Connecticut committee considers climate superfund bill

Published 23:56 on March 4, 2025  /  Last updated at 23:56 on March 4, 2025  / /  Americas, US

The Connecticut legislature on Monday discussed a bill that requires polluters to pay into a climate superfund that would be used to finance climate adaptation projects across the state, matching similar laws recently enacted in other Northeastern states.

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Louisiana sued over CO2 pipeline slated to cross protected wildlife lands

Published 00:24 on March 4, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:24 on March 4, 2025  / /  Americas, US

A US environmental group is suing the state of Louisiana over a proposed CO2 pipeline project that would cut through a protected wildlife area along the Gulf Coast.

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US administration to ramp up timber production on federal lands

Published 20:26 on March 3, 2025  /  Last updated at 01:37 on March 4, 2025  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

The US White House is looking to ramp up timber production levels on federal forests by lifting regulations and speeding forestry projects through endangered species protections in order to increase domestic supply as the US prepares to impose tariffs.

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BRIEFING: Advocates challenge California ARB’s request for staffing boost

Published 00:35 on March 1, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:35 on March 1, 2025  / and /  Americas, US

California environmental groups are challenging a funding request from state regulator ARB that the agency says would be used to increase staffing and help establish the state’s carbon management deployment strategy.

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California policy should integrate CCUS, CDR into ETS -buyers

Published 01:47 on February 28, 2025  /  Last updated at 18:39 on February 28, 2025  / /  Americas, Canada, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

California’s policy should incorporate carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) and CO2 removal (CDR) into the state’s ETS in order to help de-risk and accelerate deployment of the emerging technologies, carbon buyers, and investors said Thursday.

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ARB issues no offsets during bi-weekly cycle for second time in 2025

Published 01:37 on February 27, 2025  /  Last updated at 01:37 on February 27, 2025  / and /  Americas, Canada, US

California issued no new compliance-grade offsets in its most recent bi-weekly distribution of the year, marking the second time no offsets were distributed so far in 2025, data published by the state regulator ARB Wednesday showed.

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Delaware bill aims to redirect RGGI proceeds to assist low-income households

Published 22:48 on February 24, 2025  /  Last updated at 22:48 on February 24, 2025  / /  Americas, US

A Delaware lawmaker has introduced a bill that would direct RGGI revenues to newly established and existing funds dedicated to assisting low-income households pay their electric bills.

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US biochar asphalt company under threat after reporting $16 mln deficit

Published 18:17 on February 21, 2025  /  Last updated at 18:17 on February 21, 2025  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

A US biochar producer specialising in road construction and building materials signalled in a Q4 2024 filing that it is suffering recurring losses amounting to nearly $16 million that threaten its ability to continue operations.

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Texas lawmaker files bill proposing ban of carbon tax, clean fuel standard

Published 00:18 on February 21, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:18 on February 21, 2025  / /  Americas, Carbon Taxes, RINs & LCFS, US

A Texas legislator filed a bill last week that would allow Texas voters to decide if the state should be prohibited from ever enacting a carbon tax or a clean fuel standard.

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US senators reintroduce legislation to expand financing tool to clean energy projects

Published 20:50 on February 20, 2025  /  Last updated at 20:50 on February 20, 2025  / /  Americas, RINs & LCFS, US

A pair of bipartisan US senators reintroduced legislation Thursday that would make clean energy projects eligible for a financing option currently only available to traditional energy projects.

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