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Ari Natter
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Covering energy and climate policy for Bloomberg News in Washington, DC.
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Trump’s Energy Department reorganization announced today nixed offices dedicated to clean energy and renewables and creates new ones dedicated to hydrocarbons and critical minerals. #energysky

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Trump’s Energy Department Revamp Nixes Clean-Energy Offices
The Trump administration is eliminating Energy Department offices focused on clean energy and renewables and, instead, creating units dedicated to hydrocarbons and fusion energy.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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US negotiations with Saudi Arabia on a long-sought nuclear-technology-sharing deal have been completed, potentially opening the door for American companies to build reactors in the kingdom.

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US Reaches Initial Deal With Saudi Arabia on Nuclear Sharing
US negotiations with Saudi Arabia on a long-sought nuclear technology-sharing deal have been completed, potentially opening the door for American companies to build reactors in the kingdom.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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SCOOP w/ @josheidelson.bsky.social

RFK Jr. has ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate offshore wind farms

#energysky

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RFK Jr. Orders CDC to Study Alleged Harms of Offshore Wind Farms
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. directed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff to probe the potential harms of offshore wind farms, according to people familiar wi...
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October 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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🚨Trump is opening the entire coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas leasing, reversing a Biden administration decision that put the pristine wilderness area off limits.
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Trump Re-Opens Alaska’s Arctic Coastal Plain to Oil Drilling
The Trump administration is opening the entire coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas leasing, reversing a Biden administration decision that put the pristine wildern...
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October 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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SCOOP: The Trump administration has begun to refill the US's depleted strategic oil reserve, taking advantage of low oil prices to buy 1 million barrels.

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US to Buy 1 Million Barrels for Strategic Petroleum Reserve
The Trump administration plans to buy 1 million barrels for the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve, taking advantage of low oil prices to begin filing the depleted stockpile.
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October 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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A non-energy story from me: Your Christmas beer could be the latest casualty of the US government shutdown.

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Blame the US Shutdown for Missing the Newest Seasonal Craft Beers and Spirits
America will have to wait for the new creamy version of Magic Rabbit chocolate and peanut butter flavored whiskey.
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October 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Furloughs for thousands of workers at the US at the federal agency responsible for maintaining and designing the nation’s nuclear weapons arsenal could begin as soon as Friday, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said.

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US Nuclear Weapons Agency to Begin Furloughs, Energy Chief Warns
The US will be forced to furlough workers at the federal agency responsible for maintaining and designing the nation’s nuclear weapons arsenal as soon as Friday if the government shutdown continues, E...
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October 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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SCOOP: The Trump administration closed their first deal from the Energy Department’s loan program - $1.6 billion in financing for utility American Electric Power. #energysky

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US Awards $1.6 Billion in Financing for AEP Transmission Project
The Trump administration has finalized $1.6 billion in financing for an American Electric Power Co. subsidiary to upgrade 5,000 miles of utility transmission lines across five states.
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October 16, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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The story comes a day after my colleague @arinatter.bsky.social broke the news that the US Energy Department plans to cancel $7.6 billion of projects. That includes an award for CarbonCapture's regional direct air capture hub project.

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Trump’s $7.6 Billion Energy Cuts Hit California Grid Upgrade
The Trump administration’s plan to cancel billions of dollars for energy projects following the US government shutdown includes an initiative to upgrade electric transmission lines in California.
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October 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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SCOOP: The Trump administration’s plans to cancel billions of dollars for energy projects following the US government shutdown includes an $600 million initiative to upgrade electric transmission lines in California. #energysky

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Trump’s $7.6 Billion Energy Cuts Hit California Grid Upgrade
The Trump administration’s plan to cancel billions of dollars for energy projects following the US government shutdown includes an initiative to upgrade electric transmission lines in California.
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October 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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SCOOP: The Trump administration canceling billions of dollars earmarked for hydrogen projects in California and the Pacific Northwest as it seeks to pressure Democrats in shutdown fight.

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Trump Set to Cancel West Coast Hydrogen Hubs Amid Shutdown Fight
The Trump administration is planning to cancel billions of dollars earmarked for hydrogen projects in California and the Pacific Northwest as part of its first tranche of funding cuts following the go...
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October 1, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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The Trump administration plans to allow work on “priority conventional energy projects” to continue during the government shutdown, halting permitting for some renewable energy projects.

