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Alia Hidayat @ahidayat.bsky.social · Aug 29

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Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · Aug 29

Right now, climate world is playing defense. But in the long run, the energy transition likely rests on policymakers and advocates confronting this... heatmap.news/politics/ele...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Aug 28

🚨Border Patrol arrested two firefighters who were actively fighting a wildfire at the time.

When the other members of the crew asked for a chance to say goodbye, a Border Patrol agent told the crew member “you need to get the f*ck out of here. I’m going to make you leave.”

In images shared by firefighters from the scene, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection vehicle is parked nearby. Officers wearing
"Police" vests are seen arresting a firefighter, while another appears to be restrained.
According to one of the firefighters, they were denied the chance to say goodbye to the detained crew members.
"I asked them if his (family) can say goodbye to him because they're family, and they're just ripping them away," the firefighter told the Times. "And this is what he said: 'You need to get the (expletive) out of here. I'm gonna make you leave.'"

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Alia Hidayat @ahidayat.bsky.social · Aug 27

Super excited to kick-off our new series on strategies for states to lead on a pro-nature energy buildout! This starter piece is a broad overview/rebuttal of the clean energy vs. conservation argument, but we have future policy deep dives in the work so keep an eye out!

Alia Hidayat @ahidayat.bsky.social · Aug 27

The Trump admin has spread misinformation overstating the harms of renewables to wildlife to justify stifling affordable, rapid-to-deploy, clean energy. But renewables don’t have to come at the cost of nature. Here’s how states can achieve both: www.americanprogress.org/article/stat... 🔌💡

States Can Lead the Way on an Abundant, Pro-Nature Clean Energy Future

The Trump administration has falsely framed wind and solar power as harmful to wildlife in order to justify stifling affordable, rapid-to-deploy, clean energy. Here’s how state leadership can advance ...

www.americanprogress.org

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Alia Hidayat @ahidayat.bsky.social · Aug 27

The Trump admin has spread misinformation overstating the harms of renewables to wildlife to justify stifling affordable, rapid-to-deploy, clean energy. But renewables don’t have to come at the cost of nature. Here’s how states can achieve both: www.americanprogress.org/article/stat... 🔌💡

States Can Lead the Way on an Abundant, Pro-Nature Clean Energy Future

The Trump administration has falsely framed wind and solar power as harmful to wildlife in order to justify stifling affordable, rapid-to-deploy, clean energy. Here’s how state leadership can advance ...

www.americanprogress.org

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Alia Hidayat @ahidayat.bsky.social · Jul 24

The Trump admin and congress are squeezing wind power from both sides: with the wind permitting pause still in place and DOI adding layers of high-level review, many projects will not be able to start construction to meet new deadlines for tax credits they may have been counting on 🔌💡

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Alia Hidayat @ahidayat.bsky.social · Jul 24

Onshore and offshore wind projects are slated to create tens of thousands of jobs - if they survive Trump and Congressional Republicans' policies. New analysis from me and @americanprogress.bsky.social colleagues here: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-... 🔌💡

The Trump Administration and Congress’ Attacks on Wind Power Are Killing Thousands of Jobs and Risk Thousands More

The Trump administration and congressional Republicans are attacking the entire wind power industry and throwing into question more than 17,000 offshore jobs and likely thousands more onshore.

www.americanprogress.org

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · Jul 24

🚨 The Trump administration and congressional Republicans are attacking the entire wind power industry and throwing into question more than 17,000 offshore jobs and likely thousands more onshore. Learn more: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

Illustration of three people working on wind turbines. Red text, "Attacks on wind power from the Trump administration and Congress are killing thousands of jobs. 17K+ offshore jobs are already canceled, on hold, or at risk. Thousands more onshore jobs could be at risk."

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Mike Williams @mwilli.bsky.social · Jul 23

Is this abundance?

This project was approved under FAST-41, meaning it had expedited permit approvals. It also had labor, domestic supply chain, power offtake agreements for communities attached to it... meaning a whole lot of high quality American jobs and affordable energy just went up in flames.

Senate Energy Dems @energydems.senate.gov · Jul 23

The Grain Belt Express Transmission Line would increase grid reliability and reduce electricity prices for American families. It’s EXACTLY the kind of project experts say we need to meet increasing demand.

Hawley, Trump, and Chris Wright just killed it, with zero justification.

