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HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV) and the National Trust for Historic Preservation today announced the next step in their yearlong national preservation initiative, Travelers Across America, advancing community resilience through collaborative action. Through this effort, the organizations are working alongside the Charles and Ray Eames Foundation on a resilience project focused on landscape strengthening and wildfire adaptation at the Eames House in Lo...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG partners with Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone on tree-planting initiative....

AMSTERDAM & LONDON & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data and the largest market in the world to trade environmental derivatives, today announced that 2025 was another record year for environmental trading on ICE. “Steadily over 25 years, ICE has built the largest and most liquid energy and environmental markets in the world, markets where the prices for each are intrinsically linked,” said Gordon Bennett, Managi...

WINDHOEK, Namibia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE) and Paula Amorim, Chairman of Galp, held a joint meeting today with the President of the Republic of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, to reiterate their long‑term commitment to the country and provide an update on the progress and next steps of their recently announced partnership across key offshore licenses in the Orange Basin. This meeting follows the agreement under which...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 2025 wildfire season marked a turning point in how wildfire risk is experienced, managed, and paid for, according to a new comprehensive analysis released today by Cornea. The report finds that wildfire impacts are no longer seasonal or geographically contained, with catastrophic winter fires, worsening smoke-related health outcomes, and escalating costs flowing through utilities, insurance markets, and housing systems to consumers. More than 65,000 wildfires burn...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--QuantumScape Corporation (NASDAQ: QS), a global leader in next-generation solid-state lithium-metal battery technology, today announced the appointment of Geoff Ribar to its board of directors. Ribar brings deep expertise and extensive leadership experience in the technology industry, with decades serving as CFO for companies across the sector. Ribar was Chief Financial Officer at Cadence Design Systems from 2010 to 2017 and previously served as CFO at Telegen...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Metropolitan Water District General Manager Shivaji Deshmukh issues the following statement on the California Department of Water Resources’ increase of the State Water Project allocation to 30%: “This increased allocation reflects the wet December enjoyed across much of our state, coupled with smart water management by the Department of Water Resources. And thanks to Metropolitan’s investment in the State Water Project, it means we will be able to meet more Southe...

HOOD RIVER, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kestrel launched a Blue Bond Methodology for the U.S. municipal market, supporting credible issuance for water, coastal, and ocean projects....

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aviation Capital Group LLC (ACG), a premier global full-service aircraft asset manager, announced today the successful upsizing of its sustainability-linked loan by $25 million to $575 million. The upsizing follows the execution of an amendment in December 2025, which extended the maturity date to January 30, 2029, and reinforces ACG’s commitment to embedding sustainability principles into our business. ACG’s portfolio of owned aircraft and commitments is...

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend...