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State Green Banks to Receive ‘Historic’ Rush of Federal Funds

State green banks are expecting a historic influx of billions in federal dollars that is poised to scale up clean energy lending across the country and supercharge public-private climate partnerships.

Bonding Rule Boosts Oil Drilling Costs in Gulf of Mexico

Oil companies drilling offshore in the Gulf of Mexico will have to set more money aside to ensure their drilling platforms and rigs are properly cleaned up as the costs of decommissioning decades-old infrastructure rise under a new rule finalized Monday.

EPA Finalizes Update to Wastewater Discharge Testing Methods

Revised wastewater testing methods required by the EPA under the Clean Water Act are being finalized this week, according to a Federal Register pre-publication notice issued Monday.

3M Loses Bid to Move PFAS Landfill Case From Vermont Court

Vermont’s allegations that the 3M Co. damaged natural resources from PFAS placed in landfills will remain under the state court’s jurisdiction, a federal district court ruled.

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Firefighters, Other Workers Face Too Great a Risk From Asbestos

Construction workers, firefighters, and people doing their own home maintenance face the greatest potential exposure to asbestos that’s still in buildings resulting in greater than average risk of lung disease and various cancers, according to a draft analysis the EPA released Monday.

Rare Toads or Clean Energy? An Environmental Law Fight in Nevada

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.

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A Software Billionaire Is Betting Big on an ‘Insane’ Climate Fix

Atlassian is an enterprise software giant with a global footprint, but while Cannon-Brookes’ efforts to address climate change have made him a household name in Australia, he still has a relatively low profile elsewhere. If his plans to make Australia a renewable energy-exporting powerhouse come true, though, it would make him one of the leading figures in the energy transition.

Kimmeridge Drops Its SilverBow Merger Proposal Amid Proxy Fight

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UBS Is Said to Face $20 Billion Capital Hit Under Swiss Plan

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The Solar Revolution Is Dying in Waiting Lines: Mark Gongloff

There’s an old proverb about how the lack of a horseshoe nail can doom a horse, then a rider, then an army, then a kingdom. In terms of the US transition to renewable energy, it’s not hard to see a reliable electrical connection as the missing nail and a livable climate as the ill-fated kingdom.

California Fights to Keep Insurers Despite Fire Risk

How a Rare Toad Species Stopped a Clean Energy Project

Climate Change Fuels Texas Boom Towns' Water Worries

Insurers Sue Their Own Clients to Dodge PFAS Claims

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