Utilities + traders are "craving" more detailed forecasts as power demand gets harder and harder to predict. Using AI, a tech firm is pushing to predict swings in weather - down to the hour - months in advance. Story with @naurtorious.bsky.social (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

It's officially fall! And more than 80% of the Northeast is in drought or teetering on the edge of it. Why that's cause for concern: (gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

More than 80% of the region is now abnormally dry or in drought, compared to just 11% this time last September. Some parts of the Northeast have gone weeks without significant rains — akin to conditions less than a year ago that led to a historic outbreak of brush fires. By @laurenthal.bsky.social

🚨Hot off the press🔥 LIGHTS OUT How Trump's war on climate science is weakening the US A feature about the White House's "cluster-bomb approach" to dismantling the world's most sophisticated scientific apparatus. By @zhirji.bsky.social @blkahn.bsky.social and me 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Trump's ex-FEMA chief Cameron Hamilton speaks out against push to abolish the agency. “I cannot get behind this position that abolishing FEMA is the answer,” Hamilton said on Disaster Tough podcast, calling such a move "an extreme risk" to the American people. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Surging utility bills in key battleground states are threatening to become a political liability for Republicans heading into upcoming elections. 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Summer commutes in NYC can be miserable - 108F on the platform at City Hall w/ humidity. But New Yorkers are lucky compared to London, where subway cars lack AC + get hotter than city streets. With reporting from 3 continents: (free link) www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

NEW: Offshore wind opponents and their lawyers are pressuring a climate lab at Brown U to retract its research, and saying they will escalate their complaint to the Trump administration. Gift link:

NEW: An anti-offshore wind group is targeting a Brown researcher who studies climate obstruction. It's not the first time they've done it, but there's a new twist: They're threatening to go to the Trump administration unless the university retracts the work

California's last nuclear power plant was supposed to be shut down. But now it's on the verge of a 20-year extension, thanks to the state's mounting power needs. Here's an inside look at Diablo Canyon amid its bid for relicensing (free gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Companies with a climate proposition are juggling a trade war, rolled back federal support, jittery investors, you name it. Amid all the chaos, one industry has been propping up clean tech: artificial intelligence. My latest with @mchediak.bsky.social: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

ICYMI - Story with @jendlouhy.bsky.social & @arinatter.bsky.social on the Trump Administration’s moves to stop #solar and #wind development and support other energy sources.

Trump killed the government's billion-dollar disaster database. Now, it's coming back at @climatecentral.org and being led by the former NOAA scientists who ran it. Nice scoop from @laurenthal.bsky.social

Scoop: The U.S. billion-dollar disaster database is set to return this fall over at @climatecentral.org. They've hired the former NOAA scientist who ran the project for 10+ years www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Neil Jacobs - the weather scientist who was in charge at NOAA during "Sharpiegate" - is poised to come back. “I’m hopeful that he’s learned how to fight within the political system," one former NOAA chief said, "because he is going to have to fight." / 1 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Constellation Energy is planning to pursue a nuclear project in upstate New York, responding to a push from the governor -- SCOOP with @tylerskendall $CEG www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Trump's sweeping immigration crackdowns are causing a brain drain to the climate tech sector, hurting the economy and energy transition, tech billionaire Vinod Khosla told my colleague @akshatrathi.bsky.social today at the Bloomberg Green Festival in Seattle. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Central Texas areas pummeled by recent storms have long earned the reputation as the “Flash Flood Alley.” Yet only a fraction of homeowners there have flood #insurance. Here's why. My latest for @bloomberg.com w @eroston.bsky.social and Kyle Stock #Texasflood www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The tragedy in Texas ranks among the costliest and deadliest flash floods in US history. From 1980 through last year, flooding killed hundreds of people nationwide and inflicted at least $203.3 billion in losses, according to data from NOAA's NCEI. My story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

If passed, the new Senate plan would threaten billions of dollars of clean energy investments and risk causing household energy bills to spike higher. ACP: New tax would raise clean energy costs $4 bn to $7 bn Rhodium: 10% to 20% cost increase Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Nearly six months out from the Los Angeles area wildfires, toxic smoke damage is still making it hard for some victims to move on. Investigations and lawsuits are mounting against insurers. My latest on California's mounting insurance and climate crisis: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

By @cocojournalist.bsky.social and @naurtorious.bsky.social

Fluence Energy Inc. said it can work with US Senate Republicans’ latest version of President Donald Trump’s fiscal package, which would preserve tax credits for the industry while gutting incentives for wind and solar power. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

