As political winds shift, Austin braces for renewable energy impact
As Valerie Paxton describes it, the solar array at the La Loma Community Solar Farm is performing a sort of “magic” – the ...
Daily on Energy: Quote of the week, USAID shuts down climate programs, and US holds back from IPCC
Good afternoon and happy Friday, readers! We are starting off the newsletter with some news on the U.S. Agency for International Development which has reportedly shut down a number of its climate and ...
Tracking federal layoffs 2025: Impacted agencies include IRS, FAA, TSA and more
Donald Trump and Elon Musk have taken to the federal workforce, enacting layoffs and terminations. Here are some impacted agencies.
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Committee’s Letter to DOE Signals Heightened Scrutiny of Foreign Funding in Higher Education
On February 19, 2025, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform – specifically, Rep. Virginia Foxx and Committee Chairman James Comer – sent ...
Navajo Nation sues feds over orders to block oil and gas drilling near Chaco Canyon
The complaint claims the order to remove land near Chaco Canyon from oil and gas leasing could cost residents millions of ...
Here’s Where Trump’s Government Layoffs Are—FEMA, IRS, TSA And More
The Trump administration reportedly asked FEMA officials to produce a list of employees that could be targeted for ...
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‘Indiscriminate madness’: DOGE claims firings target low performers and new employees. The reality is far from it
By Zachary Cohen, Ella Nilsen, Rene Marsh and Sunlen Serfaty, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration and Elon Musk have ...
Data centers have an answer to fossil fuel emissions: Bury them
Data center development is creating enormous demand for power. With few options besides fossil fuels, interest has grown in burying the emissions.
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Thousands of federal employees fired from US regulatory and science funding agencies
Over the past week, thousands of employees have been fired across multiple US regulatory and science funding agencies. The ...
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Long COVID studies stymied by pharma’s lack of cooperation
Pembrolizumab is a checkpoint inhibitor that binds to the protein PD-1 on T cells to help them recognize and attack invaders.
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The USDA fired staffers working on bird flu. Now it's trying to reverse course
The USDA says "several" staffers working on the bird flu response were terminated over the weekend, and "we are working to ...
Hegseth Calls for 8 Percent Annual Defense Cut
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered senior military and Defense Department officials to draw up plans to cut 8 percent ...