When Miranda Sherman’s gas furnace suddenly died during a recent cold snap, she did what most Americans would do: She searched for “furnace won’t ignite” on Google, realized the machine was beyond repair and started calling contractors first thing in the morning.
Lawmakers in Oklahoma are having second thoughts about anti-ESG legislation that limits which Wall Street banks local governments can do business with.
More than 2.4 billion workers — or 70% of the global workforce — are exposed to <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://news/topics/GREEN","_id":"0000018f-055f-d583-afbf-c7df121f0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">climate change-related health hazards, according to the International Labour Organization.
The federal government will have to take a harder look at environmental, social, and economic factors when picking sites for federal facilities under a final rule issued on Monday.
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced the selection of 60 recipients of $7 billion in grant awards through the Solar for All grant competition, the agency said Monday.
In Nevada, can a balance be struck between an endangered toad species and the pressing need to address climate change? The future of NEPA, a 54-year-old environmental law, may hold the answer.
Jennifer Granholm features prominently as a chief seller of Biden’s climate and economic agenda this election year, crisscrossing the US promising CEOs and workers alike that a clean energy transition can create good-paying union jobs and revitalize manufacturing towns.
Chambers & Partners faces the challenge of delivering revenue growth that justifies the lofty price its private-equity owner paid to acquire it in November. That largely revolves around selling advertising and research products to the same lawyers it reviews.
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Wildfires erupted across Canada’s main oil producing province of Alberta and an evacuation order was issued as the region braces for a repeat of last year’s unprecedented season.
US authorities on April 19 arrested George Semerene, an official at state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela, in connection with a sanctions evasion scheme, the Justice Department said Monday in a statement.
Legislation pushing
Restoring coastal ecosystems with oysters in Florida, protecting forests from wildfire in California and maintaining a cultural site (the Pearl Harbor National Memorial) in Hawaii: These are a few of the paid positions that job seekers can now apply for through the Biden administration’s American Climate Corps.
Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd. sued two solar-panel manufacturers, alleging both ripped off groundbreaking solar-cell designs and manufacturing processes and are passing them off as their own innovations under other names.
Paul Hastings has hired Alexander Temel, a former co-leader of Sidley Austin’s international private equity practice, to launch an office for the fast-growing firm in Boston.
Chambers & Partners faces the challenge of delivering revenue growth that justifies the lofty price its private-equity owner paid to acquire it in November. That largely revolves around selling advertising and research products to the same lawyers it reviews.
The US <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/13362Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-0a2f-d583-afbf-cafff7160000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Federal Trade Commission is poised to vote Tuesday to adopt a near-total ban on non-compete provisions that prohibit workers from switching jobs within an industry, a rule the<-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/0392381D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-0a2f-d583-afbf-cafff7160001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Chamber of Commerce vowed to immediately challenge in court.
Olshan’s John Moon and Lori Marks-Esterman say the Supreme Court’s new interpretation of Item 303 of SEC Regulation S-K could undermine investor confidence, hurting capital markets.
Mintz attorneys analyze a trend in data privacy litigation, saying businesses’ use of chatbots and pixel tracking are among the issues driving the lawsuits.
Columnist Andrew Leahey says use of remote cashiers will make it hard for local tax authorities to audit businesses and would facilitate tax evasion, but motivating customers to scan their receipts would help.
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