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SEC Moves Toward Rescinding Climate Disclosure Rule, Retreating Further From Investor Protection
SEC Moves Toward Rescinding Climate Disclosure Rule, Retreating Further From Investor Protection WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission has submitted a proposed rule titled “Rescission of Climate-Related Disclosure Rules” to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review, advancing the agency’s effort to formally rescind its 2024 climate disclosure … [continued]
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Control of Michigan Senate ‘teeters’ on 35th District special election
The long-awaited race will determine if Democrats are able to maintain their slim one-seat majority in the chamber for the final months of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s tenure.
America’s New National Security Threat: Farmers With Wind Leases
Apparently the United States can manage aircraft carriers, satellites, nuclear submarines, stealth bombers, hypersonic missiles, cyber commands, and a colossal defense budget, but it now needs emergency protection from farmers leasing land for wind turbines. That is the story Washington is asking Americans to take seriously. The Trump Administration has … [continued]
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Maritime Decarbonization Is Closer, Cheaper, And More Practical Than It Looks
The IMO’s Net-Zero Framework came out of the latest Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting bruised, delayed, and still alive. For maritime climate policy, that matters. The International Maritime Organization has spent decades moving at the pace of the most cautious flag states, the most exposed bulk exporters, and the most … [continued]
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EPA Says Oil & Gas Operators Can Continue to Flare Past Long-Set Deadline
Ending routine flaring is “one of the most immediate and cost-effective steps” to reduce emissions. Washington, DC — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released guidance that will allow oil and gas operators to continue routine flaring, a harmful practice that unnecessarily releases climate-warming methane and other dangerous pollutants into the air. … [continued]
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