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  • Saturday, 25 June, 2022
    US politics & policy
    ‘We’re going backwards’: a divided America reacts to abortion decision

    The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs Wade after 49 years prompts polarised response

  • Friday, 24 June, 2022
    Climate change
    Climate graphic of the week: ‘Worrying’ gap in clean energy investment between leading and emerging economies

    G7 leaders meet as global energy markets grapple with spike in fossil fuel prices while funding of renewable energy lags

  • Sunday, 5 June, 2022
    World Bank
    US Treasury takes aim at World Bank over climate change inaction

    Biden administration identifies ‘gaps’ in response to requests from Treasury secretary Janet Yellen

  • Monday, 30 May, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Biden rules out sending weapons to Ukraine that can strike inside Russia

    US president says Washington will not send long-range rocket systems requested by Kyiv

  • Sunday, 29 May, 2022
    US gun violence
    Biden visits site of Texas shooting as DoJ probes police response

    Lawmakers downplay prospect of gun reform after killing of 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde

  • Friday, 27 May, 2022
    Carbon trading
    Carbon pricing reaps $84bn but falls ‘well below’ climate goals

    World Bank says only 4% of greenhouse gas emissions covered by a fee high enough to meet global warming targets

  • Saturday, 21 May, 2022
    News in-depthClimate Capital
    ‘Megadrought’ threatens water and power supplies to millions in US

    Water levels in two largest reservoirs at record lows as study says southwestern drought worst in 1,200 years

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    The Big Read
    Powering electric cars: the race to mine lithium in America’s backyard

    The experience of one mining company in rural North Carolina suggests the road ahead will be hard to navigate

  • Monday, 2 May, 2022
    News in-depthRepublican Party US
    Republicans try to prove they are not the party of climate denial

    Lawmakers form congressional group to forge conservative green vision

  • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
    Banks
    Investors at top US banks refuse to back climate proposals

    Resolutions at Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Citi called for changes to fossil fuel financing policies

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
    Climate change
    White House forced to defend Biden’s climate agenda after setbacks

    US president has come under fire for failing to deliver on election promise of sweeping reform

  • Saturday, 9 April, 2022
    US immigration
    Biden’s immigration woes complicate US labour shortages

    Loosening of Trump-era restrictions proves divisive in Washington even as businesses want more workers

  • Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
    Energy sector
    Biden to use Korean war-era powers to boost EV battery mineral supply

    Defense Production Act would increase domestic availability of materials such as nickel and cobalt

  • Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
    US tax
    How would Joe Biden’s proposed ‘billionaire tax’ work?

    New minimum rate would hit US households worth more than $100mn

  • Sunday, 27 March, 2022
    US tax
    Biden to propose new minimum tax on wealthiest Americans

    Plan would require US households worth more than $100mn to pay 20% levy on all income

  • Tuesday, 22 March, 2022
    Global trade
    US agrees to ease tariffs on UK steel and aluminium imports

    Deal that partly reverses Trump-era trade barriers will come into effect in June

  • Tuesday, 15 March, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Abramovich and other oligarchs hit with new EU and UK sanctions

    More names added to Russian asset freeze and travel ban list as US targets 11 military leaders

  • Friday, 11 March, 2022
    ExplainerWar in Ukraine
    What targets are left for US sanctions in Russia?

    More economic punishment may yet come if Putin further escalates the Ukraine conflict

  • Friday, 11 March, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    G7 moves to end normal trade relations with Russia

    New sanctions against Moscow include US and EU ban on exports of luxury goods

  • Wednesday, 9 March, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    US abandons plans to transfer Polish MiG-29s to Kyiv

    Pentagon rejects deal as overly provocative despite Zelensky’s plea to help Ukrainian air force

  • Sunday, 27 February, 2022
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    Chip sanctions aim for Russia’s military and its tech industry hopes

    Targeted US effort to cut off semiconductor supply copies tactics used against China’s Huawei

  • Thursday, 24 February, 2022
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    ‘What is the end game?’ Russia’s multipronged assault on Ukraine

    Western officials fear invasion could devastate eastern Ukraine and leave Kyiv besieged within days

  • Wednesday, 23 February, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Zelensky appeals for peace as US warns Russia ready for full-scale invasion of Ukraine

    Separatists call on Moscow for assistance in clearest sign yet Putin is prepared to launch wider offensive

  • Wednesday, 23 February, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Biden imposes sanctions on Russia over Ukraine invasion

    US president targets elites, some banks and sovereign debt and says more measures will follow if Putin advances

  • Monday, 21 February, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Biden and Putin agree ‘in principle’ to summit on Ukraine

    Kremlin says ‘no concrete plans’ for such a meeting but does not rule it out

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