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- U.S. to stop publicly tracking financial toll of billion-dollar climate disastersThe federal government will no longer collect or share data on the financial costs of extreme weather events, a move that scientists and lawmakers say will obscure the growing risks of climate change.Rebecca Dzombak and Hiroko Tabuchi report for The New York Times.In short:The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced it will stop tallying […]
- Congress proposes major reforms to FEMA in bid to counter Trump cutsA bipartisan House effort seeks to restructure the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) into an independent agency and expand its powers amid President Trump’s push to shrink or eliminate it.Thomas Frank reports for E&E News.In short:A bipartisan House bill would remove FEMA from the Department of Homeland Security and elevate it to a Cabinet-level agency, […]
- Trump administration budget shifts lead to layoffs at key federal renewable energy labMore than 100 employees at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory were laid off last week following new federal orders and funding changes under the Trump administration.Rachel Frazin reports for The Hill.In short:The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) confirmed that 114 employees were involuntarily laid off, including both research and operations staff.The lab cited “stop work […]
- Virginia governor blocks bipartisan solar and battery bills, citing cost to utility customersGov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed two bipartisan clean energy bills in Virginia that would have expanded small-scale solar and battery storage, despite support from utilities and environmental groups.Charles Paullin reports for Inside Climate News.In short:The vetoed legislation would have significantly increased solar credits and energy storage targets for Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power, enabling more residential […]
- Plastics industry misled public on decades-old recycling techThe fossil fuel industry has aggressively promoted “advanced recycling” as a breakthrough solution to plastic pollution — even while knowing it rarely works.Dharna Noor reports for The Guardian.In short:A new report from the Center for Climate Integrity (CCI) reveals that plastic producers have long known advanced recycling — also called chemical recycling — is neither […]
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- llinois’ grid needs batteries. Can the legislature deliver?Illinois’s ambitious clean energy transition, which mandates a phaseout of fossil-fuel power by 2045, depends on adding large amounts of energy storage to the grid. This is especially true now with the proliferation of data centers . Utility-scale battery installations will be key to ensuring that renewables — along…
- Trump’s all-out war on energy efficiencyThe Trump administration has launched an all-out assault on American energy-efficiency efforts that have saved consumers billions of dollars and eased the transition away from fossil fuels. From proposing to eliminate the popular Energy Star and Low Income Home Energy Assistance programs to firing staff and delaying…
- States fight back against Trump’s wind and EV attacksThis analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. In his first 100 days, President Donald Trump has antagonized the clean energy industry, putting crucial federal funding on ice, rolling back key regulations, and even coming after state climate laws . …
- Chart: Tesla is losing its grip on EV buyers in the USSee more from Canary Media’s "Chart of the week” column . For years, Tesla has been the defining EV brand in not only the U.S. but the world. That’s changing. The company’s iron grip on the U.S. EV sector began to loosen back in 2023 as competition picked up. As of the first quarter of […]
- ‘It’s bleak’: Trump prepares to gut investments to clean up heavy industryPresident Donald Trump vowed to bring industrial manufacturing back to the United States. But in the coming weeks, his administration plans to gut a key program at the Department of Energy that promised to rapidly revitalize domestic production of materials such as cement, aluminum, and steel. Slashing funding and…
Recovery Diva
- More Background on Current FEMA DilemmaFrom The Hill: Trump wants to make natural disaster victims a state problem With weather catastrophes becoming more common in the United States these days, communities have counted on two facts. “First, the federal government has their backs. When state … Continue reading →
- WashPost Editorial re Natural DisastersFrom the WashPost Editorial Page: America is Becoming Less ready for Natural Disasters. “The President is destroying programs that help communities prepare for climate effects.”
- New Acting FEMA Director Gives Arrogant First MessageFrom Politico: New FEMA head says he will “run right over” staff who resist his changes. “David Richardson, the new head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, told staff on Friday he will “run right over” anyone that resists changes … Continue reading →
- Efforts Are Underway to Restructure FEMAFrom Politico: Congress counters Trump with massive FEMA restructuring plan. Republicans and Democrats are trying to give Congress a voice in the future of the disaster agency. “A bipartisan group of House members is drafting a sweeping bill to overhaul … Continue reading →
- FEMA Director Was Dismissed – After Saying Agency Was Vital!From the NY Times: Leader of FEMA Is Dismissed as Trump Administration Takes Aim at the Agency. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/us/politics/fema-cameron-hamilton.html The ouster of Cameron Hamilton, less than a month before the start of the hurricane season, came a day after he told … Continue reading →
