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    Texas Judge Greenlights Multi-State Lawsuit Accusing BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street of Using Climate Initiatives to Manipulate Energy Markets

    2025-08-04

    ESG Today: A U.S. federal judge has denied motions to dismiss most of the claims in a multistate lawsuit accusing asset managers BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street of violating antitrust laws and conspiring to use sustainable investment initiatives to manipulate coal markets, allowing the case to proceed.

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    GOP Officials In 21 States Demand Wall Street Giants Cease ESG Investing

    2025-07-30

    Financial Advisor Magazine: The top financial officers from 21 states have given 18 Wall Street giants—including BlackRock and JPMorgan—until September 1 to ensure their investment strategies follow “a fiduciary model" that's free of ESG investing or risk losing billions in state pension business.

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    1 in 5 Companies Say They’ve Slashed DEI Since Trump’s Election

    2025-07-30

    ESG Dive: Since President Donald Trump was reelected last fall, 20% of companies have scrapped their diversity, equity and inclusion programs, according to a July 23 Resume.org report. 

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    Fidelity Partners With Ebi for Launch of ESG Index Fund

    2025-07-29

    Portfolio Adviser: Fidelity International has launched an ESG-screened global equity index fund, seeded with £320m from discretionary fund manager ebi. 

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    Trump’s SEC Distances Itself From Biden-Era ESG, Climate Rulemaking

    2025-07-25

    ESG Dive: Shortly after President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, the Securities and Exchange Commission started taking steps to distance itself from rules promulgated under the prior administration, particularly those on environmental, social and governance issues. 

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    SEC Declines to Say if it Will Uphold Climate Disclosure Rule if Lawsuit Against it Fails

    2025-07-24

    ESG Today: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has told the U.S. Court of Appeals that it does not intend to review or revisit its climate disclosure rules for companies, and asked the court to rule on rule on petitions filed against the rules.

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    Glass Lewis, ISS Sue Texas Over Law Limiting DEI, ESG Proxy Advice

    2025-07-24

    MSN/Reuters: Glass Lewis and ISS, two of the best known proxy advisers, sued Texas to block a first-of-its-kind state law limiting their ability to advise shareholders on diversity, environmental and governance practices.

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    JPMorgan, Microsoft Back New Financing Model to Scale Nature-Based Carbon Removal Projects

    2025-07-23

    ESG Today: Nature-based carbon removal startup Chestnut Carbon announced that it has secured a new $210 million project finance credit facility, led by J.P. Morgan and backed by a massive forest-focused carbon removal offtake agreement recently signed with tech giant Microsoft.

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    Goldman Sachs Alternatives to Acquire Liquid Environmental Solutions

    2025-07-22

    Waste Today: Infrastructure at Goldman Sachs Alternatives announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Liquid Environmental Solutions (LES), a U.S. provider of nonhazardous liquid waste management services based in Irving, Texas, from Audax Private Equity.

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    Blackstone to Invest $25B+ in Pennsylvania Data and Energy Infrastructure, Targeting AI Growth

    2025-07-22

    ESG News: Blackstone will invest over $25 billion to expand Pennsylvania’s digital and energy infrastructure, a move expected to catalyze an additional $60 billion in private investment across the Commonwealth. 

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