The U.S. Supreme Court has stripped federal agencies of authority over millions of acres of wetlands, weakening a bedrock environmental law enacted a half-century ago to cleanse the country’s badly polluted waters

Fortune

Supreme Court curbs U.S. government regulation of wetlands, making them easier to develop

Increased political resistance to new EU laws to protect the environment has left the European Commission fighting to keep intact its vision for Europe's green transition

Zawya

Europe hits resistance in race to finalise green laws

Supreme Court says Environmental Protection Agency can only regulate wetlands if they have ‘continuous surface connection’ to another body of water

Al Jazeera

Top US court curbs government regulations to protect wetlands

The wide-ranging review is to assess the non-financial reporting requirements UK companies need to comply with to produce their annual report and meet broader requirements that sit outside of the Companies Act

Business Green

Government launches call for evidence on non-financial reporting rules

More than 40 years have passed since EPA’s noise regulation program was silenced by a Reagan-era rollback

E&E News

EPA under pressure to revive noise pollution program

The new law provides that the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) “shall not issue an applicable permit for a new project if it determines that the project will cause or contribute more than a de minimis amount of pollution to a disproportionate pollution burden on the disadvantaged community.”

Mondaq

New York Adopts Nation's Strongest Environmental Justice Law

Only a total ban on native forest logging will help conserve the environment and save the wildlife that call our forests home

Mirage

New environment laws must ban native forest logging

The European Commission will not redraft a landmark law to restore damaged environments, the bloc's green policy chief said on Monday, in the face of calls from some lawmakers to throw out the proposal

Reuters

EU will not rewrite contested nature law, bloc's green chief says

A bright sun beat down on the sprawling Indian market where Kamlaben Ashokbhai Patni sat worrying about the brass jewellery on display in her wooden stall.



Japan Times

Heat insurance offers climate change lifeline to poor workers

Laws that establish legal rights for nature are being pursued in a growing number of countries to protect the environment

Science.org

Science and the legal rights of nature

A new study suggests unregulated “precursor” compounds account for half of total PFAS pollution at sites around the country

Grist

The EPA’s proposed PFAS regulations ignore a major source of drinking water contamination

Yet, as the European Union reaches the end of a five-year political cycle focused on the adoption of new legislation under its European Green Deal agenda, it is only common sense that the next phase should focus on implementation and delivery

Euractiv

A green regulatory winter is coming – and this may be a good sign

The European Union is considering a new law that would ban ecocide

Foreign Policy

Ecological Murder Could Soon Be Illegal

The 27 European Union countries on Tuesday formally adopted new rules that should help the bloc reduce its contribution to global deforestation

TIME

E.U. Adopts Law Banning Products Linked to Deforestation

Rejection of key legislation on pesticides and restoration of wildlife ‘would send a dangerous, negative signal to the world'

The Guardian

Flagship EU law to restore nature must not be derailed, warns environment chief

The Biden administration is supporting a nearly $10 billion highway expansion in Houston that ignited a yearlong debate about its climate effects and the demolition of almost 1,000 homes

A transportation ‘revolution’? How the infrastructure law is fueling freeways

Chile faces a daunting series of inter-connected environmental crises that violate human rights, including the fundamental right to live in a clean, healthy and sustainable environment

UN OHCHR

UN expert warns Chile faces storm of environmental injustices, praises good practices

French Greens and environmental groups have expressed dismay following calls by French President Emmanuel Macron for Europe to pause its environment regulations so as not to hamper reindustrialisation efforts

Outrage after Macron urges 'pause' on EU environment regulations

A coordinated approach, including toward subsidies, is needed to tackle climate change successfully

International Monetary Fund

Europe, And the World, Should Use Green Subsidies Cooperatively

The main objective is to help consumers make environmentally friendly choices and encourage companies to provide them with more durable and sustainable products

European Parliament 

Parliament approves rules for sustainable, long-lasting and non-whitening products

Sustainability Law | Environmental Law

White House and Republican negotiators hammering out an agreement to avoid a US default are eyeing a measure to upgrade the nation’s electric grid to accommodate renewable power

Bloomberg

Debt-Limit Deal Could Include Grid Upgrades for Renewables as Negotiators Work Overtime

The EU’s Fit-for-55 package will use measures like carbon prices, regulation and green investment, all of which will affect the economy. But how, and with what economic consequences?

European Central Bank

How will higher carbon prices affect growth and inflation?

