LEED building standards fail to consider major flood risk
An analysis by POLITICO’s E&E News and First Street revealed issues in the U.S. Green Building Council’s rating system that could spell flood danger for hundreds of structures. E&E News’s Corbin Hiar dissects the LEED certification gaps that are putting the newest generation of climate-friendly buildings in jeopardy. Plus, the EPA lost a lawsuit arguing that the agency wrongly approved a Colorado air permitting program that allowed the state to ignore ozone-forming emissions from oil and gas wells. For more news on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power Switch, our free evening newsletter: https://www.politico.com/power-switch And for even deeper coverage and analysis, read our Morning Energy newsletter by subscribing to POLITICO Pro: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter-archive/morning-energy Catherine Morehouse is an energy reporter for POLITICO and the host of the POLITICO Energy podcast. Corbin Hiar is a climate and business reporter for E&E News. Kara Tabor is an audio producer for POLITICO. Alex Keeney is a senior audio producer at POLITICO. Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO. Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.
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An analysis by POLITICO’s E&E News and First Street revealed issues in the U.S. Green Building Council’s rating system that could spell flood danger for hundreds of structures. E&E News’s Corbin Hiar dissects the LEED certification gaps that are putting the newest generation of climate-friendly buildings in jeopardy. Plus, the EPA lost a lawsuit arguing that the agency wrongly approved a Colorado air permitting program that allowed the state to ignore ozone-forming emissions from oil and gas wells.
For more news on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power Switch, our free evening newsletter: https://www.politico.com/power-switch
And for even deeper coverage and analysis, read our Morning Energy newsletter by subscribing to POLITICO Pro:
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter-archive/morning-energy
Catherine Morehouse is an energy reporter for POLITICO and the host of the POLITICO Energy podcast.
Corbin Hiar is a climate and business reporter for E&E News.
Kara Tabor is an audio producer for POLITICO.
Alex Keeney is a senior audio producer at POLITICO.
Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO.
Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.
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