"Rising Electric Bills Become Political Problem For Trump, GOP"
"Rising power prices are becoming a political liability for Republicans as electricity costs outpace inflation."
Source: The Hill, 09/08/2025
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"Democratic Lawmakers Demand Interior DOGE Leader’s Financial, Ethics Docs"
"Documents obtained by Public Domain raise ethics questions about former oil executive Tyler Hassen's investments." "A day after two Democratic lawmakers sent a letter seeking Tyler Hassen's financial and ethics documents, Hassen was replaced as Interior's Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget."
Source: Public Domain, 09/08/2025
Energy Sector Has Spent Hundreds of Millions of Dollars on Lobbying This Year
"The energy and natural resource sector has spent hundreds of millions of dollars lobbying the federal government so far this year, according to data compiled by the nonprofit OpenSecrets."
Source: Inside Climate News, 09/08/2025
States, Orsted Sue Trump BOEM For Halting New England Offshore Wind Farm
"Connecticut, Rhode Island and the developer of an offshore wind farm that would power 350,000 homes in the two states said Thursday that they’re suing the Trump administration for stopping the nearly completed project."
Source: AP, 09/05/2025
"House Votes to Advance a Mining Road Through the Alaskan Wilderness"
"The House voted late on Wednesday to advance a 211-mile industrial road that would cut through pristine Alaskan wilderness to reach a proposed copper and zinc mine, handing a victory to the company behind the contentious mining venture."
Source: NYTimes, 09/05/2025
"Dem NRC Members Warn They Could Be Fired Over Safety Decisions"
"Democratic members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission told lawmakers Wednesday that it’s a possibility they could be fired by President Donald Trump at any moment for their regulatory decisions, while questioning recent White House executive orders to accelerate reactor design approvals."
Source: E&E News, 09/04/2025
Explosion at La. Oil Plant Leaves Black Community Coated in Toxic Fallout
"As oily rain fell on Roseland, where 90% of kids live in poverty, the Trump administration is considering gutting chemical-disaster safeguards."
Source: Capital B, 09/04/2025
Despite Trump's Brags, New Data Shows Massive Emissions From Texas Wells
"Hakim Dermish moved to the small South Texas town of Catarina in 2002 in search of a rural lifestyle on a budget. The property where he lived with his wife didn’t have electricity or sewer lines at first, but that didn’t bother him."
Source: ICN/ProPublica, 09/04/2025
Washington, D.C.: "The View From The Militarized Zone"
"Bobbi Stevenson Bauer loves her flowers. The Arlington, Virginia, resident often travels to downtown Washington, D.C., to visit the Enid A. Haupt Garden at the Smithsonian and the U.S. Botanic Garden, two of the many tourist destinations that are situated along the National Mall. ... “I haven’t seen it this empty since Covid,” she reported during a recent visit."
Source: National Parks Traveler, 09/04/2025
FEMA Staffing Shortages Could Hinder Disaster Recovery Efforts, GAO Says
"The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s past recovery efforts have been impeded by staffing shortages, and officials are facing an ongoing hurricane season with even fewer employees, according to a Government Accountability Office report released on Tuesday."
Source: Government Executive, 09/04/2025
