Economy & Business

"Global accord lets oil firms sue over green policies. Pact signatories agree to reforms. Eleven European countries have quit treaty."

"As sea levels rise and natural disasters become more intense, homes in low-lying coastal areas or tinder-dry mountains are starting to lose value. That’s a problem for the finances of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored enterprises that back half of the nation’s outstanding mortgages — and keep the residential real estate market liquid by buying mortgages from banks and repackaging them into securities."

"If all 15 liquefied natural gas plants in Texas and Louisiana open, reductions in overall U.S. greenhouse gas emissions would slow"

"Copper will play a central role in the energy transition. These startups are working on a cleaner way to extract it."

"Concern over the climate crisis may evaporate in the White House from January, but its financial costs are now starkly apparent to Americans in the form of soaring home insurance premiums – with those in the riskiest areas for floods, storms and wildfires suffering the steepest rises of all."

"President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, selecting a billionaire private astronaut and close associate of Elon Musk to oversee an agency closely linked to the SpaceX founder’s business."

"Biden poured billions into helping communities most threatened by pollution. Donald Trump could stop it."

"Lawmakers are navigating partisan divides as they seek to pass a bipartisan disaster aid bill by the end of the year."

"President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to slap new tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China could inflate the cost of producing and buying energy in almost all forms, possibly sending gasoline prices surging and the U.S. energy industry into a tailspin."

"The refusal by President-elect Donald J. Trump’s team to sign a transition agreement with the General Services Administration means that, despite the team’s pledges to abide by several transparency customs of presidential handovers, it isn’t legally bound to follow through on its promises."