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...

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...

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...

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 alleenbrown.ghost.io/eco-roundup-... This is the program they're targeting. Great deep dive by @dangearino.bsky.social + @mlavelle.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/0104202...

"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: insideclimatenews.org/news/0104202...

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 insideclimatenews.org/news/0104202...

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.

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...

Is anyone keeping a list of the great retreat? Should we start a shared doc? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Trump administration used this New Mexico oil and gas lease sale to showcase its new approach to the National Environmental Policy Act: No consideration of environmental justice, no analysis of climate costs. My latest for @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/2002202...

Brock Yordy is a 3rd generation driller with “mud in his blood.” Can his newly formed drillers association help geothermal heating and cooling reach liftoff? insideclimatenews.org/news/1702202...

My colleagues and I at @insideclimatenews.org found chaos and confusion as their federal climate and environmental justice grants remain frozen despite court orders. Attorneys say the Trump administration is now making baseless claims against the programs.

This is a shocking story by my colleague! @dennispillion.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org The Alabamians will have to pay an additional $100 on their next electric bill because of a Trump executive order. insideclimatenews.org/news/1402202...

This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen. Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !” globalnews.ca/news/9793403...

It was great to join you to talking about what is happening at US EPA under the Trump administration!

One EPA staffer passed a note to the former regional administrator: "Send help!" was all it said. @shamaan.bsky.social reports for @insideclimatenews.org

The "freeze" was still on as of earlier this week, at least for this environmental nonprofit in South Carolina. @insideclimatenews.org @lisasorg.bsky.social

Why did the Trump administration dismiss entire boards of science advisers? The reason may be the importance of their recommendations when EPA faces legal challenges. insideclimatenews.org/news/2901202...

Also notable: Norway's oil fund is a major shareholder in Tesla. There's a vision of the EV future where electric drive displaces the internal combustion engines. But another view (Tesla's? Trump's?) is EVs as a novelty, luxury item, not a serious threat to the oil-driven status quo.

"The conditions that created this inferno, these two firestorms, they’re not going anywhere and in fact they’re going to get worse." My @insideclimatenews.org colleague Michael Kodas interviews Stephen Markley, author of the prescient novel, The Deluge. insideclimatenews.org/news/2401202...

The future flow of water in the West hangs in the balance. The Biden administration sought to help address the drought and increasing demand, but will the programs continue under Trump?

A global biodiversity hot spot and National Forest in Alabama is targeted for oil and gas drilling. The process began under Biden, with decision-making now in the hands of the Trump administration. Fm my @insideclimatenews.org colleague @leehedgepeth.bsky.social

Our team at @insideclimatenews.org reports on how climate activists around the country are reacting to Trump's executive orders that seek to prioritize fossil fuel energy over renewables. insideclimatenews.org/news/2201202...

Much of the Biden climate legacy is still under construction. Will it move forward fast enough to outrun the Trump administration, the increase in energy demand and the US ramp-up in fossil fuel production? My latest for @insideclimatenews.org

Good morning with good news: SMECI in Texas will convert its 410 MW coal plant to 400 MW solar & 200 MW batteries! Solar & batteries will operate by 2027! The coal plant would have run to 2037! The IRA funds a $1.4 billion grant for this conversion. bauaelectric.com/news/one-of-... #energysky

President-elect Trump has suddenly begun talking about control of the Panama Canal--an issue that hasn't made headlines since the 1970s. My guess is that this is about the oil and gas industry, and as is often the case, there's an ironic climate twist. 🧵 apnews.com/article/trum...

The Biden administration is racing ahead of most other countries in setting a new goal for the US under the Paris agreement. Despite Trump's plans to withdraw, the White House wanted to send a signal to other countries & state and local governments. insideclimatenews.org/news/1912202...

Folks, would love to hear what you think about Biden setting a new goal under the Paris agreement (our NDC for 2035) today, when we are not on track to our 2030 goal of 50% Does setting a 61-66% goal for 2035 risk rendering these targets meaningless? www.npr.org/2024/12/19/n...

Elon Musk reinstated accounts banned for spreading climate disinformation after he bought Twitter (now X) in 2022. Since then, the number of accounts amplifying climate denial have proliferated. @kileyprice.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/1012202...

An unsung element of the Biden administration's legacy is the profound shift toward engagement with Native American communities, marked this week at the White House Tribal Nations Summit. fm @smithnoel.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/1112202...

At #AGU24: NOAA documenting the shift in the Arctic, while the agency's own future faces upheaval. It's not a "new normal," because more rapid change is ahead. My latest for @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/1112202...

I saw this great poncho yesterday but didn't realize the meaning!

ICYMI: An air-lift of North Dakota cattle, and an import of U.S. feedlot methods, jump-started Kazakhstan's drive to be a new beef powerhouse. But is it as "climate smart" as they say? By my @insideclimatenews.org colleague @georginagustin.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/2411202...