Focus on Legislation
US offers $850 million in grants to clean up oil sector methane emissions
The US government opened up on Friday competitive bidding for $850m in grants to help small oil and gas producers monitor and reduce...
U.S. bans on gasoline-powered leaf blowers grow, as does blowback from landscaping industry
Restrictions on gas-powered leaf blowers face blowback from the landscaping industry and some property owners, who say that the battery-powered blowers favored by...
Biden administration old growth forest proposal doesn’t ban logging, but still angers industry
The Biden administration is advancing its plan to restrict logging within old growth forests that are increasingly threatened by climate change, with exceptions...
Pathways Alliance oilsands group removes all website, social media content
Pathways Alliance oilsands group has removed all content from its website and social media feeds amid uncertainty around an anti-greenwashing provision
U.S. Senate passes bill to support advanced nuclear energy deployment
(This June 18 story has been corrected to rectify the type of nuclear fuel to ‘high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU),’ from ‘highly enriched uranium,’...
Canada’s parliamentary budget officer says Liberals not muzzling him over carbon price data
Canada's parliamentary budget officer says he is not being "muzzled" by the federal Liberals over economic data related to the impact of carbon...
Justice for disadvantaged communities in New York’s cap-trade-and-invest
Disadvantaged communities are disproportionately affected by emissions from fossil fuel combustion in New York. Resources for the Future considers policy options for reducing...
US unveils rules for subsidies to boost clean energy wages
U.S. President Joe Biden wants to make jobs and wages in green industries such as solar competitive with those in oil and gas.
EU countries approve landmark nature law after delays
The new EU policy aims to reverse the decline of natural habitats and includes targets to restore peat lands so they can absorb...
Analysis-Industry fears EU carbon border tax will penalise British green energy
Wind farms like this one in New Brighton could face CO2 fees from 2026 even though they don't produce emissions.
