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DOGE comes to the NRC

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story DOGE staffer takes on key role at NRC A staffer with the Department of...

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Trump administration rhetoric on FEMA moves toward reform rather than termination

Rhetoric from Trump administration officials appears to be shifting more toward reforming the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), rather than...

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DOGE staffer takes on Trump reform role at independent Nuclear Regulatory Commission

A staffer with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has now taken on a key role at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), which President...

11.07.2025 2

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EPA takes on 'chemtrails' conspiracy

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story EPA defends questioners while debunking conspiracy Environmental Protection...

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NOAA nominee: Weather service staffing will be 'top priority'

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story NWS staffing will be priority, nominee tells Senate As lawmakers from both...

10.07.2025 7

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Noem doubles down on call to axe FEMA, then recreate it to support states

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has doubled down on her past calls to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) — but also...

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Amid bipartisan concern, NOAA nominee pledges to make Weather Service staffing a 'top priority'

As lawmakers from both parties raised concerns about staffing at the National Weather Service (NWS), President Trump’s pick to lead the National...

10.07.2025 5

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Floods spotlight NWS and disaster cuts

{beacon} View Online Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Floods come as Trump eyes NOAA cuts The deadly Texas floods are...

09.07.2025 3

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In reversal, Trump administration will defend Biden's asbestos ban

The Trump administration says it will uphold a Biden-era ban on the ongoing use of asbestos after previously saying it would reconsider the rule. In a...

09.07.2025 6

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Trump directs Treasury to limit wind and solar tax credits

President Trump on Monday directed the Treasury Department to take a strict approach to limit which projects can get access to wind and solar tax...

08.07.2025 20

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Warnings missed in deadly Texas floods

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Warnings missed in deadly Texas floods Local, state and federal officials are...

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GOP megabill extends and expands compensation for nuclear weapons radiation victims

The Republican megabill passed by Congress on Thursday contains an extension and expansion of a program to compensate Americans who developed cancer...

04.07.2025 20

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House OKs megabill, includes green tax credit cuts

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story House sends GOP megabill to Trump's desk The House approved the Senate's version...

04.07.2025 6

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House grapples with reconciliation changes

{beacon} View Online Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story House grapples with Senate changes to megabill House leadership...

03.07.2025 2

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Senate passes GOP policy bill with energy changes

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Senate passes GOP policy bill with energy changes The Senate on Tuesday passed...

02.07.2025 3

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Solar and wind excise tax dropped from Senate GOP megabill

Senate Republicans on Tuesday abandoned their effort to impose new taxes on solar and wind energy. Text released by the Senate Rules Committee no...

01.07.2025 3

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GOP megabill includes subsidy for coal used to make steel

As Republicans try to pare down tax subsidies for renewable energy in their massive reconciliation package, they’re also giving an incentive for...

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NOAA to discontinue some weather data, but delays cutoff

Federal authorities say they will discontinue some weather data — but they are delaying the original plan to do so by one month. Last week, the...

01.07.2025 20

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GOP makes energy changes to megabill

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Solar, wind taxes added, public land sales scrapped from megabill Senate...

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EPA says it will delay pollution rules for coal plants

The Trump administration says that it plans to delay and potentially loosen water pollution rules for coal-fired power plants. In a press release, the...

30.06.2025 9

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Murkowski amendment seeks to undo GOP's new hurdles for solar and wind

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is offering an amendment that seeks to undo the latest hurdles for solar and wind energy that were added to the GOP...

30.06.2025 10

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Senate removes provision that would sell off public lands from megabill

The Senate has removed a controversial provision from its megabill that would have sold off hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands. Sen. Mike...

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Updated Senate bill slashes wind and solar incentives – and adds a new tax

An updated draft of the Senate’s megabill text slashes tax incentives for wind and solar energy – and adds a new tax on future wind and solar...

28.06.2025 7

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Heat dome passes, but climate-fueled waves aren't going anywhere

Climate change is making heat waves like the one that lingered over much of the U.S. this week more frequent and intense. The Eastern U.S. sweltered...

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5 House Republicans say they will vote against GOP megabill over public land sales

A group of five House Republicans says it will vote against the GOP's tax and spending bill over provisions in the Senate version that would mandate...

28.06.2025 20

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Trump moves toward mineral deals

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump advances mineral talks with China, DRC The Trump administration is...