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Trump to Keep Oil Permits Moving in Shutdown, Freezes Renewables
The Trump administration plans to allow permits for oil drilling and other work on “priority conventional energy projects” to continue during the government shutdown, while work on some renewable ener...
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October 1, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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SCOOP: The Trump administration has completed a deal to take an equity stake in Lithium America’s as part of a deal to renegotiate a $2.3 billion U.S. loan.

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US to Take Stake in Lithium Americas to Boost Nevada Project
The US government agreed to acquire a stake in Lithium Americas Corp., Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said Tuesday on Bloomberg TV, giving a boost to the Canadian company as it develops its Thacker ...
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September 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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NEW: Trump is announcing a sweeping effort to help US coal the includes hundreds of millions to help retrofit existing coal plants and build new projects, opening 13 million acres in leasing. #energysky

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Trump Opens 13 Million Acres for Coal Mines to Aid Ailing Sector
The Trump administration is opening 13.1 million acres of federal land for leasing to coal miners and providing $625 million for power plants that burn the fuel as part of a broad initiative to help r...
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September 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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New: The Trump administration plans to continue using emergency authority to stop coal-fired power plants from retiring, according to people familiar with the matter.

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US Plans to Use Emergency Powers to Stop More Coal Closures
The Trump administration plans to continue using emergency authority to stop coal-fired power plants from retiring, according to people familiar with the matter.
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September 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Surging utility bills in key battleground states are threatening to become a political liability for Republicans heading into upcoming elections.

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Soaring Power Bills in Largest US Grid Pose Risk for Republicans
Surging utility bills in key battleground states are threatening to become a political liability for Republicans heading into upcoming elections.
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August 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Trump Plans to Block Development of Another Offshore Wind Farm
The Trump administration is working to halt development of an offshore wind project planned near Maryland, in the latest escalation of the White House’s war on the clean energy source loathed by the p...
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August 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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🚨NEWS: The Trump administration is working to halt development of an offshore wind project planned near Maryland, in the latest escalation of the White House’s war on wind power.
#energysky

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Trump Plans to Block Development of Another Offshore Wind Farm
The Trump administration is working to halt development of an offshore wind project planned near Maryland, in the latest escalation of the White House’s war on the clean energy source loathed by the p...
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August 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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The Trump administration has launched an investigation into imported wind turbines and parts, a potential precursor to adding more tariffs on the clean-energy components.
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US Launches Probe of Wind Turbines, Opening Door to More Tariffs
The Trump administration has launched an investigation into imported wind turbines and parts, a potential precursor to adding more tariffs on the clean-energy components.
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August 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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The Trump administration tightened long-standing eligibility requirements for clean energy tax credits, a move that could threaten the viability of hundreds of wind and solar energy projects under development. #energysky

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Trump’s Latest Attack on Wind and Solar Squeezes Tax Breaks
The Trump administration tightened long-standing eligibility requirements for clean energy tax credits, a move that could threaten the viability of hundreds of wind and solar energy projects under dev...
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August 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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The Trump administration is set to announce its plans to abolish the US government’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases, threatening to strike a deep blow at Washington’s ability to fight climate change. w/ @jendlouhy.bsky.social

#energysky

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EPA Set to Unravel US Authority to Regulate Greenhouse Gases
The Trump administration is set to announce its plans to abolish the US government’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases, threatening to strike a deep blow at Washington’s ability to fight climate ...
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July 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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SCOOP: The US agency responsible for maintaining the nation’s stockpile of nuclear weapons was among those breached by hackers exploiting Microsoft’s SharePoint.

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US Nuclear Weapons Agency Breached in Microsoft SharePoint Hack
The US agency responsible for maintaining and designing the nation’s cache of nuclear weapons was among those breached by a hack of Microsoft Corp.’s SharePoint document management software, according...
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July 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Trump is allowing chemical makers, coal-fired power plants and other facilities to bypass a range of environmental regulations on grounds that the waivers are needed for national security purposes.

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Trump Exempts Scores of Plants From Biden’s Pollution Rules
President Donald Trump is allowing coal-fired power plants and other facilities to bypass a range of environmental regulations on grounds that the waivers are needed for national security purposes.
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July 17, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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The US may depart the International Energy Agency without changes to forecasting that Republicans have criticized as unrealistically green, President Donald Trump’s energy chief said.

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US Threatens to Abandon IEA Over Green-Leaning Energy Forecasts
The US may depart the International Energy Agency without changes to forecasting that Republicans have criticized as unrealistically green, President Donald Trump’s energy chief said.
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July 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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TODAY: What's the future of US solar, wind and EV projects under Trump's tax law?

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July 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM