveils strict auto standards to speed electric shift
President Joe Biden’s administration announced Wednesday revised pollution standards for cars and trucks meant to accelerate the US auto industry’s shift to electric...
EPA issues new rules aimed at cutting carbon emissions, boosting electric vehicles and hybrids
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced new automobile emissions standards Wednesday that officials called the most ambitious plan ever to cut planet-warming...
