US EPA agrees to extend comment period for new science transparency rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency agreed to extend the comment period for its controversial science transparency rule and will hold a public hearing in July to collect public feedback.
Top S&P market indexes more carbon-heavy in 2017, report shows
A review of 12 S&P Global stock market indexes suggests that while global financial market participants overall are making progress toward curbing emissions, the weighted-average carbon intensity profiles of the companies on most of the benchmarks increased in 2017.
Exxon aims to cut methane emissions 15% by 2020, slash gas flaring by 25%
Following its carbon tax pitch to provide climate policy certainty, Exxon Mobil Corp. announced May 23 that it would take measures to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions across its operations.
Chicago's treasurer to start factoring ESG risks into investment decisions
Chicago city officials will soon begin to consider hundreds of environmental, social and governance risk factors in shaping the city's $8 billion portfolio as part of their broader effort to make the city a more socially responsible investor.
Xcel Energy on track to cut more than 80% of its carbon emissions by 2050
Xcel Energy is taking steps to cut greenhouse gas emissions that put it on a trajectory to reduce its carbon emissions by more than 80% by 2050, the electric and gas utility said in its 2017 Corporate Responsibility Report.
US nuclear regulatory staff publish draft decommissioning proposal
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has released a draft proposed rule on decommissioning commercial reactors that the federal agency's commissioners will now consider before being released for public comment.
Ontario court tosses Chevron Ecuador case, calling suit 'end-run' around US
An Ontario court denied the appeal of a group of Ecuadorians who sought payment for environmental damage in their country from Chevron Corp.'s Canadian subsidiary.
As investors push sustainability, gas utilities increase emissions transparency
As activist investors step up their push for shareholder resolutions on climate change, often targeting energy companies for their emissions, some utilities have found ways to work with their investors and avoid or resolve major actions.
US power groups urge support for EVs, national fuel economy program
A coalition of power industry groups asked the Trump administration to ensure any future fuel economy standards for cars support increased use of electric vehicles and maintain a single national program for vehicle fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards.
Financial, industrial groups launch anti-ESG movement coalition
Asset managers and pension funds increasingly are pressing publicly traded companies to adopt policies on environmental, social and governance issues, and a handful of groups have launched a new coalition aimed at pushing back against that trend.
To cut carbon footprint, gas utilities exploring renewable natural gas potential
From Manhattan to the Pacific Northwest, gas utilities are exploring the role that so-called renewable natural gas could play in reducing their emissions profiles and supplementing gas supplies.
Green groups sue US Interior Department to restore migratory bird protections
Several environmental groups have sued the U.S. Department of the Interior in an effort to reverse a 2017 memorandum that effectively protects energy companies and others from prosecution if their activities accidentally kill or injure migratory birds.
