Matthew Daly

Feds give record $27B in loans for utility expansion in Georgia and Alabama Federal energy officials say they will loan a record $27 billion federal loan to Georgia Power and Alabama Power to expand electricity supply. U.S.

Feds give record $27B in loans for electric plant expansions in Georgia and Alabama.

Southern Co. says loans will lower cost of investments in the grid, enhance reliability.

Critics say it's a taxpayer-funded bailout.

My @apnews.com story with @jeffamy.bsky.social

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Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits The Supreme Court has agreed to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change.

Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits

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Public health, green groups sue EPA over repeal of rule supporting climate protections A coalition of health and environmental groups is suing the Environmental Protection Agency, challenging its determination last week that revoked a scientific finding that has been the central basis f...

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Public health, green groups sue EPA over repeal of rule supporting climate protections

Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks, lawsuit argues Conservation and historical organizations are suing the Trump administration over National Park Service policies that the groups say erase history and science from America’s national parks.

Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks, lawsuit argues

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Trump's EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change The Environmental Protection Agency has revoked a key scientific finding that supported U.S. regulations on greenhouse gas emissions.

EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change

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Energy chief Wright says orders empowering coal plants helped keep lights on during winter storm The Trump administration says its emergency orders keeping coal-fired plants running helped prevent blackouts during the recent cold snap.

Energy chief Wright says orders empowering coal plants helped keep lights on during winter storm

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Yet another judge rejects Trump effort to block offshore wind, saying NY project can resume A federal judge has ruled that an offshore wind project aimed at powering 600,000 New York homes can resume construction.

Yet another judge rejects Trump effort to block offshore wind, saying NY project can resume. 5 court cases, 5 losses for Trump administration

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Trump keeps calling Greenland 'Iceland' during Davos speech Greenland is the object of Trump’s desire, but he keeps calling it Iceland

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Court says Trump admin illegally blocked billions in clean energy grants to Democratic states A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration acted illegally when it canceled $7.6 billion in clean energy grants for projects in states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 el...

ICYMI: Court says Trump admin illegally blocked billions in clean energy grants to Democratic states

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EPA says it will stop calculating the economic savings to health in key air pollution rules The Environmental Protection Agency says it will stop calculating the economic savings of health benefits from air pollution rules.

EPA says it will stop calculating economic savings to health in key air pollution rules on soot, ozone

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'Trump’s EPA' in 2025: A fossil fuel-friendly approach to deregulation The Trump administration has reshaped the Environmental Protection Agency, reversing pollution limits and promoting fossil fuels.

'Trump’s EPA' in 2025: A fossil fuel-friendly approach to deregulation

Our @AP look at a transformational year at EPA where the agency’s mission and staffing were challenged as never before

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump administration pauses 5 offshore wind projects on the East Coast, citing national security concerns

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Federal judge throws out Trump order blocking development of wind energy A federal judge has struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking wind energy projects, saying the effort to halt virtually all leasing of wind farms on federal lands and waters was “a...

Federal judge throws out Trump order blocking development of wind energy
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Migrants thought they were in court for a routine hearing. Instead, it was a deportation trap The nation's immigration courts have undergone a fundamental change under the administration of President Donald Trump.

Migrants thought they were in court for a routine hearing. Instead, it was a deportation trap

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EPA moves to limit scope of clean water law to reduce amount of wetlands it covers The Environmental Protection Agency says it is redefining the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to limit the amount of wetlands it covers.

EPA moves to limit scope of clean water law to reduce amount of wetlands it covers. New 'Waters of the US' rule responds to 2023 Supreme Court decision and is intended to help farmers, ranchers. Critics call it a giveaway to industry.

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Sierra Club called loss of RGGI a 'major setback for Pennsylvania’s environment, economy and public health.' A spokeswoman for Moms Clean Air Force said Shapiro 'sacrificed progress on climate and air pollution based on politics that prioritizes industry over our children’s health.'

Former Gov. Tom Wolf joined Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative as centerpiece of his plan to fight climate change. Program was blocked in court but hailed by green groups as biggest step ever taken in PA to fight climate change. Shapiro has been skeptical, but his admin defended RGGI in court.

Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro signs budget deal that includes Republican demand to undo state participation in regional climate change efforts. PA was only major fossil fuel-producing state w plan to force power plant owners to pay for their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions.

Trump administration moves to loosen restrictions it once supported on a harmful pollutant The Trump administration is loosening a federal rule that requires grocery stores, air-conditioning companies and others to reduce powerful greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.

Trump administration moves to loosen restrictions it once supported on HFCs, a harmful pollutant used in refrigerators, air conditioners

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Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling The Trump administration has finalized a plan to open the coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, renewing long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one...

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Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling #ANWR

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Trump administration renews push to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge

Energy Department offers $1.6 billion loan guarantee to upgrade transmission lines across Midwest The Department of Energy says it has finalized a $1.6 billion loan guarantee to a subsidiary of one of the nation’s largest power companies to upgrade nearly 5,000 miles of transmission lines across f...

Energy Department offers $1.6B loan guarantee to upgrade transmission lines across 5 states. Ohio-based AEP plans upgrades on 5,000 miles of power lines in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Oklahoma and W. Virginia

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Associated Press disputes Trump's false characterization of its legal fight over access The Associated Press is objecting to Donald Trump’s characterization of its ongoing legal dispute over access after the president incorrectly characterized the case in a public forum.

Associated Press disputes Trump's false characterization of its legal fight over access

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Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91.

RIP: Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, dies at 91.

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The EPA wants to end a requirement that large polluters report their greenhouse gas emissions The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed doing away with a program that has required large, mostly industrial polluters to report their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions to the governmen...

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Trump EPA wants to end a requirement that large polluters report their greenhouse gas emissions

Trump admin cancels $679 million for offshore wind projects as attacks on reeling industry continue The Transportation Department has canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects.

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Trump admin cancels $679 million for offshore wind projects as attacks on reeling industry continue

Trump blames renewable energy for rising electricity prices. Experts point elsewhere President Donald Trump is blaming renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power for skyrocketing energy costs.

Trump blames renewable energy for rising electricity prices. Experts point elsewhere. Debate over higher electric bills could become key 20026 issue.

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With AI plan, Trump keeps chipping away at a foundational environmental law When big infrastructure projects spring up, one crucial law — the National Environmental Policy Act — has for decades been a key way the government has required powerful industry interests to consider...

A look at how Trump's AI data center expansion plan takes aim at the 55-year-old National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), by @melinawalling.bsky.social and @matthewdalyap.bsky.social apnews.com/article/nati...

Trump Environmental Protection Agency moves to repeal finding that allows climate regulation President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed revoking a scientific finding that's long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.

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Trump's Environmental Protection Agency moves to repeal landmark finding that allows climate regulation