"18 States Sue Over Trump’s Halting of Wind Power Projects"
"The halt threatens jobs and holds back energy production at a time the president has claimed an “energy emergency,” state attorneys general said."
Source: NYTimes, 05/06/2025
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"Trump Buyouts Drive Brain Drain At Federal Agencies"
"Federal workers who once held energy and environment positions protecting national parks and public health or trying to bolster the electric grid to avoid disasters are heading for the exit as President Donald Trump’s campaign to shrink the government accelerates."
Source: E&E News, 05/05/2025
Man Accused Of Hacking US Climate Activists Loses UK Extradition Fight
"A judge in the United Kingdom has recommended the extradition of a private investigator to the United States whom the Justice Department accuses of leading a hacking operation that targeted American climate activists."
Source: NPR, 05/05/2025
"Trump Has Cut Global Climate Finance. China Is More Than Happy To Step In."
"Even U.S. allies locked in national security disputes with Beijing, like the Philippines, are finding it impossible to resist China’s green energy infrastructure."
Source: Washington Post, 05/05/2025
"Trump Budget Would Decimate Climate, Renewables Funding"
"The White House unveiled a preliminary fiscal 2026 budget Friday, outlining a plan for Congress’ Republican majorities to try to slash funding for climate programs, renewable energy, vulnerable communities and other Democratic-aligned priorities." "The preliminary funding proposal outlines cuts the administration wants for myriad clean energy, climate and environment programs."
Source: E&E News, 05/05/2025
"Farmers Are Making Bank Harvesting A New Crop: Solar Energy"
"In California's water-stressed Central Valley, farmers are fallowing land and installing solar, providing financial stability and saving water."
Source: Grist, 05/02/2025
Justice Dept Sues Hawaii, Mich., Vt. And New York Over State Climate Actions
"The U.S. Justice Department filed lawsuits against four states this week, claiming their climate actions conflict with federal authority and President Donald Trump’s energy dominance agenda."
Source: AP, 05/02/2025
"Fate Of California’s Auto Standards Will Come Down To Senate Battle"
"The House of Representatives took a trio of votes this week targeting California’s decades-old authority to enforce its own environmental standards, setting the stage for a significant standoff in the U.S. Senate, where Democrats say Republican leaders would have to defy long-standing congressional order to get the measures passed."
Source: LA Times, 05/02/2025
"Trump’s Policies Are Creating Uncertainty for Fossil Fuel Companies"
"Last week, the US Department of the Interior announced that it would speed up the approval process for certain fossil fuel projects, proclaiming that environmental analyses that previously would have taken years must now be taken down to, at maximum, a month. While the new procedures are seemingly a gift to the industry, this may actually be terrible news for pipeline developers, drillers, and miners."
Source: WIRED, 05/01/2025
Ohio Lawmakers Pass Bill Ending Ratepayer Subsidies Of 2 Coal Plants
"After years of attempts, Ohio lawmakers voted Wednesday to end the subsidy for two unprofitable Cold War-era coal plants that had cost Ohio ratepayers nearly $400,000 a day, after they were tucked into the tainted energy bill at the center of the largest corruption scandal in state history."
Source: AP, 05/01/2025
