Todd Woody

My investigation into the role of the Nature Conservancy, the world's largest environmental NGO, in a plan by the Pacific island nation of Palau to shrink a globally important marine sanctuary the size of Spain and reopen it to industrial tuna fishing. bloomberg.com/news/features/…

A double news update after a summer respite from social media: 1) I’ve joined @climate to report on China! 2) Just in time for China’s new climate targets, announced by Xi today. I’m thrilled to cover this special beat—and to be diving right in: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

🎙️ TODAY: On Earth Day, Bloomberg's @AkshatRathi @jendlouhyhc @HiMichelleMa and @AlastairJMarsh will answer questions about how the climate tech industry is navigating Trump's policies and tariffs. Join our Live Q&A at 10:30am EDT: bloom.bg/4ignVGq

The Metals Company to Apply for Permits under Existing U.S. Mining Code for Deep-Sea Minerals in the High Seas in Second Quarter of 2025. Read the press release: investors.metals.co/news-releases/… $TMC

New: Trump NLRB has abandoned a case against private-prison company GEO Group, which the NLRB under Biden had alleged illegally used punishments like solitary confinement against detained immigrants who protested their working conditions Gift link: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Surfing in the desert comes with a climate cost bloomberg.com/news/features/… via @greenwombat

TMC also said it's exploring new lines of business, including "a services business for seafloor resource development." "We are also actively evaluating opportunities for the company to enter new exploration contract areas, already permitted properties and producing properties."

The Metals Company said today it'll file an application for a deep sea mining license with the International Seabed Authority on June 27, 2025. That'll happen before mining regulations are adopted, likely trigging a fierce debate on how to proceed. sec.gov/Archives/edgar…

Getting ready to watch an interview that would have seemed far fetched a few years ago: Exxon CEO Darren Woods talking to Akshat Rathi at the UN climate summit. Follow @climate for updates from COP29.

Terrible news about Jim Ledbetter's passing. It was an absolute pleasure to work with him in the wild days of The Industry Standard magazine and later crossed paths with Jim at Fortune and Reuters, where he gave me a contract gig. Condolences to his family & friends. @jledbetter

Rumors + conspiracy theories are interfering w/Helene recovery efforts in North Carolina. @laurenthal + I provide the receipts @business @climate. We also look at what it means for disaster response going forward. Here's a hint: Not good. Gift link: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

The American Climate Corps was a long-held ambition of the Biden administration, but its future is uncertain with an election looming. Here's a gift link to my story with @greenwombat for @climate: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

New: Increasingly fast-moving wildfires were responsible for nearly 80% of homes and other structures destroyed in conflagrations in the US over the past two decades. The growth rate of the fastest wildfires increased 249% in the West between 2001 and 2021 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Los Angeles Times editorials editor resigns after owner blocks presidential endorsement cjr.org/business_of_ne… via @cjr

For the young and upwardly mobile hipsters of East LA, the Frogtown Flea Crawl was the hot new event of their perfectly Instagrammable dreams. For many residents of the historically working-class Latino community, it was their breaking point. My latest: latimes.com/california/sto…

Re-upping my story from last month on “Zone Zero” in the wake of the Oakland hills fire in California on Friday that burned houses due to wind-blown embers. Zone Zero could remake the look of high fire risk urban neighborhoods but also save them. Free link bloomberg.com/features/2024-…

New: Hurricane Milton is barreling down an unusual eastern path as it nears a potentially catastrophic landfall in Florida, but such unpredictable impacts may become more common as the ocean rapidly warms, according to scientists. Free link. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Utilities across a lot of the US West will now intentionally turn off the power in certain areas to reduce the risk of their power lines starting catastrophic wildfires. The extreme measure comes after utilities have been found to have started deadly multi-billion dollar fires.

On today’s @latimes front page: The salmon won’t be dammed Now free-flowing, the Klamath River carries hope for threatened fish Photos by @GinaFerazzi latimes.com/environment/st…

I've spent weeks looking at how Sam Altman concentrated his power at OpenAI, particularly over the past year, as the company barreled toward its $157B valuation. Step back from the frenzy and see how we got here by reading my piece; here's a gift link! bloomberg.com/features/2024-…