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FEMA has lost staff + cut back on grants. Its current top boss lacks emergency management experience. As hurricane season opens, "it is a disaster waiting to happen," one expert told @bloomberg.com. Story w/ the excellent @zhirji.bsky.social (free link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Meta’s nuclear deal underscores the looming gap for AI’s power needs www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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The National Hurricane Center has at least 4 empty positions for meteorologists, according to its website. But Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick says it’s “fully staffed” + ready for storms. Story w/ @weathersullivan.bsky.social @alicia-diaz.bsky.social (free link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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The U.S. AI Boom is driving demand for all natgas turbines. The latest w/ Josh Saul. 🎁⛓️‍💥 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Signs are already emerging that this summer will be a blistering one in North America, Europe and Asia, threatening to tax power grids, wilt crops and inflict billions of dollars in economic losses. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Weeks before the official start of the Northern Hemisphere’s summer, signs are emerging that the coming months will be blistering in North America, Europe & Asia, threatening to tax grids & wilt crops. With @weathersullivan.bsky.social and @joewertz.bsky.social. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Trump stopped mentioning the hazard mitigation grant program in major disaster declarations, so I started looking into what was happening. Here's what I found by asking each state asking about the status of their recent hazard mitigation requests. Full story here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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The opening bell of the season. Tropical Depression One has formed off Mexico's Pacific coast and will likely become Tropical Storm Alvin in just a few hours. It may threaten Baja over the weekend. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Scoop by Mark 👇🏻

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The fate of the $20 billion residential solar industry rests in the hands of moderate GOP senators. The House bill that strips away incentives for leased and purchased panels would gut the industry, execs and analysts say. My story: 🎁 link www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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The biggest US oil field has been pumped so full of poisonous wastewater from shale drilling that it’s at risk of leaks, Texas regulators are warning — a development that could force producers to curtail output to prevent contaminating drinking supplies www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Addition of high-speed EV chargers across the US fell by more than 21% in the first quarter compared to last year. The slowdown may just be beginning as Trump steps up attacks on EVs, and Republicans push to end subsidies. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Natural gas is a hot commodity these days in the U.S. power market. Check out @brianreports.bsky.social column on it 👇🏼

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If there was any lingering doubt about whether gas-fired generation plants are the hottest targets in the US power system, the recent flurry of deals likely extinguished it. My column here: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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Power companies are snapping up natural-gas generators like there is no tomorrow. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Clean energy projects that have supply-chain links to China - including critical minerals- could see their tax credits ended earlier if they can’t meet complex rules in the GOP tax plan. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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NRG’s “Holy Grail” acquisition was built up by little known firm outside the power insisted. Here’s a look at LS Power www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Incredibly cool, eye-opening story from @michellema.bsky.social + company. Read free for 7 days: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

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A reinsurance industry group began pushing to protect NOAA's billion-dollar disaster list back in February -- because it helps convince “the public and public officials to embrace resilience," driving down insurance costs. Story w/ @weathersullivan.bsky.social (free link):

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Each time you ask an AI chatbot a question, it sends a request to a data center and strains an increasingly scarce resource: water. A 🧵on our investigation into how the data centers that power AI are increasingly being built in highly water-stressed places: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

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From EPA's EJScreen to FEMA's Future Risk Index, here are six environmental mapping tools that Trump's White House doesn't want you to see My latest @bloomberg.com (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Buffett runs a renewables heavyweight and has written that climate change is “highly likely” a “problem for the planet.” Yet Berkshire is a major investor in oil, gas and coal — a position poised to endure well after the 94-year-old retires. My analysis here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Much of NOAA could lose internet access + face issues transmitting weather data if a key contract is not approved this week. N-Wave - NOAA's national network service provider - has been running on a short-term work order. With @weathersullivan.bsky.social: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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⚛️A new Danish fund is aiming to raise €350 million ($397 million) to exclusively back the atomic industry and its supply chain. 92 Capital aims to invest in nuclear power vendors, companies that support the rollout of atomic energy and supply chain like fuel. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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New: If you're thinking about putting solar panels on your roof, here's how to navigate the chaos of Trump tariffs, declining state subsidies and the collapse of big national solar companies. With @mchediak.bsky.social. Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Not just any swamp cooler -- "the ultimate swamp cooler." Very cool story from @shokooda.bsky.social (and free to read!)