28.06.2025 2

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Public land sales pose passage problems

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Public land provisions cause GOP discord Montana Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke said...

27.06.2025 10

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Zinke says he’s a ‘no’ on Senate megabill amid public land sales push

Montana Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke said Thursday he’ll vote against the Senate’s version of the GOP megabill over a provision that would mandate...

26.06.2025 8

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Revised plan sells 1.2M acres of public lands

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story GOP tries again to sell public lands in megabill A revised plan from Senate...

26.06.2025 20

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Lee seeks to revise plan to sell public lands after parliamentarian excludes it from GOP policy bill

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) said he will revise his plan for selling off public lands after the Senate’s parliamentarian ruled it cannot move forward as...

24.06.2025 30

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Trump administration to remove protections on 59 million acres of National Forest lands

The Trump administration will strip protections that prevent logging on nearly 59 million acres of National Forest System lands, Agriculture Secretary...

24.06.2025 30

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Iran conflict poses minimal threat to US gas prices

Americans could see modest increases in the prices they pay at the pump in the wake of increasing conflict with Iran, analysts say. Andrew Lipow,...

24.06.2025 20

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What the Iran conflict means for gas prices

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Iran strikes could bring modest increase at the pump Americans could see modest...

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Oil prices up amid Iran conflict

Oil prices in recent days have hit their highest point in months amid the escalations between the U.S. and Iran. The price of U.S. benchmark WTI crude...

23.06.2025 10

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World could soon hit 1.5 degree threshold

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story World could soon hit 1.5 degree threshold The world may be on track to breach...

20.06.2025 3

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Green energy credits phaseout divides Senate Republicans

How to phase out Biden-era green energy tax credits is emerging as a key flashpoint among Senate Republicans as they seek to advance their version of...

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1.5 degree warming threshold could be breached in about 3 years, scientists warn

The world may be on track to breach 1.5 degrees Celsius of global warming in about three years, a group of scientists warned in a new paper....

19.06.2025 2

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Court blocks EPA from axing environmental justice grants

A federal judge this week barred the Trump administration from axing grants that were part of a $600 million program that aimed to tackle pollution in...

19.06.2025 10

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Supreme Court rejects Texas's bid to ax nuclear waste storage site

The Supreme Court rejected Texas’s bid to ax federal approval of a nuclear waste storage facility, arguing that the state did not have the right to...

18.06.2025 4

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EPA reconsidering ban on asbestos

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump EPA reconsiders Biden's asbestos ban The Trump administration will...

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Senate, House GOP poised for clash on green energy tax credits

The Senate’s more flexible approach to rolling back green energy subsidies is putting the upper chamber on a collision course with the conservative...

18.06.2025 40

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Senate takes more flexible approach to green tax credits

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Senate releases plans for green tax credit rollback The Senate’s version of...

17.06.2025 3

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Trump fires Democratic member of nuclear energy safety commission

President Trump on Friday fired a Democratic member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), which the commissioner says is illegal. In a Monday...

16.06.2025 3

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US proposes endangered species protections for pangolins

The Trump administration is proposing giving pangolins Endangered Species Act protections. The scaly mammals come from Asia and Africa, not the U.S.,...

16.06.2025 2

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Oil prices surge amid Israel, Iran clash

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Oil prices jump amid Middle East conflict Oil prices surged as Middle East...

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Trump pulls out of Pacific Northwest salmon restoration agreement

President Trump pulled the U.S. out of a Biden-era agreement with several tribes that aimed to restore salmon in the Pacific Northwest.  Trump, in a...

13.06.2025 2

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Oil prices surge after Israel attacks Iran

Oil prices jumped on Friday after Israel launched a strike on Iranian nuclear and military sites and Tehran retaliated. U.S. benchmark WTI was up...

13.06.2025 10

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Trump blocks California's gas car phaseout

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Trump axes California's EV mandate President Trump nixed California’s phaseout...

13.06.2025 3

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Schumer says 16 Republicans have 'discomfort' with green tax credit rollbacks

Democrats are working to convince some 16 of their Republican colleagues to oppose the GOP’s policy bill because of its rollbacks to...

12.06.2025 10

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Trump moves to ax power plant rules

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story EPA proposes cutting power plant climate regulations The Trump administration is...

12.06.2025 3

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