Bloomberg Boosts China’s Belt and Road, New Congress Keeps the Pressure on Columbia, and Whitmer Embraces Michigan’s Top Hamasnik

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China’s Belt and Road Initiative aims to boost Beijing’s geopolitical influence by building military bases, airports, and roads in developing countries. Roughly five years ago, however, Xi Jinping expanded the initiative’s scope to include green energy—and Michael Bloomberg’s eponymous philanthropy is going along for the ride. Xi established the Belt and Road International Green Development

Experts Back Giving States the Authority to Permit Wells for Carbon Capture

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While federal regulators should step aside, analysts tell a Senate panel, Congress should ensure allocated money does not get blocked by DOGE. Federal agencies should cede primary permitting authority to states in classifying what wells are suitable for carbon sequestration and in regulating large-scale carbon capture projects, three experts told the Senate Environment and Public