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The National Weather Service will go back to issuing forecasts in Spanish + 4 other languages ahead of hurricane season. As @bloomberg.com reported this month, service had stopped due to a lapsed software contract: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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The energy boom has helped give students in a specialized program at Texas A&M a leg up on lucrative finance jobs www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... via @naurtorious.bsky.social

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Join me at 7:30 am Pacific / 10:30 am Eastern today for a live Q&A on climate tech under Trump 👇

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The rise of solar has spawned a niche market in used panels on sites like eBay and Craigslist. Homesteaders and tinkerers — like Todd Dabney, who MacGyvered a solar cooler for his Burning Man tent — love them. Story by @shokooda.bsky.social [gift link]

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A great informative data viz (and thread!) on carbon capture tech by @michellema.bsky.social 👇

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🌞 Some folks are opting to buy solar panels used on classified ad sites, like Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, eBay One guy decided to make a swamp cooler for Burning Man using a secondhand panel. Edited by @amandakhurley.bsky.social, gift link valid for 7 days: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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The Trump administration is preparing executive orders that would strip some environmental nonprofits of their tax-exempt status

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Online NOAA climate data hubs serving 27 states — from Colorado and the Dakotas to Louisiana and Texas — have gone dark after a lapse in funding. The cause: expired contracts. This is becoming a pattern at NOAA 🧵 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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New story @bloomberg.com about how Trump has thrown the electric school bus industry into chaos. Also, big news in recent days: EPA's Clean School Bus Program round 3 rebates, inaccessible for months, may soon be flowing, if they haven't already started. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Weather analysis used by a wide array of businesses and governments across the US have gone dark after funding for long-running regional hubs nixed. @bloomberg.com has the story here with @laurenthal.bsky.social and myself: www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #doge #climate #extremeweather #weather

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For decades, public agencies have run global weather models that require supercomputers to crunch complex equations to spit out predictions. Now, AI is opening space for smaller, commercial players to provide super granular & specialist forecasts: 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Cutting carbon emissions is key to reducing the risks of climate change. But emissions likely won't fall fast enough to limit warming to 2C, let alone 1.5C. That's where carbon dioxide removal comes in. But funding to the nascent sector is mismatched. A thread: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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NEWS -> Rooftop solar company Sunnova has all but ceased originating new business and is having trouble convincing creditors to provide it for new cash so it can avoid Chapter 11. More details in story w/ Reshmi Basu & @jillrshah.bsky.social 🎁 link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Sodium-ion batteries are not a new technology, but they've long been overlooked because they pack less energy into the same amount of space compared to lithium-ion. But tariffs and the rise of AI may be boosting their prospects. My story for BW (🎁 link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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🚨Renewables + storage is expected to make up 50+% of power capacity needed by 2035 to meet data center demand. But almost 2/3 of additional electricity generation will come from fossil fuels, BNEF said in its latest report. With @mchediak.bsky.social and Josh Saul www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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👀Been looking into US coal a lot since I got to NY this March. For our Energy Daily newsletter today, I took a look at how coal power is making some gains in the US, thanks to high gas prices. Analysts think we could see more of it this year, too. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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A fire on a bucolic stretch of California coast has threatened the rapid growth of an industry considered key to greening the power grid — and keeping the lights on. My latest for Bloomberg → Blaze Triggers Alarm Over Rapid Growth of Big Batteries www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Scoop: Mainspring Energy has raised a $258 million Series F to scale its linear generator business, fueled by the tailwinds of the AI data center boom. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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⚛️An exclusive with my colleague Lizette Chapman: Peter Thiel is joining the board of General Matter, a startup led by Founders Fund partner Scott Nolan. The firm plans to produce enriched uranium fuel needed for next-gen nuclear reactors. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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NEW: A massive battery fire is threatening the rapid growth of an industry key to greening the power grid — and keeping the lights on. It’s become a rallying cry for people alarmed to learn of projects planned in their neighborhoods. By @arvelisse.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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The past few months have given the US climate tech sector an extreme case of whiplash. It's no surprise that the industry is feeling the chilling effect. The surprise is this: US climate tech investment is on the rise. My latest with @michellema.bsky.social 🎁 link www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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We’re hiring a climate reporter to cover Latin America! Details here:

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Climate tech companies are scrapping "net-zero" for "energy abundance," pitching themselves as defense tech and waiting patiently for news on critical federal funding. Still, VC funding in the sector is up. A vibe check from me and @cocojournalist.bsky.social: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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