Alex Guillén
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Energy reporter for @POLITICOPro on the EPA beat | Founder, POLITICO Museum | VC, @penguild | [email protected] | he/him/his
Washington, DC
Joined September 2009
Could use an Oxford comma.
Oxford’s vaccine only exists because of two long-toiling female immunologists, Boris Johnson and God.
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One hell of a dissent over this kids climate lawsuit getting tossed
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It's unfortunate that mere timing means that the death and legacy of one of one of the most respected jurists in American history, trailblazer heroine, will be framed as how it affects two men running for president. Remember her achievements.
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Methane CRA is DEAD, 49-51. Enviros have an unusual and unexpected senator to thank for that win: @SenJohnMcCain.
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NEWS: EPA will keep and defend Obama’s ozone standard, even though industry opposes and Trump vowed to repeal
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A Sidwell teacher approached Scott Pruitt eating lunch today at Teaism and asked him to resign (and filmed it)
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Late-breaking news tonight:. Trump’s Keystone XL approval ‘simply discarded’ climate facts and is vacated, judge says
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EPA's 124-page budget in brief mentions "climate" 6 times--always in the context of programs being reduced or eliminated
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It was kind of a busy day on the EPA/Pruitt beat, so make sure you didn’t miss anything. I had to zoom out to fit it all into one screenshot
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🎵 On the first day of my Christmas vacation, EPA gave to me. A final autooooooooooooo ruuuuuuuule . Four model years. Three hours' notice. Two fact sheets. And a canned quote in a press release! 🎵.
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I wonder what the evidentiary criteria are here. like what *would* be considered evidence of aliens?
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Why is it dangerous to fly coach on official business, but not during personal travel?
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Arnold Schwarzenegger is not a fan of @EPAScottPruitt. “He does not represent the people. He only represents the special interests. He should be removed immediately.”
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It took 7 years to write this coal mining rule. Took Congress 25 hours to kill it. Now staffers are steamed.
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Why doesn’t EPA’s power plant rule have a fun little name?. Obama: Clean Power Plan. Trump: Affordable Clean Energy rule. Biden:
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It’s not even 11 a.m. and two close Pruitt aides have resigned. Security chief Pasquale “Nino” Perrotta Superfund adviser-slash-banned banker Albert “Kell” Kelly
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Big get for NRDC. Oh should I say N-ah-DC.
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Blue Angels got nothing on these pilots.
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Trump EPA reverses Obama block on controversial copper mine
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Adventures in FOIA: Scott Pruitt's non-public emails were so non-public even his closest aides were sometimes confused
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Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday is incredulous Pruitt and Trump never talked about climate change science.
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Just a reminder that there used to be a Presidents Park in Williamsburg Va. featuring 20-foot busts of all the presidents but it was weird and nobody went and they basically were left to rot
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Other states/localities already pursuing their own climate change lawsuits include California, Hawaii, Washington, Colorado, Minnesota, South Carolina, Maryland, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey and D.C. (off the top of my head, there may be more).
🚨BREAKING: It's gonna be one of those weeks. Delaware is the latest state to announce another climate lawsuit against oil and gas companies. Third lawsuit in a week for those keeping count. #climatelitigation. Complaint:
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The Emmys snubbed Station Eleven AND Pachinko? Good lord.
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Whoa! Judge Thomas Griffith is retiring from the DC Circuit in September. Senate Republicans likely will confirm someone to that seat ASAP
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The president did call coal “beautiful” during the State of the Union address earlier this year.
Trump says that you can't use the word "beautiful" anymore, adds: "I will never call a woman beautiful again.".
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Coincidentally: 33 years ago today the previous NOAA chief, Kathryn Sullivan, became 1st American woman to spacewalk
Trump nominates AccuWeather CEO Barry Myers to lead @NOAA.
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I already complained but I'm complaining again: Absolutely astounded that Pachinko was only nominated for "Outstanding Main Title Design". No best drama.No acting, even for Youn Yuh-jung.No cinematography noms.No writing/adaptation noms. Astounded.
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Court tosses Pruitt delay of Obama-era chemical safety rule . The judges did not mince words: EPA’s reasoning “makes a mockery of the statute.”.
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🚨🚨🚨 @EPAMichaelRegan has fired all members of 2 key science advisory committees in what EPA is painting as a "reset". New admins don't usually clean house like this, but Regan argues it's needed after Trump-era treatment
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Technically I think the 22nd Amendment prohibits Zombie Abe Lincoln from running again
"If Abe Lincoln came back to life, he would lose New York and he would lose California." - President Donald Trump, April 21, 2017.
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Pretty sure the 10 instances of wordplay I fit into these 2 grafs in Morning Energy are a record
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Pruitt's security threat? A passenger shouting, "You're f---ing up the environment"
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Oh, to be in the 1% of respondents who "never heard of" Congress.
If anyone's in the market for some extremely premature 24/28 polling data, here's how Pete Buttigieg's favorables look according to a national poll commissioned by a transportation union. 22 percent never heard of seems. high!
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McConnell on why he won't delay Pruitt vote to wait to see emails: "Because I choose not to.".
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🚨 BREAKING: EPA sets a climate/GHG regulation threshold. Can be regulated: Power plants. End of list. Can’t be regulated: Oil/gas production; refineries; industrial boilers; iron & steel; others; in total, 57% of stationary emissions.
