SDG News, January 2026 — As 2026 begins, the international order anchored for decades in the U.N. Charter, respect for sovereignty, and collective security arrangements such as NATO is unraveling before global eyes. The catalyst was Operation Absolute Resolve, a dramatic U.S. military action in Venezuela that resulted in the
For decades, the U.S. National Security Strategy has served as a roadmap — a public articulation of how Washington sees the world and what it expects from it. But the latest version, released at the end of 2025, takes on an unusual clarity: it codifies a worldview shaped not by
The Trump administration has suspended leases for five large offshore wind projects already under construction along the U.S. East Coast, invoking national security concerns in a move that immediately rattled energy markets and intensified a widening confrontation with coastal states over energy policy and federal authority. The decision, announced Monday
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is moving to scrutinize corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, setting up a legal and political test of how far federal civil rights enforcement can go under President Donald Trump’s administration. The shift, led by the agency’s new chair, Andrea Lucas, signals a
The U.S. Government’s announcement that it plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, one of the world’s most influential climate and weather research institutions, has triggered widespread concern across the scientific community and among policymakers at home and abroad. Founded in 1960 and based in Boulder, Colorado, the
New York State has finalized regulations requiring large emitters to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions beginning in 2027, reinforcing state-level climate oversight as federal transparency initiatives are scaled back. Announced by the Department of Environmental Conservation, the new rules establish a mandatory reporting framework for carbon-intensive sectors, giving state regulators
At a moment when scientific warnings about the state of the planet are growing more urgent, the United States has moved to block a core component of a major United Nations Global Environmental Outlook report, aligning itself with Saudi Arabia, Russia and Iran to prevent the release of policy guidance
It is not every day that a court ruling shifts the trajectory of an entire industry. But this week, a federal judge did exactly that — reopening the legal pathway for wind power development in the United States after nearly a year of paralysis. The ruling overturned a sweeping executive
Under the shadow of COP30 negotiations in Belém, the United States has taken some of its most sweeping steps in decades to dismantle environmental protections. While nearly 200 governments work to shore up global climate action, the U.S. — notably absent from this year’s summit — has moved to weaken
The Ninth Circuit halts California climate disclosure law SB 261 pending appeal, creating uncertainty for companies as SB 253 emissions reporting rules continue. A sudden federal court intervention has thrown California’s landmark climate disclosure regime into uncertainty, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit moved to pause
