That includes chemicals used to make rubber, sterilize medical equipment, and more. The new regulations are expected to slash releases of smog-forming volatile organic compounds by 23,700 tons annually, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This is a big deal for communities bordering industrial facilities, including Louisiana’s Cancer Alley.
Just weeks after finalizing it, the SEC announced a stay on the landmark rule that would push big public companies to divulge financial risks they face from climate change and share data on their greenhouse gas emissions.
While trying to find middle ground, the SEC wound up pissing off industry groups opposing disclosures and environmental groups who said the rule didn’t create enough transparency for investors.
The SEC (in an emailed statement) says the “stay will facilitate the orderly judicial resolution of [legal] challenges and allow the court of appeals to focus on deciding the merits.”
There will be less solar energy available of course, but grid operators say they’re prepared to fill in the gaps with other sources of energy. A rare total solar eclipse will pass over 31.6 million Americans’ homes on April 8th, darkening skies for around 4 minutes in each location along its path.
“For Americans with solar on their home, it won’t be any different than a passing thunderstorm,” Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association tells The New York Times.
A new subsea cable called Far North Fiber would link Europe and Japan, cutting a path through the Arctic that would have been unreachable until recently. The Arctic is warming nearly 4x faster than the rest of the world, and vanishing sea ice could turn the Arctic into the new Wild West for companies looking to take advantage of newly navigable waters.
These companies are trying to alter the atmosphere as the world makes slow progress to tackle climate change, The New York Times reports.
