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@NPR.org Climate Correspondent https://www.npr.org/people/4127076/jeff-brady Reach me via encrypted message at jeffbradynews.31 on Signal.

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5 lessons from a house that generates more energy than it uses With higher utility bills, a house that produces more energy than it uses may be appealing. In Southern California, one such house has existed for more than a decade: the "Green Idea House" in Hermosa...

Need a little inspiration? Here are five things I learned from touring a house in California that generates more energy than it uses. @npr.org audio is up now too!

www.npr.org/2025/09/20/n...

12.10.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump slashes mental health agency as shutdown drags on Sources tell NPR that more than 100 employees have been laid off at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had some cuts reversed late Saturday.

EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration has laid off more than 100 employees at the nation's primary mental health agency.

www.npr.org/sections/sho...

11.10.2025 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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'I'm done being afraid': How the shutdown has led federal workers to speak out After months of layoffs and funding cuts by the Trump administration, the government shutdown has given some federal employees hope that their voices are finally being heard.

After months of layoffs and funding cuts by the Trump administration, the government shutdown has given some federal employees hope that their voices are finally being heard.

11.10.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 515    πŸ” 128    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2
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Logging in national forests in Oregon continues, despite government shutdown The U.S. Forest Service plans to auction off trees in the Deschutes, Wallowa-Whitman and Umatilla national forests by the end of the month.

The Forest Service says staff that organize timber sales are essential, so logging national forests continues through the shutdown, even as hundreds of thousands of other workers are furloughed. www.opb.org/article/2025...

11.10.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can we talk? Reach me via encrypted message at jeffbradynews.31 on Signal or jbrady@npr.org.

10.10.2025 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We are looking for confirmations, documents, tips -- reach me via encrypted message at jeffbradynews.31 on Signal.

10.10.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"Nebraska is the only state with exclusively publicly owned utilities providing power."

10.10.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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After Spain's blackout, critics blamed renewable energy. It's part of a bigger attack When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.

This story was inspired by a conversation with a fossil fuel exec in Paris a few days after the big outage in Spain. He blamed too much renewable energy as the cause.

Was that really it? Turns out: No.

@npr.org takes you through a new report on what happened + impacts of renewable misinformation.

09.10.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4
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Portland weighs taking over lease at ICE facility The ramifications of the city taking over the federal facility lease were not immediately clear Wednesday.

Among the endless fire hose of news, there was an interesting nugget buried in Mayor Keith Wilson's statement today.

The city of Portland is considering taking over the lease of the ICE facility and the city said it has no intention of being ICE's landlord.

08.10.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 835    πŸ” 261    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 19
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Democrats take legal aim at 'the Radical Left' language during shutdown Democrats and a federal union argue that Trump administration language posted on federal agency websites and some emails blaming a shutdown on the "Radical Left Democrats" violates a 1939 federal law.

Democrats and a federal union argue that Trump administration language posted on federal agency websites and some emails blaming a shutdown on the "Radical Left Democrats" violates a 1939 federal law.

08.10.2025 11:38 β€” πŸ‘ 744    πŸ” 163    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 13
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A tribe in Arizona planned to connect 600 homes to electricity. Then the funding was cut The Hopi Tribe received a multimillion-dollar federal grant to install solar panels and battery storage systems for hundreds of homes. But the Trump administration has canceled the funding.

The Hopi Tribe received a multimillion-dollar federal grant to install solar panels and battery storage systems for hundreds of homes. But the Trump administration has canceled the funding.

07.10.2025 12:07 β€” πŸ‘ 636    πŸ” 368    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 31
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New England’s last coal plant has stopped operating, according to its owners Merrimack Station has been winding down its operations for years. But in September, they announced they would cease operations of their coal-fired generators.

The last coal-fired power plant in New England, Merrimack Station, has stopped running.

With the closure of that facility, the region is poised to become the first in the United States without a coal plant on its grid.

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06.10.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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We need to talk about your gas stove, your health and climate change Americans love their gas stoves, but they pollute homes and are connected to a supply system that leaks methane. That's part of a battle as more people face a decision about switching to electric.

It's been four years since I took the gas stove controversy into an environmental epidemiologist's home to measure NO2 pollution from preparing a meal. The @npr.org story still holds up: www.npr.org/2021/10/07/1...

07.10.2025 11:06 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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SNL roasts Trump in season premiere, as Bad Bunny addresses Super Bowl criticism Bad Bunny returned to SNL as a host for the second time, and the musician addressed criticism over his upcoming Super Bowl performance.

"Reacting to this would require me to waste my time watching it, and like the millions of Americans who have tuned out from SNL, I have more entertaining things to do - like watch paint dry," White House Spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told me.

05.10.2025 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump energy department axes funding for Northwest hydrogen hub The Trump administration announced Wednesday night, the first night of the federal government shutdown, that it is revoking $7.6 billion in funding for clean-energy projects in 16 Democratic-leaning s...

The Trump administration announced Wednesday night that it is revoking $7.6 billion in funding for clean-energy projects in 16 Democratic-leaning states, including a $1 billion cut to the Pacific Northwest’s multi-state hydrogen hub.