In March, FEMA's then-leader recommended that the federal govt only offer assistance for “disasters of national significance.” “This just means you should not expect to see FEMA on the ground unless it’s 9/11, Katrina, Superstorm Sandy," says Carrie Speranza www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Nuclear and geothermal power are unexpected winners in the Senate tax bill, while solar and wind would lose. 🎁 Link to story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

US & Disasters triptych, from Bloomberg Green: 1) Exclusive: The secret memo from March that details how to abolish FEMA, by @zhirji.bsky.social @jasonleopold.bsky.social and @laurenthal.bsky.social 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

These are possible names considered for a smaller organization to replace FEMA, from a March memo: - Office of Crisis Management (OCM) - Office of Crisis Response (OCR) - National Crisis Response Agency (NCRA) - National Office of Emergency Management (NOEM) 👀 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Can't-miss detail from Zahra's great scoop: Among the names considered for an agency to replace FEMA include "the National Office of Emergency Management (NOEM) — an acronym that dovetails with the name of the Homeland Security secretary"

SCOOP: DHS Sec. Kristi Noem directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to prepare a memo on how to abolish itself and create a re-branded, radically smaller disaster response organization, according to a copy of the document reviewed by Bloomberg News. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Utilities and power developers are planning to build a lot more natural-gas power plants to meet demand from AI data centers. The Trump EPA's proposed repeal of restrictions on GHG emissions will make that a lot easier and cheaper. My latest: 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

SCOOP: FEMA recently denied requests for Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funds to Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, & Oklahoma, resiliency money only available with large post-disaster aid packages. Trump's HMGP denials now up to at least 7 since May. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

We've seen two large #solar financing companies go bust within the past week. Analysts and investors say that could just be the tip of the iceberg. See my latest for @bloomberg.com 🎁 Link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

FEMA has lost staff + cut back on grants. Its current top boss lacks emergency management experience. As hurricane season opens, "it is a disaster waiting to happen," one expert told @bloomberg.com. Story w/ the excellent @zhirji.bsky.social (free link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Meta’s nuclear deal underscores the looming gap for AI’s power needs www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The National Hurricane Center has at least 4 empty positions for meteorologists, according to its website. But Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick says it’s “fully staffed” + ready for storms. Story w/ @weathersullivan.bsky.social @alicia-diaz.bsky.social (free link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The U.S. AI Boom is driving demand for all natgas turbines. The latest w/ Josh Saul. 🎁⛓️‍💥 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Signs are already emerging that this summer will be a blistering one in North America, Europe and Asia, threatening to tax power grids, wilt crops and inflict billions of dollars in economic losses. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Weeks before the official start of the Northern Hemisphere’s summer, signs are emerging that the coming months will be blistering in North America, Europe & Asia, threatening to tax grids & wilt crops. With @weathersullivan.bsky.social and @joewertz.bsky.social. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Trump stopped mentioning the hazard mitigation grant program in major disaster declarations, so I started looking into what was happening. Here's what I found by asking each state asking about the status of their recent hazard mitigation requests. Full story here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The opening bell of the season. Tropical Depression One has formed off Mexico's Pacific coast and will likely become Tropical Storm Alvin in just a few hours. It may threaten Baja over the weekend. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Scoop by Mark 👇🏻

The fate of the $20 billion residential solar industry rests in the hands of moderate GOP senators. The House bill that strips away incentives for leased and purchased panels would gut the industry, execs and analysts say. My story: 🎁 link www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The biggest US oil field has been pumped so full of poisonous wastewater from shale drilling that it’s at risk of leaks, Texas regulators are warning — a development that could force producers to curtail output to prevent contaminating drinking supplies www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Addition of high-speed EV chargers across the US fell by more than 21% in the first quarter compared to last year. The slowdown may just be beginning as Trump steps up attacks on EVs, and Republicans push to end subsidies. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Natural gas is a hot commodity these days in the U.S. power market. Check out @brianreports.bsky.social column on it 👇🏼

If there was any lingering doubt about whether gas-fired generation plants are the hottest targets in the US power system, the recent flurry of deals likely extinguished it. My column here: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Power companies are snapping up natural-gas generators like there is no tomorrow. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Clean energy projects that have supply-chain links to China - including critical minerals- could see their tax credits ended earlier if they can’t meet complex rules in the GOP tax plan. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

NRG’s “Holy Grail” acquisition was built up by little known firm outside the power insisted. Here’s a look at LS Power www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Incredibly cool, eye-opening story from @michellema.bsky.social + company. Read free for 7 days: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...