Va. Supreme Court: Insurer Not Liable For Claims From Global Warming
The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled in favor of an insurance company in a closely watched legal case involving global warming. The high court ruled that Steadfast Insurance Co., which provided...
View ArticleMethane Emissions Becoming an Issue for North Dakota Oil Industry
Methane emissions will likely be the next big environmental issue to face North Dakota’s booming oil industry according to a top official at the state’s Department of Health. Dave Glatt, chief of the...
View ArticleInsurer Philadelphia Cos. Counts Carbon Footprint
It’s no secret that many property/casualty insurers are tackling climate change on the back end through more sophisticated catastrophe modeling, calls for more resilient communities and pricing. But it...
View ArticleSouthern California Spill Spewing Gases of a Half-Million Cars
Call it the invisible spill. You can’t see it, but it’s there – a steady stream of natural gas seeping out of the pipe casing in a well in Southern California that may spew as much greenhouse gas into...
View ArticleAIG: Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Underwriting, Investments by 2050
American International Group said it is committing to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions within its underwriting and investment portfolios by 2050. “AIG is focused on the realities of climate change,”...
View ArticleReport Casts Doubt on Net-Zero Emissions Pledges by Big Global Companies
Corporate plans to slash greenhouse gas emissions fall short of what is needed to combat climate change, with “major credibility gaps” found among the world’s largest companies, according to a new...
View ArticleExplainer: Will U.S. Supreme Court EPA Ruling Rein in Federal Regulators?
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday curtailed the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to restrict greenhouse gas emissions from power plants in a 6-3 ruling that some legal experts said would more...
View ArticleLouisiana Advances Toward Large Carbon-Capture Project
Three energy corporations are partnering on a carbon- capture project with the hopes of dramatically reducing industrial carbon dioxide emissions in Louisiana, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced...
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