"They have infiltrated our government as unelected, unvetted and unqualified billionaires and their club defying our democracy, breaking the law and trying to scare the hell out of the American people — and we won’t stand for it.” - @Rep_Stansbury

RT @SiegelScribe: From last night: Democrats escalate attacks as Trump EPA holds back climate spending. Latest on IRA (and some IIJA) fundi…

Notably on the climate side of things, just one Inflation Reduction Act program — on consumer ed — was unfrozen. And for all the unfrozen infrastructure law programs, funding for clean school buses (electric) remains halted.

RT @jamepdx: SCOOP w/ @zcolman: EPA on Tuesday lifted its spending freeze on *some* environmental funding from the IRA and infrastructure l…

Thread here on local government experience dealing w/ FEMA post disaster

Republicans don’t want FEMA to dissolve — but they do want changes. This will be a space to watch, with implications for the nation’s disaster recovery agency. My latest:

Trump pondered getting rid of FEMA. Republicans aren’t happy with the agency — but they told me they don’t want it to disappear, either. Why? Perhaps because GOP-leaning states are some of the biggest disaster aid recipients. My latest:

RT @Marcia_Brown9: NEW: USDA orders employees to scrub references to climate change across agency websites. From @zcolman and me https:/…

SCOOP from me & @Marcia_Brown9: USDA ordered to scrub climate change from its websites.

ICYMI - Lee Zeldin, Trump’s EPA chief, shared little detail about his work for a VC fund run by a Qatari royal. That fund was involved in the felony bribery case that led to fmr NJ Sen Bob Menendez’s conviction. Zeldin’s confirmation vote is at 9:15a.

SCOOP: Trump's pick to lead EPA did work for a Qatari-led fund involved in the corruption case that led to fmr Sen. Bob Menendez's felony conviction. Lee Zeldin offered little detail on this work. He faces a confirmation vote Thursday. w/ @ryrivard

Trump is pulling US out of Paris agreement again. No deliberating this time: It's a Day 1 action. It means US international climate retreat is no longer a bug. It is a feature. That has far-reaching consequences. w/ @saraschonhardt @KarlMathiesen

Trump will invoke a national energy emergency to promote more energy production, critical minerals development. Details scarce, but prez has broad authorities via emergency declarations. US is at record oil/gas production & no. 1 globally.

RT @SiegelScribe: Burgum vows to increase fossil fuel production to address 'energy crisis'. Recap of hearing for Interior nom, who'll take…

Scoop here - Trump’s new “energy council” struggling to get started as fights brew over staff, budget, leadership — even its name. w/ @bjlefebvre

It’s officially official: 2024 was the hottest year on record. Read @ZiaWeise here:

RT @dailym1: Trump's plan for a new energy council is running into some problems before it even gets off the ground -- SCOOP from @bjlefebv…

RT @cspanwj: WED| Politico Climate and Energy Reporter Zack Colman (@zcolman) discusses President Biden banning new oil and gas drilling al…

Trump wants to drill, baby, drill. Here's why spurring major new production won't be so easy. w/ @bjlefebvre