Politico reporters Timothy Cama and Kevin Bogardus write about cloud seeding company Rainmaker Technology. Read more in Politico here.
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Winter storm tests US electric grid as outages spread
Politico reporter Zack Colman writes about how the major winter storm has put stress on the U.S. electric grid as utilities race to keep power on during extreme cold. Read more in Politico here.
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UN: Global climate plans falling short of the goal
Governments are falling far short of the promises they made to cut planet-warming pollution under the Paris climate agreement 10 years ago, the United Nations said in a report Tuesday. Only a minority of countries have so far updated their commitments to tackling what the countries signing the pact called in 2015 “the urgent threat of climate change.”...
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White House threat of new green cuts has Democrats seeing red
The Trump administration’s threat to cut nearly $8 billion in clean energy funding across a swath of states that voted against President Donald Trump in the 2024 elections set off a chorus of criticism from Democrats accusing the administration of abusing its power. White House budget chief Russ Vought’s social media post on X on Wednesday...
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Indian Point owner floats restart of shuttered nuclear reactors
Five years after Indian Point started shutting down, the company charged with dismantling the nuclear plant says it could still be restarted — at an estimated cost of $10 billion. “I’m getting so many people asking me from New York if this is possible,” said Holtec International President Kelly Trice. “The answer is yes.” Reviving...
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Congress splinters into unlikely factions over looming government shutdown
Battle lines are emerging on Capitol Hill in the fight to avert a government shutdown in three weeks — and it’s not just Republicans vs. Democrats. On one side, fiscal hawks are joining with the White House to keep federal agencies running on static funding levels, ideally into January or longer. On the other, Democrats...
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Trump is transforming the GOP’s energy policies — and not all conservatives are happy
Republicans spent four years railing against former President Joe Biden’s use of Washington’s money and regulatory heft to promote wind farms, solar panels and electric cars. Now President Donald Trump is wielding the same mighty federal arsenal on behalf of oil, natural gas, coal and nuclear power — and his party is cheering along. The...
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‘Unlike Anything We’ve Seen’: The Energy Industry is Counting on the AI Boom
The biggest winner from AI — at least aside from the tech industry — might surprise you. Of all the industries jockeying to capitalize on the rise in artificial intelligence, the electric power sector is practically salivating. AI is power-hungry and its tech boosters are ready to spend. But it may not be so easy...
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GOP senators place holds on Trump Treasury nominees in renewable energy standoff
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and John Curtis (R-Utah) have placed holds on three of President Donald Trump’s nominees to the Treasury Department, a significant escalation of the battle between key Republican lawmakers and the administration over renewable energy tax breaks in the sprawling megalaw. The actions follow a so-far unsuccessful effort by a handful of Senate Republicans to meet with Treasury...
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China’s head start on clean energy is shaping the debate on the Republicans’ megabill
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