Targets set by European nations for energy generation to reach net zero are at risk due to a lack of available land to deliver the infrastructure needed, new research has revealed

New Civil Engineer

Safeguarding land is critical to achieving net zero energy targets

The bill would relabel “renewable energy resources” as “clean energy resources” in the State’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and add nuclear fission and fusion into the definition of clean energy

The Carolina Journal

Nuclear would be labeled ‘clean energy’ under new legislation

Trade barriers and regulatory differences between the EU and UK are hindering progress in achieving a sustainable energy future

IFLR

Trade and regulatory barriers are impeding the energy transition

Spain needs new regulation for floating wind permits and auctions within months to meet its target of 3 GW by 2030, industry officials warn

Spain urged to expedite laws or risk missing floating wind target

Company responds to criticism of delays of more than a decade to connect low-carbon projects

National Grid calls for regulation changes as profits jump to £4.6bn

Formal approval of the EU’s renewable energy directive has been postponed following a last-minute objection by Paris, which wants further “guarantees” on low-carbon hydrogen derived from nuclear power

Approval of EU renewables law delayed as France ‘plays hardball’ on nuclear

British energy regulator Ofgem said on Wednesday it was launching a policy review to speed up connecting low-carbon energy schemes to the electricity transmission grid

British energy regulator seeks to speed up grid connections

For months, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission touted work to open up its arcane dockets to stoke more public participation into project reviews and rulemakings as a major prong in its environmental justice efforts

Bloomberg Law

Energy Regulator Pushed to Weigh Equity Over Natural Gas Needs

Swedish Council presidency pulled the Renewable Energy Directive from ambassadors’ agenda over fears France would derail talks

Politico

EU countries slam ‘crazy’ France for taking renewables legislation ‘hostage’

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a nearly $11 billion investment on Tuesday to help bring affordable clean energy to rural communities throughout the country

Biden administration announces almost $11 billion to bring clean energy to rural America

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new rules that would set carbon emissions standards for coal and gas-fired power plants under the US Clean Air Act

Chemistry World

New carbon dioxide pollution standards proposed for US power plants

The array of IRA tax credits—including an “energy communities” bonus to help places that lost fossil fuel jobs—could reduce the cost of clean energy projects by 40% to 70%

Fast Company

How the Inflation Reduction Act’s stackable tax credits could mean huge benefits for red states

The European Commission has launched an open public consultation to gather views and evidence from citizens and interested parties on the implementation of the "polluter pays" principle in the EU

European Commission

Zero pollution: Commission consults citizens and stakeholders on the “polluter pays” principle

Senate Republicans are touting their accomplishments rejecting Biden administration regulations via congressional resolutions that have received support from Democrats

Fox News

Senate Republicans tout bipartisan actions striking down Biden climate regulations

The rules could reduce carbon emissions but also extend some fossil fuel infrastructure, leaving some communities to continue reckoning with air pollution

NBC News

 Biden administration’s power plant rules underscore reality of EPA limits

New York has passed a bill that prohibits fossil fuels being used for power, heating and cooking in new buildings constructed in the state, setting "a new standard for the future of building design" according to AIA New York president Matt Bremer.

Dezeen

New York's "visionary" All-Electric Building act prohibits the use of fossil fuels in new buildings

New proposed standards for coal and new natural gas fired power plants would avoid more than 600 million metric tons of CO2 pollution, while also preventing 300,000 asthma attacks and 1,300 premature deaths in 2030 alone

US Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Proposes New Carbon Pollution Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants to Tackle the Climate Crisis and Protect Public Health

The Biden administration is proposing new limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants

Biden administration embarking on its most ambitious effort yet to roll back planet-warming pollution

Sustainability Law | Energy Law & Democracy

The EU institutions have stepped up their legislative activity aiming to achieve climate neutrality in 2050 through promoting sustainable and responsible environmental behaviors also by non-EU countries and companies

National Law Review

EU Revises the EU Emissions Trading System and Establishes a New Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

Carbon prices under the EU Emissions Trading System slid to four-month lows as meagre compliance-driven demand along with lower gas and power prices weighed on the market

S&P Global

EU carbon complex beset by weak fundamentals, prices lowest since January

Arguments already abound that the Proposed Rule goes either too far, or not far enough

Proposed EPA Carbon Pollution Standards Would Impact Energy Sector

Automakers say Euro 7 is too costly and is also unnecessary because the industry is spending tens of billions on electric vehicles

Automotive News Europe

Euro 7 emissions standard to cost many times EU forecasts, ACEA says

Now a study shows that while air quality gains from carbon policies are widespread, some regions could see pollution increases

Nature

Health effects of a global carbon price

Some multinationals might be underestimating their emissions by close to 50% under current rules

