A federal judge in Washington will allow a lawsuit to go forward that accuses billionaire Elon Musk of unconstitutionally exercising executive power during his time in the Trump administration last year as a presidential adviser

New from me & esteemed Bloomberg colleagues: It’s not how the program was supposed to work. But thanks to a structural quirk, Britain’s state-backed plan intended to help those most exposed to flooding now favors the country’s richest property owners. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Prominent climate researcher Kate Marvel is leaving NASA, citing US attacks on Science www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico jury finds Meta's platforms are harmful to children's mental health and imposes $375 million penalty.

NEW: A judge will allow a lawsuit to go forward in part that accuses Elon Musk of unconstitutionally exercising executive power during his time in the Trump admin last year (yes that's right, *more* DOGE court action today) www.bloomberg.com/news/article... Ruling: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...

Lots of E&E News greats are walking out the door today. A true tragedy.

This starts at noon today! bsky.app/profile/eesi...

Join us TODAY at noon for a Rapid Readout about the consequences of the repeal of the 2009 Endangerment Finding. @zhirji.bsky.social, reporter at @bloomberg.com, will outline projected ripple effects on the U.S. economy, as well as identify possible paths forward. 👀 Watch at www.eesi.org/livecast!

More than 20 states are legally challenging the Trump administration’s decision to roll back a landmark scientific determination that greenhouse gases threaten human health, which underpins various federal climate rules. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

NWS Weather Prediction Center: The early season western #heatwave is well under way. Here are monthly high temperature records for March set over the past two days. Future daily temperature records can be found here: www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/exper/ndfd/n...

Fervo Energy might be the one clean tech startup having a good time in Donald Trump's America. The company's commercial geothermal pilot came online in 2023, just as ChatGPT became a household name and the AI race took off in earnest. And geothermal tax credits have remained intact.

New: Two years ago I took a ride on an electric powerboat made by LA's Arc Boat Company. The startup just raised $50m to expand into commercial and defense vessels in a sign that electrification of the carbon-intensive marine industry is accelerating. Free Link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Between January 1, 2025, and February 16, 2026, 363 pregnant, postpartum and nursing immigrants were deported, DHS reported in response to questions submitted by Sen. Patty Murray, a Washington Democrat. Sixteen miscarriages were recorded during that time period. 19thnews.org/2026/03/ice-...

This Friday at noon, don't miss our Rapid Readout about the repeal of the 2009 Endangerment Finding. @zhirji.bsky.social of @bloomberg.com will outline projected ripple effects for the economy, climate, and public health. RSVP 👉 www.eesi.org/briefings/vi...

NEW: Pressure builds on the Supreme Court to end "emergency" wins for Trump. A deep dive into legal fights over the govt's efforts to end protections for migrants fleeing violence and instability, and how lower courts repeatedly called out the justices for unexplained orders: buff.ly/6Mafm9I

Breaking: In a severe blow to the Trump administration’s health agenda, a U.S. district court in Massachusetts on Monday blocked the government from implementing a series of decisions on vaccines made over the last year by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/h...

3:36 pm: Tornado watch set to run until 7p was canceled early. Risk of tornadoes much diminished after midday showers/storms. Not impossible another watch comes later, and not entirely out of woods until a front passes. Damaging wind gusts may accompany front. Sim radar snapshot at 9p shown.

Somewhere around $4 a gallon is where car shoppers will start going electric en masse, according to Steven Cegelka, chief operating officer of Ignition Dealer Services, a consultancy for car dealerships -- from Kyle Stock's @bloomberg.com story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

New: As another wildfire season looms, insurance companies have even abandoned California neighborhoods at low risk of burning, forcing tens of thousands of homeowners to obtain bare-bones coverage from the state’s insurer of last resort, a Bloomberg analysis shows. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

NEW: Fossil fuel pollution and other toxic chemicals from the war in Iran will spread across the region and last for decades just as smoke from burning oil wells went as far as the Himalayas following the Gulf War 35 years ago FREE read on @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

NOT NOW, MYSTERIOUS LARGE STEEL CYLINDER

We're about 25 new members away from reaching our goal to be able to expand The 51st's newsroom! If you've been waiting for a sign to join, this is it!

New from @bloomberg.com data team --> Borrowers who are behind on student loans appear to have loaded up on other debt during the federal payment pause, new data shows — and now they're straining under its weight. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I have watched 6 hours of a DOGE bro deposition. The whole thing, start to finish. It's a fascinating, and horrifying, look at the people who caused so much damage, didn't really achieve anything at all, while still being so sure they are right. Here's what they said: www.404media.co/i-watched-6-...