03.10.2025 03:06 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2
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As the shutdown drags on, the threat of permanent cuts is mired in politics President Trump is meeting with his budget director, Russ Vought, about what additional cuts to make during the shutdown, and the president says his targets are partisan.

President Trump is meeting with his budget director, Russ Vought, about what additional cuts to make during the shutdown, and the president says his targets are partisan.

02.10.2025 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 306    πŸ” 113    πŸ’¬ 69    πŸ“Œ 31
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Department of Energy cancels more than $608 million for projects in Colorado The department announced that funding for 223 projects, overwhelmingly located in Democratic states, would be terminated.

An update on what’s known about cancelled Energy Department projects in Colorado from @ishan-thakore.bsky.social @cprnews.bsky.social. Untangling this has been a group effort among pub radio climate reporters. www.cpr.org/2025/10/02/e...

02.10.2025 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"This isn't a functioning democracy any longer when β€” in the middle of a high stakes funding fight β€” the President illegally suspends federal projects in states run by Democrats as a way to punish the political opposition," said Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut

02.10.2025 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Federal agencies are rehiring workers and spending more after DOGE's push to cut Eight months after the Department of Government Efficiency effort to shrink the federal workforce began, some agencies are hiring workers back β€” and spending more money than before.

β€œThe so-called Department of Government Efficiency effort has failed to deliver on its outsized promises to cut costs and increase efficiency, NPR's latest analysis of federal data finds.” www.npr.org/2025/10/01/n...

02.10.2025 05:29 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

"A top U.S. Border Patrol official told WBEZ the agents were arresting people based on 'how they look.'”

29.09.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

From @jpradio.bsky.social @romanbattaglia.com β€” another example of why we need reporters everywhere.

26.09.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Judge considers motion to dismiss Carrboro's lawsuit against Duke Energy The town of Carrboro filed suit against Duke Energy last December, alleging the utility giant engaged in a public deception campaign to dismiss concerns about climate change. Lawyers for Duke Energy a...

"A judge is considering Duke Energy's motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it by the town of Carrboro... claiming the utility giant engaged in a public deception campaign for decades to dismiss concerns around climate change" - @celllyg.bsky.social @wunc.org www.wunc.org/environment/...

26.09.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Extraordinary Rise of Electric Cars in Developing Countries Colin McKerracher, head of transport for BloombergNEF, joins Zero to discuss the latest global trends in electric-vehicle sales.

Don't sleep on the good news. This quarter, China will sell more electric cars than the US will sell all cars of any kind (EVs or gas-guzzling pick-up trucks).

The rise of EVs in developing countries from Nepal to Costa Rica is an extraordinary story. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

25.09.2025 09:38 β€” πŸ‘ 100    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 8

Thank you for the gift link!

23.09.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Leaders promised to cut climate pollution, then doubled down on fossil fuels Ten years after countries promised to cut climate pollution in the Paris Agreement, countries plan to produce more than twice the amount of fossil fuels that would be consistent with that deal.

The world is producing too much coal, oil and natural gas to meet the targets set 10 years ago under the Paris Agreement, according to a new report led by the Stockholm Environment Institute. My @npr.org story: www.npr.org/2025/09/22/n...

22.09.2025 10:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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5 lessons from a house that generates more energy than it uses With higher utility bills, a house that produces more energy than it uses may be appealing. In southern California, one such house has existed for more than a decade. NPR's Jeff Brady visited the "Green Idea House" in Hermosa Beach, California.

With higher utility bills, a house that produces more energy than it uses may be appealing. In southern California, one such house has existed for more than a decade. NPR's Jeff Brady visited the "Green Idea House" in Hermosa Beach, California.

22.09.2025 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 441    πŸ” 81    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4
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The dog park is empty when the Eagles are playing (the football team, not the band).

21.09.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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5 lessons from a house that generates more energy than it uses With higher utility bills, a house that produces more energy than it uses may be appealing. In southern California, one such house has existed for more than a decade. NPR's Jeff Brady visited the "Green Idea House" in Hermosa Beach, California.

With higher utility bills, a house that produces more energy than it uses may be appealing. In southern California, one such house has existed for more than a decade. NPR's Jeff Brady visited the "Green Idea House" in Hermosa Beach, California. From @jeffbradynews.bsky.social

20.09.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 314    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4
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Ted Cruz claims without evidence that China is funding U.S. climate lawsuits Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has said China is funding climate lawsuits against American oil and gas companies to weaken the U.S. He hasn't provided evidence to support the claim.

Cruz's spokesperson "provided NPR with a response from ChatGPT that reads, in part: 'What's not publicly demonstrated (so far) is a direct, documented grant-to-lawsuit pipeline.'" - @michaelcopley1.bsky.social @npr.org
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20.09.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Would you mind sharing your quotes with me? Panels are a lot cheaper now than when these were installed but there are many scams. We’ve seen financed systems marked up significantly. My email is jbrady@npr.org

20.09.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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