Justine Calma

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.

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.

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.