Current Events - 2025.07.30 - EPA Proposes Rescinding Foundational U.S. Climate Rule

Topping our headlines today, a seismic shift in U.S. climate policy as the Environmental Protection Agency moves to dismantle the legal foundation for regulating greenhouse gases. This major deregulatory push comes as the nation's largest power grid, PJM Interconnection, faces a deepening reliability crisis, prompting emergency federal intervention and a rare unified response from state governors. Meanwhile, the corporate landscape is being reshaped by a series of multi-billion-dollar acquisitions and strategic alliances, all driven by the relentless pressure of new electricity demand from the technology sector and the complex realities of the energy transition.