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Biden weaves climate into economy and regulations with two key picks

The president adds climate champions Lael Brainard as his top economic adviser and Richard Revesz as his regulations chief. The appointments to two of the most powerful posts in the White House underscore how Mr. Biden has pursued an “all-of-government” approach to climate change

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How should the Fed deal with climate change?

The climate crisis is at high risk of becoming an economic crisis. That is an increasingly widespread view among leading economic thinkers — that a range of economic and financial problems could result from a warming planet and humanity's efforts to deal with it.

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As winter sweeps the South, Fed officials focus on climate change

A top Federal Reserve official says climate scenario analysis could be valuable in making sure that banks mind their climate-tied weak spots.

Solutions

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Fed joins climate network, to applause from the left

The central bank joined a network of global financial regulators focused on climate risk. The response to the move underlined its tricky politics.

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Biden Treasury pick could defund the fossil fuel industry, climate organizers say

The push is part of a wider vision of what climate-conscious national leadership could look like — and a demand for action.

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Biden weaves climate into economy and regulations with two key picks

How should the Fed deal with climate change?

As winter sweeps the South, Fed officials focus on climate change

Fed joins climate network, to applause from the left

Biden Treasury pick could defund the fossil fuel industry, climate organizers say

Fossil fuel cuts, not just renewables, needed to avoid climate disaster

Funding bill includes $100B for disasters but leaves out conservation funds

Climate change leaves homeowners without insurance

Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

Donald Trump wins US presidency. What that could mean for the environment.

Trump-backed plan seeks to overturn Biden's climate policies

Petrochemical plants send millions of pounds of pollutants into waterways each year: Report

Montana Supreme Court declares youth-led climate victory