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"3,500% Tariffs Cloud Outlook For US Solar Industry"

"The International Trade Commission backed solar tariffs as high as 3,521 percent in a vote Tuesday, shaking up a renewable industry facing multiple headwinds from potential congressional rollbacks of tax credits and cuts in federal spending."

Source: E&E News, 05/22/2025

"Many On Navajo Nation Blindsided By Hydrogen Pipeline Change"

"The company at the center of a controversial green energy project connecting New Mexico and Arizona has changed plans for a key component: A much-debated pipeline that would have carried climate-friendly hydrogen will instead carry natural gas, and possibly a natural gas-hydrogen blend at a future date. Unlike hydrogen, natural gas, blended or not, contributes to climate warming both in its production and when it is burned for energy."

Source: Capital & Main, 05/19/2025

15 Years After Deepwater Spill, Researchers Reveal Most-Polluting Rigs

"Satellite imagery shows the worst sites worldwide for oil slicks and methane emissions. Report authors expect pollution will only increase as the Trump administration opens more waters to drilling."

Source: Inside Climate News, 05/19/2025

"‘Nobody’s Seen It’: An Elusive Report Could Drive Empire Wind To Collapse"

"A massive New York offshore wind project may soon be abandoned mid-construction due to a mysterious report that few people in Washington appear to have seen except Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, one Fox News reporter, and the scientists who apparently wrote it."

Source: Canary Media, 05/19/2025

Puerto Rico: "Waiting, Often in the Dark, for Frozen E.P.A. Funds"

"The Trump administration is trying to claw back billions in climate grants, including $147 million that could help people in Puerto Rico withstand frequent power failures."

Source: NYTimes, 05/19/2025

"EPA Tells Scientists To Apply For New Jobs Within The Agency"

"Political leaders at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have told scientists there to apply to new jobs, implying that those who do not may be fired, according to an official with a union representing the agency’s employees."

Source: The Hill, 05/15/2025

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