What’s happening with the FEMA Review Council? Florida’s Kevin Guthrie said it’s coming soon, but exact timing TBD because of the DHS shutdown. Story @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Green cement startup Sublime Systems has laid off 2/3 of its current workforce after the Trump admin canceled a crucial grant that would have supported the producer’s first major manufacturing facility, @akshatrathi.bsky.social @emmarcourt.bsky.social report: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

New: The number of days where extreme heat makes it too dangerously hot to walk the dog, sweep the porch and engage in other ordinary pursuits has doubled since 1950. Older people experience a month a year when heat prevents them from routine activities. Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

OpenAI head of robotics just resigned over company deal with the Pentagon saying… “Surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got”

SCOOP — Body camera footage obtained as a result of my lawsuit against the DC Metropolitan PD confirms DOGE and the Trump administration openly admitted they were entering private property when they raided the building on March 17, 2025. That didn't stop MPD from breaking down the doors. My report:

Big BRIC news: Months after a district judge overturned FEMA's termination of the massive resiliency grant program BRIC, the court today ruled the agency has yet to take a series of steps to actually get the program up and running. Now FEMA has 21 days or less to get a move on.

“It’s just a matter of time before FEMA is put to the test against something that stresses the nation,” former FEMA head Pete Gaynor says, pointing to wildfire risks & an upcoming hurricane season. With Noem out, could FEMA get new leadership & other changes? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

With Noem on the way out, here are questions disaster experts have shared with me & @laurenthal.bsky.social @bloomberg.com: what happens to the FEMA Review Council? Will there finally be an officially nominated FEMA head? And what happens to the 100k policy? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Trump ousted Kristi Noem as DHS head, a move announced Thursday that will also have major implications for the nation’s top disaster agency. Experts say FEMA now faces big questions that will help determine how it responds to the next big disaster (gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Gas prices are now higher than when Trump took office.

I’ve been thinking a lot about the hundreds of pregnant women navigating this broken system in Texas. Our team has reported data that shows a horrifying story: www.propublica.org/article/texa...

The Trump administration’s first oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet received no bids, according to the US Interior Department, indicating tepid interest from drillers in that region

New: The Trump admin confirmed in a court filing it will pay interest on any refunds it ultimately must make after SCOTUS struck the president’s contested tariffs. This hasn't been a central issue, but underscores the financial stakes. Interest could total $700M/month, per Cato buff.ly/i4ybtNW

just thinking about how USAID was dismantled under the rationale of cost savings but there's an unlimited budget for war

In the Texas GOP primary, US Sen. John Cornyn was leading w/~42% support, less than 2 points over Texas AG Ken Paxton as of early Wed. A third candidate, US Rep Wesley Hunt, won enough votes to deny either a majority, sending Cornyn & Paxton to a runoff in May. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

James Talarico, a Texas state lawmaker, bested US House Rep Jasmine Crockett in the Dem primary Tuesday. Voters chose a candidate who focused on broadening the party’s tainted brand w/independents & disaffected Republicans over a progressive rising star Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

There has never been an official, comprehensive record of Black-owned bookstores across the United States — until now

All I can think about is Jeff Bezos saying that he slashed jobs at the Washington Post — including those of foreign correspondents in the Middle East — based on "the data," and a few weeks later a whole war breaks out in the Middle East that these laid off folks would have covered as true experts.

Rep. Sen. Tillis is 1st Congress person to really bring up FEMA in this Noem oversight hearing -- and not in a good way. After criticizing her 100K approval process, he goes on to say: "You've failed at FEMA ...and I have reason to believe you are violating the law, either knowingly or unknowingly"

You see this chart and you will likely go "Look, this is why we must move to clean energy." Not so fast. Higher fossil fuel prices make green alternatives more attractive, but they can also make it harder to deploy renewables. Story with @lauramillan.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

NEW: Here's what the crisis in the Middle East and turmoil in energy markets mean for renewable energy and the clean transition Story w @akshatrathi.bsky.social @sharonchenhm.bsky.social via @bloomberg.com FREE read: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Texas AG Ken Paxton has declared that it is illegal for mental health providers and therapists to treat trans youth. It means that trans youth will be denied access to any mental healthcare that isn't conversion therapy. Paxton also threatens parents of trans youth with child abuse investigations.

New: Cracks are showing in California’s 50-year-old moratorium on new nuclear power plants as artificial intelligence spikes electricity demand and the state struggles to meet its climate goals. With @willwwade.bsky.social. Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Fished from abundant, well-managed stock off the coast of Spain & France, Patagonia’s canned Atlantic mackerel was once the epitome of sustainability. But the species became overfished, so the company had to track down a new source, @emmarcourt.bsky.social reports: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

JUST IN: A federal judge says the Trump administration has been “terrorizing” refugees — violating the promise America made to them when they fled persecution at home — by locking them up illegally. He blocked the policy for those in MN storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Scoop: The Climate Prediction Center is being folded into other agencies overseen by the National Weather Service The change follows moves by the Trump administration to dismantle climate science programs By @weathersullivan.bsky.social & @laurenthal.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...