Economy Apr 05 Amid legal challenges, SEC pauses its climate disclosure rule The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday said it would pause the implementation of its new climate disclosure rule while it defended the regulation in court.
Economy Mar 20 SEC climate rule prompts lawuits. Experts say companies are likely to prepare to comply anyway SEC had scarcely passed the rule in early March before the agency was being hauled to court. The legal challenges come from conservative states, business groups and companies who argue the SEC is overstepping its authority.
Economy Mar 06 SEC approves rule that requires some companies to publicly report emissions and climate risks The 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.
World Nov 09 Canada says it can fight climate change and be major oil nation. Massive fires may force a reckoning Canada's leaders have insisted that the country can both exploit its natural resources and lead the global fight against climate change. But the wildfires are putting a spotlight on its commitment to fighting climate change.
Nation Aug 15 Colorado River water cuts will ease in 2024, despite long-term challenges Years of overuse by farms and cities, and the effects of drought worsened by climate change has meant much less water flows today through the Colorado River than in previous decades.
Arts May 29 How 'Succession' fans are reacting to the finale With the end of the critically acclaimed drama's fourth and final season, we now know the answer to the series' central question.
Nation May 22 3 Western states propose plan to reduce Colorado River water use Arizona, California and Nevada on Monday proposed a deal to significantly cut their water use from the drought-stricken Colorado River over the next three years. It's a potential breakthrough in a stalemate over how to deal with a rising problem…
Politics Apr 28 In drought-stricken Arizona, fresh scrutiny of Saudi Arabia-owned farm's water use In Arizona, worsening drought has brought renewed attention to a farm owned by a Saudi Arabian company and whether the state should be doing more to protect its groundwater resources.
Science Mar 22 A 5,000-mile seaweed belt is headed toward the coast of Florida There's a pesky problem in a wide stretch of the Atlantic Ocean that's likely to wash up on some beaches later this year: Seaweed. Lots of it.
Nation Mar 03 Farmers in dry western U.S. face new ways to save water With drought, climate change and overuse of the Colorado River leading to increasingly dire conditions in the West, the federal Bureau of Reclamation is looking at fallowing as a way to cut water use.