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US appeals court allows EPA rule on coal-fired power plants to remain in place amid legal challenges
Read full article: US appeals court allows EPA rule on coal-fired power plants to remain in place amid legal challengesA federal appeals court is allowing a Biden administration rule aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from coal-fired power plants to remain in place as legal challenges continue.
SEC approves rule requiring some companies to report greenhouse gas emissions. Legal challenges loom
Read full article: SEC approves rule requiring some companies to report greenhouse gas emissions. Legal challenges loomThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday approved a rule that will require some public companies to report their greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks.
Blackout-beset South Africa may delay closing coal stations
Read full article: Blackout-beset South Africa may delay closing coal stationsPresident Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa may delay the timetable for shutting down many of its highly polluting coal-fired power stations as the nation deals with crippling daily electricity blackouts.
Supreme Court decision may slow transition to cleaner energy
Read full article: Supreme Court decision may slow transition to cleaner energyThe Supreme Court ruling limiting the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants could have far-reaching consequences for the energy sector.
Supreme Court limits EPA in curbing power plant emissions
Read full article: Supreme Court limits EPA in curbing power plant emissionsIn a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court has limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
EU draft on financing nuclear and gas plants raises ire
Read full article: EU draft on financing nuclear and gas plants raises ireDraft European Union plans that would allow nuclear and gas energy to remain part of the bloc’s path to a climate-friendly future came under immediate criticism over the weekend.
UN, US officials urge action to avert climate disaster
Read full article: UN, US officials urge action to avert climate disasterThe U.N.‘s top human rights official and U.S. President Joe Biden’s envoy to this year’s climate summit called Thursday for countries to step up the fight against global warming.