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Looking forward to that newsroom skills session on tracking court cases I'm running in a couple weeks with @joshgerstein . Yeah, I'll talk about how to sign up for PACER, then Josh can talk about his unprecedented scoop of one of the most impactful SCOTUS rulings in modern times.
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The president's tweet promising that there "will be NO POLITICS in the Pebble Mine Review Process" came less than two hours after this ad, paid for by the developer, aired on Tucker Carlson's Fox News show tonight -- using the exact same language
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EPA spending on administrator’s security detail by calendar year, per agency data. Fairly steady throughout Obama administration; big jump in 2017.
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Infrastructure is patient, infrastructure is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Infrastructure does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
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At this rate, by 2035, ACA will be garnering 10+ SCOTUS votes.
June 28, 2012: ACA survives*, 5-4. June 25, 2015: ACA survives, 6-3. June 17, 2021: ACA survives, 7-2.
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I can’t believe “Legally Blonde 3: Commander in Chic” is finally gonna happen
Reese Witherspoon has announced they're making "Legally Blonde 3." Please make it be about Elle Woods joining Mueller's team.
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UCLA climate law prof Ann Carlson will be NHTSA's general counsel, @TSnyderDC reports. That position will play an important role in auto emissions/CAFE standards, a top Biden agenda item
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The lights went out briefly at DOT's fuel economy press conference, making @SecretaryPete and @ginamccarthy46 laugh. Also kudos for ASL translation
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Climate twitter when Politico asks about climate change 30 minutes into a debate
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Pita Taufatofua: I can't make the Olympics, folks, sorry!. Guy from American Samoa: I got you fam.
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I wish "reporters before a press conference" was an option on those white noise websites.
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We know you like to plane, so we put some planes in your plane so you can plane while you plane
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After a wild ride of more than 15 years, the Trump administration has denied a permit for the Pebble gold and copper mine in Alaska. Followed recent opposition from key conservatives, incl DJT Jr. and Tucker Carlson (and ofc years of oppo from greens and some area tribes)
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When you try a new recipe and your friends say it's delish
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In non-Russia news, a leaked budget doc shows EPA is still in line for huge budget cuts:
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Pretty sure that one kid raising his hand just found a loophole and became a congressman.
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No SCOTUS climate ruling today. Next opinion day not yet announced, could be Thursday or Friday. Or god help me, next week.
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Trump tells @SenatorHeitkamp to get in the picture. "Come on honey. even though she's sort of a Democrat.".
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“What [car companies] didn’t know is, when they asked Trump to help them start rolling these standards down the hill, that he would totally disconnect the brakes.”
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ICYMI last night – Judge tosses Trump’s Keystone XL approval over climate change
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A reminder that every woman journalist, and especially women journalists of color, are harrassed all the time, in the year 2021. Sometimes with words from the 1800s.
WARNING: CRUDE LANGUAGE.Being hit on and harassed as a woman, especially as a woman reporter out in the field, happens so often you learn how to roll with it or ignore it. This time it happened to be recorded only seconds before my hit. There are A LOT of things wrong with this.
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A union that represents almost 1000 EPA workers in the Midwest has endorsed @BernieSanders. He won 44% of their poll, >2x the runners up (Biden and Warren). It's this chapter's first-ever endorsement.
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Uh, make that "by lunchtime Monday"
It's possible that by the end of this week, EPA's science rule, a major regulatory objective of the Trump administration, will be dead. Via @Morning_Energy
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Today's budget proposed killing the $300 million program cleaning up the Great Lakes.
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A tactical clothing website is touting its wares as the “same shirts made infamous” by @EPAScottPruitt. “Despite the scandal, they are still a necessity for most tactical professionals.”. This is real.
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How do you dust this?.
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Good morning specifically to the groomer who took the time to do this Thanksgiving photo shoot with my parents’ dogs
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Pruitt sat and listened quietly for about a minute. The woman’s post say he and his aides left the restaurant right after.
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Spotted: Plain old "EPA" announces something in New York but the "Trump EPA" is announcing big water loans in Georgia
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I will confess to being an energy reporter who uses energy. I'm so sorry.
Me: "I work at POLITICO, I'm the cannabis reporter." . @BernieSanders: "You're the cannabis reporter?". Me: "I'm the cannabis reporter.". Sanders: "Are you stoned right now?". Me: "I am not stoned right now.".
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Moms and kids at the front of the line for this Pruitt EPA appropriations hearing. Probably no more than 20 will get in
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Also saying Trump misread MIT study, brought up NERA study never looked at benefits of acting on climate change
Chris Wallace is not pulling punches with @EPAScottPruitt: Says Trump protecting coal "horse-and-buggy business," mentions Pittsburgh mayor.
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🚨 Scoop from @dariusss 🚨. Coal companies and Rick Perry convinced the White House not to nominate a well-known lawyer to FERC b/c he was critical of their coal bailout efforts
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Court says @EPAScottPruitt didn't follow law, orders Obama-era methane rule reinstated immediately. Details on @POLITICOPro.
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If combinations of milk, flavored syrup and water are allowed, it opens up an intriguing "egg cream" loophole to the Senate's water-and-milk rule.
🚨Mitt Romney has a glass of chocolate milk at his desk as the Senate impeachment trial resumes this morning.🚨.
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Hillary vows to combat climate change, become clean energy "superpower".
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Double take: John McCain is a NO on proceeding to methane CRA.
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Also this shot of the damaged Oroville spillway is stunning
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It's comforting in these trying times that C-SPAN will still just aim a camera at some text and point at words with a pen
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