The Wall Street Journal

Carbon Accounting Changes Could Lift Corporate Greenhouse-Gas Emissions

EPA strengthened its climate rule on power plants after White House officials pressed the agency to expand the proposal before it was released last week

White House pressed EPA to toughen power plant rule

A new carbon removal framework in the EU could provide the foundation needed to instill trust in a young carbon removal market

GreenBiz

Europe encourages carbon removal with a stick, rather than a carrot

The Obama administration’s 2015 Clean Power Plan — intended to cut carbon emissions from power plants — was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Missouri Independent

U.S: EPA again proposes power plant carbon rules

“The EPA is calling the bluff on the power industry.”

Is carbon capture viable? In a new rule, the EPA is asking power plants to prove it.

Companies in a range of sectors are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on carbon removal credits, as they bet on the development of the carbon capture industry.

World Economic Forum

Carbon-removal credits are attracting increased attention. What you need to know about the global energy transition this week

China is likely to accelerate the expansion of its national compliance emission trading scheme or ETS in the next 2-3 years to cover sectors eligible under the EU's cross-border adjustment mechanism or CBAM

China's compliance emission trading system to accelerate coverage of CBAM-eligible sectors

A new industry coalition launched on 4th May aims to increase the resilience of Europe’s power grid and open the door for more renewables

edie

European Energy Storage Coalition launched to accelerate grid decarbonisation

About 1,000 natural gas-fired power plants that provide energy at periods of peak demand could be excluded from the toughest standards under EPA’s upcoming carbon rules

Hundreds of gas plants could escape EPA climate rules

Environment ministry has readied draft contours for rolling out the programme under which entities will earn 'green credit' for activities like planting trees and conserving water

The Print

Go green, earn green: India’s 1st Green Credit scheme to reward eco-friendly actions by individuals, industriesGo green, earn green: India’s 1st Green Credit scheme to reward eco-friendly actions by individuals, industries

The regulation, which must be approved by the federal government, is the latest in a series of ambitious moves by the state to cut planet-warming pollution from vehicles.

The New York Times

New California Rule Would Ban Sale of Diesel Trucks by 2036

EU countries have given the last green flag to the biggest revamp to date of Europe's carbon market. This is set to sharpen the 27-member bloc's tools for cutting down on emissions. EU members agreed to a deal to reform the carbon market to cut the emissions by 62% from 2005 levels by 2030 which is designed to deliver the EU's emissions-cutting targets.


WION

EU announces major overhaul of carbon market to tackle climate change

The pressure on enterprises to track and reduce their emissions is escalating

Empowering SMEs with carbon accounting tools is the key to reducing enterprise emissions across value chains

This record-setting level of investment by the U.S. and European governments is creating unprecedented opportunities for technology providers and manufacturers, including Babcock & Wilcox (B&W). While the U.S. legislation alone has the potential to have the greatest impact on industrial policy since the New Deal, it will absolutely require public policy to work in harmony with private business and facilitate the explosive growth we are anticipating.

POWER Magazine

U.S., European Legislation Puts Real Muscle into Clean Energy, Decarbonization, and Job Creation, but Must Evolve to Keep Up with Demand

EU countries gave the green light on Tuesday to the biggest overhaul to date of the bloc’s carbon market, increasing emissions reduction target from 43% to 62% by 2030

Earth.Org

EU Gives Final Approval to Carbon Market Reforms

Sustainability Law | Carbon Regulations

US climate policy is taking steps to address the environmental, social and economic challenges born from an age of unsustainable industrialisation



Economist Impact

Go green or bust: could a green industrial revolution spark an American renaissance?

Sustainability Law | Policy & Regulation

Chris Caldwell of United Renewables and Tom Gosling Meet to discuss ESG


Globe Newswire

ESG Targets: Are They Doing More Harm Than Good?

The EU is about to create a single point of access to public financial and sustainability-related information about EU companies and EU investment products


European Council 

Easy access to corporate information for investors: Provisional agreement reached on the European Single Access Point

An Indonesian government audit finds that taxes are not paid on some 9 million hectares (22.2 million acres) — an area three times the size of Belgium — don’t pay taxes, an Indonesian government audit finds.


Mongabay

Indonesian audit finds taxes unpaid on 22 million acres of oil palm plantations

In an exclusive interview with Earth.Org, Pascale Laborde, Global Chief Sustainability Officer at Hong Kong-based global health and nutrition company H&H Group, delves deep into what ESG means to the company and how they approach the challenge of navigating the ESG requirements of multiple countries.



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