Tiffany Hartung

The ‘heartbreaking’ impact of canceling Solar for All The program’s termination caught grantees by surprise — and has them “scrambling” to find new sources of capital for solar projects.

We report how the sudden termination of EPA’s Solar for All grant program has left low-income solar developers, nonprofits, and households scrambling.

Potential annual savings of hundreds for families, jobs in the pipeline—all abruptly halted.

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Clean Energy Is Essential To Preventing Blackouts During Dangerous Extreme Heat and Cold A wide variety of clean energy resources can strengthen the electric grid and help protect Americans from the increasing health threats and power outages fueled by climate change-driven extreme heat w...

Fossil-fueled extreme temperatures affect both the efficiency and generating capacity of gas and coal plants. We need a flexible mix of clean energy resources to maintain grid reliability, reduce the risk of power outages, and protect public health.

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“Whoever made the decision, they did not educate themselves” - Leabern Kennedy, Vice Mayor of Pound, KY on the Trump Admin’s destruction of environmental justice policy

Here’s How Republicans’ New Federal Budget Affects You Republicans bent over backward to cut taxes for billionaires, while abandoning everyday Americans. Learn how the GOP’s budget slashes clean energy tax credits, hikes electric bills, and ends the $7,50...

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Great overview of the impact the OBBB Act will have on clean energy tax credits and many of the IRA's grant and loan programs that local governments and their community partners have been utilizing. It includes considerations for cities and their partners now that it has been signed into law.

Clean energy tax credits are making it possible to build projects that are lowering costs, creating jobs, and cleaning our air. A new tracker shows 100+ projects across the U.S. that are paving the way in claiming these credits.

Check out this tool: climateprogramportal.org/direct-pay-t...

Live Updates: At least 19 dead as severe storms rip through South and Midwest At least 13 dead as severe storms rip through South and Midwest

Extreme storms continue to sweep across the US South today, as damages and deaths from last night's severe weather is just now being assessed.

How is climate change affecting tornadoes? It's hard to detect a robust signal in such small, short events, but there's evidence that ... [see next post]

OMB's Pause on Climate Grants, Loans, and Other Financial Assistance: Legal Issues and Next Steps for Federal Awardees - Climate Law Blog On Monday, January 27, 2025, the federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued Memorandum-25-13 relating to a “Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs.” The memo references several of President Trump’s January 20 executive orders (EOs), including the “Unleashing American Energy” EO. It directs federal agencies to “complete a comprehensive […]

Moments before a federal judge paused the agency spending freeze, @romany-webb.bsky.social and I published our assessment of what this all means. I hope you’ll read it if you’re interested - the judge gave us some time, but the uncertainty remains. blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechang...

RIP Jimmy Carter.
I'm wearing a sweater.

The @sabincenter.bsky.social is hosting a webinar on the impact of a Trump administration on the #IRA and the work of local governments on climate change.

Tune in on Dec. 2nd at noon ET. Register here🔽
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