A tanker truck passes the Chevron oil refinery in Richmond, Calif. | AP Photo/Paul Sakuma The sponsor of an amendment to the Democratic Party policy platform calling for ending fossil fuel tax breaks and subsidies said the Democratic National Committee stripped the text without his permission, calling the DNC’s explanation for its removal “100 percent … [Read more...] about Sponsor of climate language blasts DNC for stripping it from platform
U.N. investor group targets Congress, U.S. regulators for climate action
A shale gas drilling site in St. Mary's, Pa. | AP Photo/Keith Srakocic A United Nations-backed coalition of investors managing nearly $100 trillion in assets is urging its members to press Congress and U.S. regulators to take more aggressive action to prevent climate change from harming investments. The details: The U.N.-backed group, Principles for Responsible Investment, … [Read more...] about U.N. investor group targets Congress, U.S. regulators for climate action
Trump set to duck no-win ethanol decision until after election
The oil and agriculture industries have fought for years over the EPA’s biofuel mandate, a program created to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign oil and cut greenhouse gas emissions. … [Read more...] about Trump set to duck no-win ethanol decision until after election
Trump administration approves opening Arctic refuge for drilling
An airplane flies over caribou on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska. | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP The Trump administration said on Monday it has officially approved a plan to open a pristine Arctic wildlife refuge in Alaska for oil drilling, an effort that has enraged environmental groups who say the work will threaten … [Read more...] about Trump administration approves opening Arctic refuge for drilling
Warren knocks SEC on climate disclosures
The SEC should take “immediate measures” to improve climate risk reporting, Warren wrote. | M. Scott Mahaskey/POLITICO Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is knocking the Securities and Exchange Commission for not requiring companies to disclose their risks from climate change, accusing the agency of failing in its mission to safeguard investors. "It is distressing … [Read more...] about Warren knocks SEC on climate disclosures