Kevin Bogardus
@kevinbogardus.bsky.social
E&E News reporter covering agencies
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Kevin Bogardus
@kevinbogardus.bsky.social
· Mar 21
I’m a reporter at E&E News where I cover agencies and the federal workforce
If you’re a federal employee, I want to hear your story
Here are ways to contact me
Email: kbogardus at eenews.net
BlueSky: @kevinbogardus.bsky.social
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If you’re a federal employee, I want to hear your story
Here are ways to contact me
Email: kbogardus at eenews.net
BlueSky: @kevinbogardus.bsky.social
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NEW: A judge accused the Trump administration of an attack on truth itself by removing slavery exhibits in Philly.
“An agency ... cannot arbitrarily decide what is true, based on its own whims or the whims of the new leadership,”
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
“An agency ... cannot arbitrarily decide what is true, based on its own whims or the whims of the new leadership,”
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Judge orders restoration of Philadelphia slavery exhibits
Cynthia Rufe, a George W. Bush appointee, compared the administration’s effort to remove the panels to Orwell’s “1984.”
www.politico.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:41 PM
NEW: A judge accused the Trump administration of an attack on truth itself by removing slavery exhibits in Philly.
“An agency ... cannot arbitrarily decide what is true, based on its own whims or the whims of the new leadership,”
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
“An agency ... cannot arbitrarily decide what is true, based on its own whims or the whims of the new leadership,”
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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👀 Invoking Orwell, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore panels and historical acknowledgments of the history of slavery that the National Park Service removed in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
👀 Invoking Orwell, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore panels and historical acknowledgments of the history of slavery that the National Park Service removed in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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POLITICO Weekend.
The data wars get local
The AI data center boom could see facilities balloon well beyond the industry’s hubs in Silicon Valley and northern Virginia — whether local residents like it or not.
www.politico.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:15 AM
POLITICO Weekend.
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NEW: Hundreds of judges around the country have ruled more than 4,400 times since October that President Donald Trump’s administration is detaining immigrants unlawfully, a Reuters review of court records found.
The government keeps doing it nonetheless.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
The government keeps doing it nonetheless.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
February 14, 2026 at 12:14 PM
NEW: Hundreds of judges around the country have ruled more than 4,400 times since October that President Donald Trump’s administration is detaining immigrants unlawfully, a Reuters review of court records found.
The government keeps doing it nonetheless.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
The government keeps doing it nonetheless.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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👀 A federal judge has ordered the disclosure of a roster of DOGE employees and affiliates, as well as a text message revealing a top NEH official’s views on “woke” and “progressive” grants. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 14, 2026 at 1:43 AM
👀 A federal judge has ordered the disclosure of a roster of DOGE employees and affiliates, as well as a text message revealing a top NEH official’s views on “woke” and “progressive” grants. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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I went on C-Span's Washington Journal this morning to talk about EPA's endangerment finding rollback. People on the other site had a lot of opinions about that, let me tell you.
www.c-span.org/program/wash...
www.c-span.org/program/wash...
www.c-span.org
February 13, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I went on C-Span's Washington Journal this morning to talk about EPA's endangerment finding rollback. People on the other site had a lot of opinions about that, let me tell you.
www.c-span.org/program/wash...
www.c-span.org/program/wash...
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Climate denialists claimed victory when the Trump administration published an unprecedented report reliant on decades of debunked claims. The administration just proved it has no confidence their work could withstand scrutiny in a legal fight over climate regulations www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Trump sidelines climate contrarians in science rollback
The president has mocked global warming as a “hoax,” but his administration avoided testing that claim in court as it targeted the endangerment finding.
www.politico.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Climate denialists claimed victory when the Trump administration published an unprecedented report reliant on decades of debunked claims. The administration just proved it has no confidence their work could withstand scrutiny in a legal fight over climate regulations www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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February 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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Far-right activists spent years urging Trump to attack the overwhelming scientific consensus that climate change is real, humans are causing it and it's already causing harm.
