Trump said we don't "need" oil from the Strait of Hormuz. But it turns out it all depends on what you mean by "need." We do import oil from the Persian Gulf, and our oil prices shoot up in a global crisis. My latest for @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/0904202...
The Trump rollback of federal climate policy has made state battles more key for the fossil fuel industry. Enter "Natural Allies," an industry group in Pennsylvania that sell its pro-gas message to Democrats. By @kiley.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/1104202...
New Pentagon figures reveal the climate risks of Trump's drive to federalize the National Guard as law enforcers. @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/0710202...
On Senate Floor, Tillis Offered Inside Look Into the Lobbying Against Clean Energy: "People that haven’t worked a day in business are setting policy in the White House" insideclimatenews.org/news/0207202...
Yes, as everyone knows, before AI, every time anyone had a query of any type, they'd drive to the library to get the answer, burning gasoline along the way. Moreover, what are the chances that millions of small amounts of energy for each query could add up to a large amount of energy?
Three deferred coal plant retirements, one by direct order of the Trump administration, put at risk nearly one third of the 47 million metric tons of carbon emissions cuts that were expected from the sector this year. @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/0606202...
A line of BYD’s Dolphin Surf electric vehicles at a launch event in Paris
Chinese car group BYD has sold more electric vehicles in Europe than Tesla for the first time www.ft.com/content/53ec...
Once, George Washington led a hasty retreat from New York and came back to fight another day. What will happen with clean energy tax credits? So far, we only know the first part of the story, fm @dangearino.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/2205202...
The future of the clean energy incentives of the Biden era come down to this: Are there a handful of Republicans willing to hold up the Trump tax cuts for the sake of solar, wind, EV, battery, nuclear and geothermal development in their districts? insideclimatenews.org/news/1405202...
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The average American has three friends.
Hear an Earth Day conversation with me, @vernonloeb.bsky.social and @mlavelle.bsky.social, talking about covering our beats and the times in which we live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohrJ...
EPA has never released a list of all the grants it is terminating but in a legal filing it has named the programs being cut. A @peteraldhous.com @insideclimatenews.org analysis shows 99% of the planned cuts are aid to poor and minority communities. insideclimatenews.org/news/0105202...
In my newsletter this week I mention how the FBI is investigating nonprofits, essentially for accepting EPA grants
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This is the program they're targeting. Great deep dive by @dangearino.bsky.social + @mlavelle.bsky.social
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"This will go down as one of the darkest days in modern scientific history." Story on the decimation of NIH by @maxkozlov.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...?
How we got a green bank, how Trump is trying to kill it and who gets hurt.
Just posted, from me and @mlavelle.bsky.social:
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With a new hearing tomorrow on the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, we looked back on the roots of this idea and what is at stake in the Trump administration's effort to claw back $20 billion. with @dangearino.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org
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A nail in the coffin? If California does the same that may be the final nail. There are now many competitors offering newer tech and cheaper EVs. Musk thought—actually said this—his competitors would suffer under rollback of US EV policy. But Tesla now has even more forces lining up against it.
And the plan is to cut EPA’s staff—or EPA’s budget—(differing statements were made, but essentially it’s the same) to lowest levels in its 55-yr history, while lifting the most consequential air and water pollution standards. insideclimatenews.org/news/1203202...
Shock and awe? EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced environmental rollback efforts that he claimed will mark "the most consequential day of deregulation" in U.S. history. @mlavelle.bsky.social and I break down what it all means. insideclimatenews.org/news/1203202...
The "greatest and most consequential day of deregulation?" Or "the greatest increase in pollution in decades." EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announces plans for 31 actions to roll back environmental protection. with @mckennapr.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org
The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
Breaking news: NASA announced today it will eliminate its Office of the Chief Scientist, along with offices advising the agency on technology, strategy, and coordinating its diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts. scim.ag/3Ft8Xza
I was glad to join WORT-FM in Wisconsin today to talk about the many ways that Trump administration policy is affecting the clean energy transition. You can listen at the link below!
Not making this up: US Coast Guard Academy censors ‘Climate Change’ from its curriculum @mlavelle.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/0703202...
From Birmingham to San Francisco, Raleigh to New York, and even Vienna where EU scientists showed solidarity, @lizagross.bsky.social @dennispillion.bsky.social @bberwyn.bsky.social and @insideclimatenews.org colleagues captured Stand Up For Science! insideclimatenews.org/news/0703202...
"A chaotic and cruel circus.” My colleague @shamaan.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org reports on fired environmental justice staff being brought back to the EPA. Some of them. Kind of. Not with access to tools to do their work. insideclimatenews.org/news/0703202...
EXCLUSIVE: The US Coast Guard Academy has eliminated “climate change” and related terminology from its curriculum in an effort to conform to President Donald Trump’s policies, @insideclimatenews.org reports. A former commandant raises concerns. insideclimatenews.org/news/0703202...
Something I’ve been thinking about is this assumption that states will just dramatically expand their emergency management agencies if FEMA is eliminated. Many have pointed out the obvious resource issue there but I’ve also been thinking about the historical context.
Added to my reading list. Someone should write a series....
In the wake of $27 billion+ in U.S. disaster costs last year, can the Trump administration really succeed in striking down the finding that greenhouse gases are a danger to health and welfare? Experts told @insideclimatenews.org how they might try. insideclimatenews.org/news/0203202...