EPA Rejects Automakers’ Pleas, Finalizes Fuel Efficiency Standards
Despite automakers’ concerns that fuel economy standards are neither achievable nor cost-effective, the EPA has decided to keep emissions standards for model years 2022-2025 cars and light trucks. The...
View ArticleCompanies Weigh In On California Clean Car Standards
Automakers that sell cars in California — the state has the largest passenger and commercial vehicle fleet in the nation — may soon face stricter pollution limits than the rest of the US. The post...
View ArticleBusinesses Mixed on Trump Climate Change Executive Order
In a move that EPA administrator Scott Pruitt described as a “pro-growth and pro-environment approach for how we do regulations in this country,” President Donald Trump has signed an executive order...
View ArticleClean Power Plan and the Courts: Markets Hold More Power Over Business
No matter how the courts ultimately decide the Clean Power Plan, market pressures will continue to force both utilities and industry to step up and to provide cleaner solutions. The post Clean Power...
View ArticleAs Trump Weighs US Involvement In Climate Accord, Corporations Turn Up The Heat
Members of the Trump administration are meeting tomorrow to discuss the global climate treaty accord and whether the United States should remain involved. The post As Trump Weighs US Involvement In...
View ArticleWhile Legislation Failed, Interior Department Still Wants to Scrap Methane Rule
Despite a failed legislative attempt, the US Department of Interior now says that it will try and change the current methane rules for oil and gas operations through regulatory means — a move that, if...
View ArticleAutomotive Industry Has Mixed Feelings About Trump’s Approach to Fuel Standards
The auto industry has mixed feelings about how the Trump administration is approaching the fuel economy standards enacted under the Obama administration, with at least the parts makers saying that they...
View ArticleEnergy Regulators Still Working to Increase Grid Resiliency and Reliability
Federal energy regulators rejected a Trump administration plan to increase grid resiliency and reliability for corporations by subsidizing older coal and nuclear plants, saying it would deter...
View ArticleCeres Report: Large US Companies Slow To Act on Sustainability
A Ceres report published today analyzed how 600 of the largest US companies are faring as they try to meet key sustainability leadership expectations. The answer: not as well as the sustainability...
View ArticleCourt Investors with Better Climate-Risk Reporting, Says Ceres
With investors putting pressure on large companies to report on climate risks and opportunities, most of the largest companies are complying, and are using industry-wide disclosure frameworks for...
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