But when his Energy Department tried to oblige, the effort quickly ran off the rails.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
But when his Energy Department tried to oblige, the effort quickly ran off the rails.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Trump sidelines climate contrarians in science rollback
The president has mocked global warming as a “hoax,” but his administration avoided testing that claim in court as it targeted the endangerment finding.
www.politico.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Far-right activists spent years urging Trump to attack the overwhelming scientific consensus that climate change is real, humans are causing it and it's already causing harm.
But when his Energy Department tried to oblige, the effort quickly ran off the rails.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
But when his Energy Department tried to oblige, the effort quickly ran off the rails.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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The Trump administration pushes for more AI--but what does that mean for communities on the ground?
For @politico.com Magazine, I tell the story of one VA county where local politics is struggling to reign in data center impacts on residents' health/peace of mind
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
For @politico.com Magazine, I tell the story of one VA county where local politics is struggling to reign in data center impacts on residents' health/peace of mind
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
‘The Industry Comes In and Kills the Work of Local Citizens’
States and feds aren’t doing much to affect data center growth. Residents here in one Virginia county are trying to push back — but running into some big obstacles.
www.politico.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:55 PM
The Trump administration pushes for more AI--but what does that mean for communities on the ground?
For @politico.com Magazine, I tell the story of one VA county where local politics is struggling to reign in data center impacts on residents' health/peace of mind
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
For @politico.com Magazine, I tell the story of one VA county where local politics is struggling to reign in data center impacts on residents' health/peace of mind
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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People briefed on the endangerment finding repeal tell me that it's based on legal arguments only. It doesn't take aim at the actual science of warming.
The repeal could decimate federal climate policy -- if it survives legal challenge.
The repeal could decimate federal climate policy -- if it survives legal challenge.
February 13, 2026 at 1:04 AM
People briefed on the endangerment finding repeal tell me that it's based on legal arguments only. It doesn't take aim at the actual science of warming.
The repeal could decimate federal climate policy -- if it survives legal challenge.
The repeal could decimate federal climate policy -- if it survives legal challenge.
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February
Politico cartoons from the desk of Matt Wuerker
www.politico.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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So, has anyone out there actually seen the text of the endangerment finding rollback? Because they haven't put it out. And I'm told Zeldin might not even have signed it yet?
on Signal at jchemnick.01
on Signal at jchemnick.01
February 12, 2026 at 10:35 PM
So, has anyone out there actually seen the text of the endangerment finding rollback? Because they haven't put it out. And I'm told Zeldin might not even have signed it yet?
on Signal at jchemnick.01
on Signal at jchemnick.01
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BEEF RECALL: USDA announces CS Beef is recalling more than 20k pounds of ground beef for possible contamination with E.Coli.
www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-aler...
www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-aler...
www.fsis.usda.gov
February 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
BEEF RECALL: USDA announces CS Beef is recalling more than 20k pounds of ground beef for possible contamination with E.Coli.
www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-aler...
www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-aler...
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NEW: We’re publishing a full list of the 373 federal judges who have ruled against ICE’s mass detention policy and the 28 who have endorsed it — as well as links to key rulings by each.
Trump appointees have split 44 against/ 20 for the policy.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Trump appointees have split 44 against/ 20 for the policy.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 12, 2026 at 10:01 PM
NEW: We’re publishing a full list of the 373 federal judges who have ruled against ICE’s mass detention policy and the 28 who have endorsed it — as well as links to key rulings by each.
Trump appointees have split 44 against/ 20 for the policy.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Trump appointees have split 44 against/ 20 for the policy.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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Not often a Congressional hearing really breaks news. But today Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said there were nearly 40 investigations into ICE use of force in the last year.
www.npr.org/2026/02/12/g...
www.npr.org/2026/02/12/g...
ICE conducted 37 investigations into officer misconduct in last year
The disclosure from the agency's acting director came after immigration officers shot two U.S. citizens, intensifying questions about ICE officers' tactics, training and use of force.
www.npr.org
February 12, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Not often a Congressional hearing really breaks news. But today Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said there were nearly 40 investigations into ICE use of force in the last year.
www.npr.org/2026/02/12/g...
www.npr.org/2026/02/12/g...
