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Firms That Once Called Themselves Sustainable Are Now “Greenhushing”

A September 2023 protest outside of BlackRock HQ in New York City.Gina M Randazzo/Zuma This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. For years, eagle-eyed environmentalists have called out banks and consumer businesses—from Barclays to fashion brand ASOS—for making misleading claims that their practices or products are sustainable,…

Methane-Spewing Gas and Oil Drillers Owe the US Billions—in Theory

Mario Tama/Getty/Grist This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Inflation Reduction Act, the 2021 US climate law abbreviated IRA, primarily reduces emissions through financial incentives, rather than binding rules. But in addition to all its well-known carrots, lawmakers quietly included a smaller number of sticks—particularly when it comes…