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 credits. The recently passed Republican megabill&nb…
The deadly Texas floods are drawing renewed scrutiny to Trump administration cuts at the nation’s weather and climate research agencies. A flash flood Friday unleashed water from the Guadalup…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is placing staffers who signed a letter of dissent against the Trump administration’s actions and policies on leave. The EPA says it has placed 1…
The Trump administration’s agenda megabill passed this week by the Senate and currently under debate in the House contains a slew of provisions that are expected to bolster fossil fuels or ha…
As Republicans try to pare down tax subsidies for renewable energy in their massive reconciliation package, they’re also giving an incentive for another energy source: coal that’s used to make stee…
Senate Republicans on Tuesday abandoned their effort to impose new taxes on solar and wind energy. Text released by the Senate Rules Committee no longer includes a new tax on solar and wi…
The Trump administration wants to zero out climate research at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), according to a newly released budget document. The document cal…
A group of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employees is speaking out against the policies of the Trump administration. A mix of current and retired employees published a letter to EPA A…
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 megabill over the weekend. Murkowski’s amendment w…
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 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Mon…
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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA…
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Solar, wind taxes added, public land sales scrapped from megabill Senate Republicans announced sweeping ener…
The Senate GOP has removed a controversial provision from its megabill that would have sold off hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), who was leading the push on t…
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 under a heat dome in recent days, with some citi…
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 projects. The initial draft released by Senate Republic…
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 the sale of land owned by the federal gove…
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump advances mineral talks with China, DRCThe Trump administration is announcing they’ve reached a t…
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 the sale of up to 1.2 million acres of public lands.…
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Public land provisions cause GOP discord Montana Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke said Thursday he’ll vo…
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 part of the Republican tax and spending bill. Lee…