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Ex-Tesla Energy Chief Raises $230 Million for Battery Startup
Bloomberg reporter Coco Liu writes on the fast-growing home battery market as grid strain pushes storage into the mainstream. Read more on the startup in Bloomberg here.
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EU Parliament Votes to Cut ESG Regulations Amid US Pressure
The European Parliament has voted to dramatically wind back the bloc’s ESG rules following intense pressure from US business associations and state attorneys general. The development means that more than 90% of companies originally in scope of environmental, social and governance reporting requirements will no longer need to comply. Other planks of the rulebook that emerged...
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NY and NJ Grant Key Permits for Controversial Williams Pipeline
New York and New Jersey granted crucial permits for a long-stalled Williams Cos. pipeline project that would bring more natural gas to the New York City area from Pennsylvania. Environmental regulators in both states approved certifications under the federal Clean Water Act for the company’s Northeast Supply Enhancement Project. It would expand an existing system delivering gas...
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RFK Jr. Orders CDC to Study Alleged Harms of Offshore Wind Farms
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. directed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff to probe the potential harms of offshore wind farms, according to people familiar with the matter, as President Donald Trump marshals his administration to thwart the clean energy source he loathes. In late summer, HHS instructed CDC’s National Institute for...
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Why the World Is Divided on a Plastic Pollution Treaty
Almost every week seems to bring a new report that plastic is even worse than had been thought for both human and planetary health. This week, it’s a paper in the Lancet that warns of a “grave, growing” danger from the rising tide of the material, and puts its health-related economic costs at more than $1.5 trillion a...
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HSBC Sees 19% Jump in Sustainable Finance to $54 Billion
HSBC Holdings Plc said it did $54.1 billion in deals it categorized as sustainable finance in the first half of 2025, marking a 19% increase from the same period a year ago by Europe’s biggest bank. The dealmaking, announced in connection with HSBC’s interim results on Wednesday, means the bank has now provided $447.7 billion in sustainable finance since the...