A powerful storm system is set to bring multiple rounds of dangerous severe thunderstorms, with numerous strong tornadoes possible, from the Midwest to the Southeast beginning Friday.
HOUSTON — The small modular reactor startup X-energy's work with Amazon to deploy the technology won't be its only tie-up with a major tech player, CEO Clay Sell said.
"There's more to come," he said in an interview Thursday on CERAWeek by S&P Global's sidelines.
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.
