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Regulatory analysis and commentary on the United States Environmental Protection Agency extending the Reporting Deadline Under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule for Reporting Year 2025 to March 10, 2027

ESG News

EPA Delays 2025 Emissions Reporting Deadline

October 16, 2026

Key Pointers: Deadline Extended: The EPA moved the reporting-year 2025 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reporting deadline from October 30, 2026, to ...

President Putin stands with his hands to his side; President Trump places one hand on Putin’s back and gestures with the other.

ESG News

Trump-Putin Diesel Agreement Unites Europe in Ukraine Solidarity

bySarah Perras - Business Editor

October 14, 2026

Today’s ESG Updates Trump-Putin Deal Unites Europe and UK: Officials across the UK and the EU have reaffirmed their commitments ...

Drone shot capturing deforestation in a tropical environment

ESG News

Brazil’s Climate Policy Hangs In The Balance Over Ongoing Election

byLuke St Clair

October 9, 2026

Today’s ESG Updates Bolsonaro Creates Uncertainty Over Carbon Market Plans: Industry representatives express concern over market volatility and capital flight ...

Rows of pressurized industrial refrigerant cylinders stored in a warehouse setting, representing the global chemical supply chain.

ESG News

EPA Sets 2027 HFC Allowance Caps at 60% of Baseline

byAriq Haidar

October 9, 2026

Key Pointers: EPA locks in 2027 HFC supply at 60% of baseline: National caps of 229.5 million MTEVe (production) and ...

Silhouetted power plant smokestacks emitting smoke at sunset

ESG News

US EPA Prepares to Rescind Landmark Power Plant Climate Rules

byJamie Simmons

September 14, 2026

Today’s ESG Updates US EPA Prepares to Rescind Landmark Power Plant Climate Rules: The Trump administration is set to repeal ...

Science

The Plan to Make Climate Science Harder to Erase

byGrist

July 10, 2026

When Rebecca Lindsey was fired from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) last February, the first thing she did ...

Politics & Foreign Affairs

Resisting Trump’s War on Science and Environmental Protection

byDr. Steven Cohen - Senior Vice Dean at the Columbia University School of Professional Studies and Professor in the Practice of Public Affairs at the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs

July 1, 2026

Despite the continued consolidation of political power in the White House, a trend that did not begin with President Trump, ...

Health

Petrochemicals and Controlling the Poisoning of our Planet

byDr. Steven Cohen - Senior Vice Dean at the Columbia University School of Professional Studies and Professor in the Practice of Public Affairs at the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs

June 11, 2026

The keyboard I am writing with and the computer I am writing on are packed with products made by petrochemicals. ...

ESG News

Trump Administration to Deregulate ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water

bySarah Perras - Business Editor

May 19, 2026

Today’s ESG Updates U.S. EPA Rolls Back PFAS Drinking Water Limits: The Trump EPA is rescinding Biden-era regulations on forever ...

ESG News

Brazil to Mobilise Nearly $50B in Sustainable Investments

byEve Rogers

March 4, 2026

Today’s ESG Updates Brazil Mobilises $50B for Sustainable Investment: President Lula’s administration aims to accelerate climate action, infrastructure modernization, and ...