Monthly press calls featuring NOAA scientists detailing global climate conditions during the previous month have been suspended indefinitely, the agency told Axios.
Why it matters: While the data is still being provided publicly, a reduction in press coverage could reduce public awareness of climate change trends and NOAA research.
On a day featuring a blitz of environmental regulatory actions, the EPA on Wednesday announced two particularly sweeping climate change moves.
Why it matters: The moves reveal the administration's strategy to "revisit" or "revise" both the social cost of carbon as well as the 16-year-old endangerment finding.
HOUSTON — The prominent geothermal startup Fervo Energy has its eyes on an IPO, CEO Tim Latimer tells Axios.
The company is targeting a multibillion-dollar valuation in discussions with Wall Street banks, a source familiar with the negotiations says.
Why it matters: The discussions come as power demand rises, big tech seeks clean electrons, and geothermal enjoys the Trump administration's atypical embrace.
Some of the most disaster-prone states could face the greatest financial burdens in a world with less federal relief assistance, a new analysis finds.
Why it matters: President Trump earlier this year floated "fundamentally overhauling or reforming" FEMA, or "maybe getting rid" of it entirely — fueling concerns that U.S. disaster relief could be thrown into chaos just a few months before another hurricane season spins up.
HOUSTON — The need to power the AI revolution is the top-of-mind issue for energy CEOs and thousands of professionals at the CERAWeek by S&P Global conference here.
Why it matters: Depending on who you listen to, AI will either lead to a decades-long extension in relatively unfettered fossil fuel use or may not cause electricity demand to skyrocket as much as many assume.
HOUSTON — Andrew Flanagan, CEO of RWE Clean Energy, warns that taking renewables out of the equation would boost gas demand enough to raise prices for consumers and data centers.
Why it matters: His message shows how a big onshore U.S. renewables player is navigating a White House that's hostile to wind and a Congress weighing the fate of clean power tax credits in budget talks.
