EPA Chief Lee Zeldin announced what he’s calling the “biggest deregulatory action in U.S. history,” within the EPA by overhauling 31 environmental rules dating back to the Obama-era. “[The EPA’s] announcement could put millions of Americans’ health in jeopardy and is antithetical to EPA’s core mission, said Conrad Schneider, U.S. senior director at the Clean […]
I’ve had the good fortune of spending a large part of my adult years in the company of younger people. I’ve raised a son, coached sports, taught university investment classes and run a NexGen-centric network non-profit for three years. Did I mention I also ran a hip-hop record label, too? My point is that I’ve […]
An emerging approach for funding and taking credit for cuts to supply-chain emissions is gaining momentum in the food and agriculture sector. “Insetting” enables companies to claim Scope 3 reductions by investing in projects that help suppliers cut emissions. Accounting challenges have slowed the spread of the idea, which has been explored by industry groups […]
Solar installations, battery storage and wind farms accounted for the vast majority of capacity added to the U.S. electric grid in 2024. But natural gas capacity is growing the fastest it has in two decades, abetted by the voracious energy appetite of data centers operators. Those energy users include Microsoft, which is investing $3.3 billion […]
It’s not just you: It’s almost impossible to keep up with the tumult and chaos issuing from Washington, D.C. Under the second Trump administration, funding freezes, regulatory rollbacks and sweeping executive orders are unfolding at record speed. This ongoing tracker runs down the latest moves that affect the business of sustainability, since Trump inked a […]
H&M is joining the Apparel Impact Institute (AII) in rallying brands, textile companies and banks to rid fashion supply chains of fossil fuels. The technologies are ready, they contend, and the payoff is huge for companies and the climate. However, thousands of yarn spinners, textile makers and garment processors in developing nations need more than […]
Climate United, one of the three coalitions selected by President Joe Biden’s EPA to lend $20 billion to local decarbonization projects — aka America’s “green bank” — sued Trump’s EPA head Lee Zeldin and Citibank for freezing the funds March 10. According to Climate United, neither the EPA nor Citi produced the evidence to justify […]
Week of March 10, 2025 BlackRock conforms to Trump, ends DEI goals Following his January inauguration, President Trump issued executive orders that targeted diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, leading to changes in both public and private sectors, including at financial firms. A federal judge recently blocked parts of those orders, but companies have continued […]
After nearly 40 years of debate, the scope and implementation of sustainability remain hotly contested. At the heart of the confusion lies sustainability’s dual identity. On one hand, sustainability reflects a commitment to improving environmental performance through regulations and business initiatives. On the other, it has deep roots in social movements advocating for institutions to act […]
The steep tariffs enacted by President Donald Trump on imports from Canada will have broad effects across the U.S. economy, including a critical raw material: aluminum. The American aluminum industry has been in decline for decades, The metal is critical to the energy transition — used in applications including EVs, solar panels, the power grid and wind […]