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Assata Shakur, political activist and ex-Black Liberation Army member, has died Assata Shakur “died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age,” according to Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Assata Shakur has "died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age."

She was 78.

Climate Week NYC 2025 commences with slate of disaster response, green infrastructure deals The annual climate event launched with commitments to scale low-carbon cement, boost circularity and supply chain decarbonization and support healthcare workers responding to disasters.

A look at some of the corporate climate and sustainability announcement from the first two days of #ClimateWeekNYC for ESG Dive:

www.esgdive.com/news/climate...

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse seated on stage in conversation with a moderator in front of a screen that reads “The Nest Climate Campus”

Sen. Whitehouse (@whitehouse.senate.gov) said at #ClimateWeekNYC Wednesday that all viable paths to climate safety require a CBAM and there’s a “non-trivial” chance of a bipartisan bill on the topic.

“There has to be a price on carbon emissions. It cannot be free to pollute.”

Seeing a lot of people getting ready for college football Saturday without the awareness that Maryland true freshman four-star quarterback Malik Washington is about to win Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year

CARB to propose California’s long-awaited climate-risk disclosure regulations this fall The California Air Resources Board, tasked with implementing the rules, said at its latest public workshop that it would issue a notice of proposed rulemaking for the laws on Oct. 14.

The California Air Resources Board's latest public workshop revealed the agency expects to propose long-awaited regulations for the state's climate-risk disclosure laws on Oct. 14 and the expected annual compliance fees for companies covered by the two rules.
www.esgdive.com/news/carb-to...

I feel like you should have to delay it first. At least pretend

No way an airline should be able to cancel a flight less than an hour before boarding.

Bill Nye the Science Guy at DC Climate Week

Bill Nye the Science Guy with his hand up

In the DMV for the first #DCClimateWeek and special guest Bill Nye the Science Guy makes a surprise appearance

SEC approves first US ‘green’ stock exchange The Securities and Exchange Commission gave final approval for Green Impact Exchange to open the first national exchange for sustainability offerings, with trading set to begin in 2026.

The SEC greenlit the nation's first "green" exchange, Green Impact Exchange, expected to begin trading in 2026.

The approval could represent the agency's approach to new market offerings, rather than sustainability, as GIX is the second exchange approved this year.
www.esgdive.com/news/sec-app...

SEC withdraws defense of climate-risk disclosure rule The agency will no longer defend its rule requiring companies to disclose certain climate-related risks, a move one commissioner called an attempt to “unlawfully” dismantle the rule.

The SEC announced Thursday that the agency would no longer defend its climate-risk disclosure rule in court.

One commissioner called the move an attempt to "unlawfully" dismantle the regulation, and several experts said the change will hurt the investing community.
www.esgdive.com/news/sec-wit...

Humming along in an old church, the Internet Archive is more relevant than ever The Trump administration's erasure of federal data has put the Internet Archive in the spotlight. The organization, with its small but mighty team, is working to help save the world's digital history.

The Trump administration's erasure of federal data has put the Internet Archive in the spotlight. The organization, with its small but mighty team, is working to help save the world's digital history.

Kenny Smith getting his ATM pin exposed at halftime is exactly what March is about

It's unnatural how reliably incredible the NCAA Tournament is.

The best viewing experience in all of sports.

Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

There’s truly nothing like March Madness

Exclusive: Trump fires both Democratic commissioners at FTC, sources say President Donald Trump fired the two Democratic commissioners at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, two sources familiar with the situation said, in another major test of the independence of regulatory agencies.

Just so we’re all clear, the Supreme Court *expressly ruled* that the president cannot fire FTC commissioners without cause in 1935’s Humphrey’s Executor. Trump’s action here is brazenly illegal under any interpretation of the law as it stands. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

US banks turn to SEC to dodge climate, social shareholder proposals The agency has largely denied the requests, ruling that banks must put the requests to disclose its clean energy financing ratios and indigenous rights practices to a vote.

US banks Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, & Wells Fargo asked the SEC for help dodging climate & social shareholder proposals at their upcoming annual meetings, but the agency so far has denied those requests.

@imlamar.bsky.social for ESG Dive: www.esgdive.com/news/sec-rul...

Apple shareholders emphatically reject anti-DEI proposal More than 97% of voting shareholders dismissed the proposal by a conservative think tank asking Apple to “cease DEI efforts” at its annual meeting.

Apple’s shareholders overwhelmingly rejected a proposal requesting the tech giant “cease DEI efforts” at the company’s annual meeting Tuesday.

More than 97% of voters opposed the request, as anti-ESG proposals have increased without an accompanying rise in support.
www.esgdive.com/news/apple-s...

New:

DOGE's spending has been secret.

No longer.

My colleagues have uncovered it.

www.propublica.org/article/doge...

Fly Eagles Fly

Philly streetlamps, you in danger girl

Serena was an iconic moment

70,000 people in a stadium yelling "a minor." Christ

Zuckerberg Says 'Everything I Say Leaks' in Leaked Meeting Audio "There are a bunch of things that I think are value-destroying for me to talk about, so I’m not going to talk about those."

"Everything I say leaks," Zuckerberg says in leaked meeting audio. "It sucks"

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Federal judge rules against American Airlines in 401(k) ESG lawsuit A judge ruled the airline violated its fiduciary duty to loyalty through its retirement plan management, though experts say “the bar is being set really low for what's a violation.”

Member Scholar Victor Flatt of Case Western Reserve University School of Law said in an interview Wednesday that O’Connor’s ruling frames legal questions and “characterizes them as determinations of fact rather than conclusions of law.”

✍️ @imlamar.bsky.social, ESG Dive

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JPMorgan becomes latest major US bank to exit NZBA The bank’s departure from the Net Zero Banking Alliance follows the exits of five other major U.S. banks from the climate coalition in the past month.

JPMorgan has joined the Net Zero Banking Alliance exodus, a spokesperson confirmed to ESG Dive. Five of the six largest U.S. banks have left the group in the last month.

JPMorgan will continue to engage with the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero, but only 3 U.S. banks remain in NZBA.

Trump team takes aim at crown jewel of US climate research A top aide to the president-elect wants tighter control over the National Climate Assessment.

The incoming Trump administration plans to target the National Climate Assessment so that it can't be used to defend regulations in court. Russ Vought, Trump's OMB pick, wants to personally approve a team of climate denialists to rewrite it. www.eenews.net/articles/tru...

Interesting. I’m only on facebook for relatives and birthdays at this point so I’ve missed most of that

Haha happens, at least now it’ll prove we’re actually humans

Yeah it feels like we’re not equipped for the endgame of this