Matthew Daly

Stay informed with Matthew Daly’s coverage and analysis for Fortune.

Page 3 of 8

  • WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 03: Nominee for Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Michael Regan speaks during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works committee on February 3, 2021 in Washington, DC. Regan previously served as the Secretary of the North Carolina Dept. of Environmental Quality. (Photo by Caroline Brehman-Pool/Getty Images)Environment

    Colorless liquid that emits a toxic vapor known to cause liver cancer and reproductive problems banned from use in paint stripper

    By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press
  • President Joe BidenEnvironment

    Biden administration’s tough new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down

    By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Julie Su speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions confirmation hearing for her to be the Labor Secretary, on Capitol Hill, April 20, 2023, in Washington. The Labor Department moved Tuesday to better protect miners from poisonous silica dust that has contributed to the premature deaths of thousands of mine workers from a respiratory disease commonly known as “black lung.” (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)Environment

    Coal miners will get long wanted protection from dust that causes black lung as Labor Secretary announces rule cutting exposure limits in half

    By Matthew Daly, Leah Willingham, and others
  • EPA Administrator Michael Regan looking happyEnvironment

    Hundreds of chemical plants will be forced to slash toxic emissions likely to cause cancer—and it’s a huge win for majority-Black neighborhoods

    By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press
  • Michael ReganEnvironment

    ‘The post-2030 targets remain entirely unachievable’: Trucking group CEO despairs at tougher new EPA rules

    By Matthew Daly, Tom Krisher, and others
  • FILE – President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to the General Motors Factory ZERO electric vehicle assembly plant, Nov. 17, 2021, in Detroit. The Biden administration this week is expected to announce new automobile emissions standards that relax proposed limits in the next few years but reach the same strict standards outlined by the Environmental Protection Agency last year. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)Environment

    Biden administration set to relax plans for stricter auto emissions standards as EV sales slow

    By Tom Krisher, Matthew Daly, and others
  • White House salmonEnvironment

    Biden brokers $1 billion deal with Oregon, Washington, 4 Columbia River tribes to revive Northwest salmon population

    By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Jan. 23, 2023. The Biden administration is delaying consideration of new natural gas export terminals in the United States, even as gas shipments to Europe and Asia have soared since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)Politics

    Biden decision to delay gas export proposals hailed by environmentalists, slammed as ‘win for Russia’ by Republicans and industry groups

    By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press
  • Pete ButtigiegEnvironment

    Pete Buttigieg says ‘electric vehicle revolution’ is here as White House scrambles to build nationwide charging network with $623 million grant program

    By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press
  • oil drilling platform 'Hickory' is seen here in the Gulf of MexicoEnvironment

    Oil firms offer $382 million for right to drill in Gulf of Mexico after courts reject Biden administration plans to protect an endangered whale

    By Matthew Brown, Matthew Daly, and others
  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 29: Federal Trade Commission Lina Khan speaks during the New York Times annual DealBook summit on November 29, 2023 in New York City. Andrew Ross Sorkin returns for the NYT summit for a day of interviews with Vice President Kamala Harris, President of Taiwan Tsai Ing-Wen, C.E.O. of Tesla, Chief Engineer of SpaceX and C.T.O. of X Elon Musk, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and leaders in business, politics and culture. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)Finance

    FTC doubles down on oil industry scrutiny as it reviews Chevron-Hess merger

    By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press
  • Darren WoodsPolitics

    Lina Khan’s FTC wants more information about Exxon’s $60 billion mega-acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources

    By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press
  • Kamala HarrisEnvironment

    Biden White House takes aim at oil and natural gas with major new emissions rule: ‘The clock is no longer just ticking. It is banging’

    By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press
  • FILE – President Joe Biden drives a Cadillac Lyriq through the show room during a tour at the Detroit Auto Show, Sept. 14, 2022, in Detroit. The Biden administration has proposed new rules that could make it harder for electric vehicles to qualify for a full $7,500 federal tax credit. The rules announced Dec. 1 could complicate efforts to meet President Joe Biden’s goal that half of new passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. run on electricity by 2030. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)Tech

    Buyers of EVs with batteries from China get dinged under new Biden administration rules for tax credits

    By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press
  • John Hopkins, president and chief executive officer of NuScale Power LLC, speaks during the 2022 CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston, Texas, U.S., on Thursday, March 10, 2022. CERAWeek returned in-person to Houston celebrating its 40th anniversary with the theme “Pace of Change: Energy, Climate, and Innovation.” Photographer: Aaron M. Sprecher/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesEnvironment

    Biden’s clean energy agenda suffers a big blow when a first-of-its-kind nuclear project is cancelled

    By Jennifer McDermott, Matthew Daly, and others