Business Nov 6, 2022
Biden feud with Big Oil ratchets up just as world needs more U.S. oil
The tensions come at a fraught moment for both the country and the rest of the world.
World / Politics Oct 4, 2022
OPEC+ production cut poses new threat to Biden as election nears
More than a month after tweeting he had vanquished "Putin’s price hike at the pump,” the U.S. president faces forces on gasoline prices that even Washington can’t match.
Business / Financial Markets Jun 7, 2022
Biden’s trade plan to kickstart U.S. solar fails to win over industry
The president is facing challenges when it comes to supporting domestic manufacturers without alienating the companies that rely on low-cost imports.
Business / Tech Jun 6, 2022
Biden plans solar manufacturing push to end project slowdown
The moves are aimed at boosting oft-competing political priorities: combating climate change and nurturing domestic solar manufacturing that has struggled to compete with cheap imports.
World Apr 28, 2022
Biden’s climate ambitions are all but dead
Political allies are now acknowledging what scientists have confirmed: There’s virtually no viable path to slashing U.S. emissions in line with Biden’s 2030 target
Business Nov 3, 2021
Biden’s carbon-capture plan hands lifeline to coal plants
Environmental groups say the incentive may delay the retirement of dozens of facilities.
Business Aug 9, 2021
U.S. carmakers’ EV pledge gives burned environmentalists deja vu
President Joe Biden has set the goal of slashing U.S. emissions by 50% by 2030 and achieving a carbon-free economy by 2050.
Business Aug 6, 2021
Biden proposes stronger than expected vehicle emission rules
The mandates are a centerpiece of Biden’s climate plans and mark his administration’s first major effort to use regulation to stem greenhouse gases.
Asia Pacific Jun 24, 2021
U.S. to block some solar goods made in Xinjiang region
The move is one of the Biden administration’s biggest steps yet to counter alleged human rights abuses against China’s ethnic Uyghur Muslim minority.
World / Politics Nov 26, 2020
Biden urged to bolster John Kerry by declaring climate emergency
Progressive environmentalists are mounting a long-shot bid to get President-elect Joe Biden to go beyond naming a climate czar and declare an environmental national emergency, borrowing a tactic employed by President Donald Trump to fund part of his border wall. Invoking a climate emergency could ...