When U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly in late 2025 and dismissed climate change as a “con job”, the scientific community reacted with alarm. Months earlier, The Guardian had reported that his anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3 million additional deaths globally. Prior to that, in August, CNN documented how scientists...

Jeff Duca Environmental exposures are a front-and-center concern for contractors, manufacturers, energy providers, and other sectors. Yet environmental insurance remains surprisingly underutilized in many risk management strategies. Often seen as niche or reactive strategy, environmental insurance makes a marked impact when used as a proactive lever for risk mitigation and a forward-looking business strategy. It...

A new report finds that both Republican- and Democratic-led states have cut environmental agency staff and funding over the past 15 years.