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Turning Point USA Throws Weight Against Clean Energy in Local Arizona Election

Turning Point USA Throws Weight Against Clean Energy in Local Arizona Election

“It’s effectively feudal,” a clean energy advocate says of a utility board election in which only landowners can vote.

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Truthout

Jake Bittle

Trump Officials Claim They Gutted This $400 Billion Climate Program. They Didn’t.

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In January, the Trump administration...

25.03.2026 10

Mother Jones

Jake Bittle

Kristi Noem Nearly Destroyed FEMA. Will Her Exit Save It?

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. During the year she spent leading the...

09.03.2026 10

Mother Jones

Jake Bittle

With Kristi Noem Out, Can a Hamstrung FEMA Rebuild — Even Under Trump?

A bipartisan group in the House is pushing a bill to extricate the agency from the Department of Homeland Security.

06.03.2026 8

Truthout

Jake Bittle

Federal Program That Helps Cities Prep for Disaster Stays Frozen Despite Judge’s Order

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When it comes to adapting to the...

21.02.2026 20

Mother Jones

Jake Bittle

Kristi Noem’s Throttling of FEMA Funds Constitutes a Preventable Disaster

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Kristi Noem faces intensifying...

04.02.2026 10

Mother Jones

Jake Bittle

Suriname’s Coming Oil Boom

23.10.2025 10

Foreign Policy

Jake Bittle

20 years after Katrina, New Orleans is back where it started

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It has been 20 years since New...

29.08.2025 30

Vox

Jake Bittle

Trump Wants to Shutter FEMA. Can States Fill Its Shoes?

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. President Donald Trump appears to be...

31.03.2025 10

Mother Jones

Jake Bittle

Trump Admin Is Trying to Raid “Green Banks” Meant to Fund Local Climate Projects

Despite its former support from Republicans, Lee Zeldin's EPA is dismantling the $20 billion clean energy loan program.

24.02.2025 10

Truthout

Jake Bittle

Republicans Once Supported “Green Banks.” Trump Aims to End Them.

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Lee Zeldin, the head of the...

22.02.2025 9

Mother Jones

Jake Bittle

Trump’s Claim of Routing Water to Los Angeles Is Hogwash. It All Goes to Central Valley Megafarms.

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. While President Donald Trump has...

05.02.2025 10

Mother Jones

Jake Bittle

Here’s What Trump Can — and Can’t — Do to Disrupt Los Angeles Wildfire Aid

Experts say it would be hard for Trump to revoke FEMA funding, but Congress could slow down California’s recovery.

24.01.2025 10

Truthout

Jake Bittle

Trump Is Threatening to Hold Wildfire Aid Hostage. Can He Really Do That?

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. During the heat of the presidential...

24.01.2025 20

Mother Jones

Jake Bittle

California overhauled its insurance system. Then Los Angeles caught fire.

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On Tuesday, after a ferocious Santa Ana...

09.01.2025 10

Vox

Jake Bittle