Here are my stories about how the last Trump EPA didn't end but *saved* the endangerment finding
I cite lots of #FOIA docs
www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
www.eenews.net/articles/ins...
Of course, many of these people are now serving in this Trump admin — which just axed the finding
#FOIA4eva
I cite lots of #FOIA docs
www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
www.eenews.net/articles/ins...
Of course, many of these people are now serving in this Trump admin — which just axed the finding
#FOIA4eva
Trump EPA took eleventh-hour look at endangerment finding
With just days remaining for the Trump administration, EPA reviewed the agency's foundational ruling underpinning its climate change rules. But in a
www.eenews.net
February 12, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Here are my stories about how the last Trump EPA didn't end but *saved* the endangerment finding
I cite lots of #FOIA docs
www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
www.eenews.net/articles/ins...
Of course, many of these people are now serving in this Trump admin — which just axed the finding
#FOIA4eva
I cite lots of #FOIA docs
www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
www.eenews.net/articles/ins...
Of course, many of these people are now serving in this Trump admin — which just axed the finding
#FOIA4eva
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Here's what EPA just put up on the endangerment finding repeal: www.epa.gov/newsreleases...
President Trump and Administrator Zeldin Deliver Single Largest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History | US EPA
Alongside the President, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the single largest deregulatory action in U.S. history.
www.epa.gov
February 12, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Here's what EPA just put up on the endangerment finding repeal: www.epa.gov/newsreleases...
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Trump claims people are "dying" because of the endangerment finding and the way it restricted air conditioning and fossil fuels. Which, of course, is not reality.
February 12, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Trump claims people are "dying" because of the endangerment finding and the way it restricted air conditioning and fossil fuels. Which, of course, is not reality.
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Greenhouse gases stopped being harmful at 1:30 pm EST on Thursday, February 12, 2026.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
EPA repeals endangerment finding
The move discards a scientific determination that empowered the government to limit climate pollution.
www.politico.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Greenhouse gases stopped being harmful at 1:30 pm EST on Thursday, February 12, 2026.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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Exclusive: Senate appropriators are investigating DOE's repurposing of this climate, CCUS money to prop up coal plants (Trump awarded yesterday). I dug deep into this last month 👇@eenews.bsky.social: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
February 12, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Exclusive: Senate appropriators are investigating DOE's repurposing of this climate, CCUS money to prop up coal plants (Trump awarded yesterday). I dug deep into this last month 👇@eenews.bsky.social: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
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The Trump camp is shifting half a billion dollars around to prop up old and closed coal plants.
The twist: The $ was originally set aside under the IIJA to support CCS, not coal.
DOE says it's on solid ground. Current and former DOE'ers, legal experts and lawmakers disagree. @eenews.bsky.social
The twist: The $ was originally set aside under the IIJA to support CCS, not coal.
DOE says it's on solid ground. Current and former DOE'ers, legal experts and lawmakers disagree. @eenews.bsky.social
Trump admin redirects carbon capture funds to prop up old coal plants
The Energy Department says it’s legally sound to shift more than half a billion dollars to help revive old and closed coal plants. Department officials
www.eenews.net
January 15, 2026 at 6:48 PM
The Trump camp is shifting half a billion dollars around to prop up old and closed coal plants.
The twist: The $ was originally set aside under the IIJA to support CCS, not coal.
DOE says it's on solid ground. Current and former DOE'ers, legal experts and lawmakers disagree. @eenews.bsky.social
The twist: The $ was originally set aside under the IIJA to support CCS, not coal.
DOE says it's on solid ground. Current and former DOE'ers, legal experts and lawmakers disagree. @eenews.bsky.social
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#Coalie still kickin': shows.acast.com/696572d375c0...
Making Coal Cute Again | Decoder Ring
There’s a new mascot in town—and he might be hazardous to your health.
shows.acast.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
#Coalie still kickin': shows.acast.com/696572d375c0...