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Alia Hidayat @ahidayat.bsky.social · Jul 7

Our research dives into the IRA Energy Community adder that supports projects in brownfields and communities impacted by the fossil fuel transition. It finds that 1500+ projects were eligible for the adder - many of the projects yet to start construction now may be at risk with the early termination

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Alia Hidayat @ahidayat.bsky.social · Jul 7

Energy communities - left with toxic, abandoned sites and lost employment - were slated to receive new jobs, energy, and revenues fueled by IRA. The ‘Big, Beautiful’ bill pulls the plug on this future by ending tax credits early #OBBB 🔌💡 www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

The One Big, Beautiful Bill Act Endangers the Transformation of Contaminated Sites for Clean Energy Production

The congressional Republican spending bill, which President Donald Trump recently signed into law, kills tax credits that help communities turn idle toxic sites such as brownfields and abandoned mines...

www.americanprogress.org

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Sabin Center for Climate Change Law @sabincenter.bsky.social · Jul 1

❌ 🌬️ 🔋Local opposition to renewable energy facilities finds that organized efforts to block wind, solar, battery storage, and transmission grew substantially in 2024, with nearly 500 contested projects in 49 states.

Read more here: blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechang...

Local Laws and Lawsuits Targeting Renewables Becoming More Prevalent in the US - Climate Law Blog

While federal policy can have a significant impact on renewable energy development, local policy—and local sentiment—can be just as consequential. Between 2018-2023, at least 30% of utility-scale wind...

blogs.law.columbia.edu

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · Jun 24

THREAD 🧵Here’s what you need to know about the current state of Senate Republicans’ plan to sell off millions of acres of America’s public lands (1/6)

Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · Jun 19

Among other damaging proposals, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes a controversial plan to sell off public lands to pay for billionaire tax breaks. CAP's Drew McConville breaks down the 6️⃣ things you should know:

What To Know About the Senate’s Public Lands Sell-Off

Among other damaging proposals, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes a controversial plan to sell off public lands to pay for billionaire tax breaks.

www.americanprogress.org

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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · Jun 17

THE SENATE GOP’S SEISMIC OVERHAUL OF CLEAN ENERGY TAX CREDITS, EXPLAINED

We summarize the GOP reconciliation bill’s biggest changes to the Inflation Reduction Act’s landmark climate policies. It’s horrendous for wind, solar, and EVs.

by @emilypont.bsky.social and me

heatmap.news/politics/sen...

The Senate GOP’s Seismic Overhaul of Clean Energy Tax Credits, Explained

Wind and solar are out. Clean, firm power is in.

heatmap.news

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Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · Jun 12

As much as 72 percent of all clean energy capacity that would have been built over the next decade would disappear if clean energy investments are terminated.

That would wipe out more than half of all new electricity capacity additions to the grid. Whoa.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Is Crushing America’s Electricity System

More than half of all new capacity added to the grid over the next 10 years will be lost if federal clean energy investment is terminated, threatening a failure to meet U.S. energy demands, to raise e...

www.americanprogress.org

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Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · Jun 6

Just another way Trump is jacking up energy bills for everyday Americans: he's keeping expensive, dirty coal plants open that no one wants or needs. Not even the utilities who own the plants!
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/c...

Coal and Gas Plants Were Closing. Then Trump Ordered Them to Keep Running.

www.nytimes.com

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Trevor Higgins @thiggins.bsky.social · May 12

House Republicans tonight proposed blanket rescissions of funding that is still available from Biden's Inflation Reduction Act for cleaning up ports, trucking, schools, and manufacturing, for investments in new businesses, air monitoring, and environmental justice communities.

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · May 12

the republican plan would kick more than 8 million people off their insurance. how many is 8 million? it's more than the combined population of:

Montana
Rhode Island
Delaware
South Dakota
North Dakota
Alaska
Washington, DC
Vermont
Wyoming

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · May 12

preliminary cbo analysis is out. the republican plan would cut more than $700 billion from health coverage and kick more than 8 million people off their insurance

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𝒮𝓊𝓂𝓂𝑒𝓇 𝒮𝓉𝒶𝓇𝒻𝒾𝓈𝒽 🐬 @alcibiades1234.bsky.social · May 8

Against Cynicism: part infinity

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · May 8

Read my latest:

ICE efforts in DC thwarted by solidarity

Kristi Noem has been denied another camera-ready moment of cruelty.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Alia Hidayat @ahidayat.bsky.social · May 6

one particularly egregious NEPA change tucked into the bill:

Alia Hidayat @ahidayat.bsky.social · May 6

Right now, the House Natural Resources committee is debating a tax bill that sells off our public lands, rescinds funding for coastal resilience, and provides massive giveaways to the oil and gas industry: www.americanprogress.org/article/cong...

Congress’ Tax Bill Is Selling Out America’s Public Lands and Waters

The tax bill would now include the largest sellout of public lands by Congress in modern U.S. history.

www.americanprogress.org

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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · May 6

Amid all the other news, it's easy to become inured to the basic facts here. Öztürk:

-Is not accused of committing any crime

-Is nonviolent

-Was in this country legally

-Merely engaged in speech that the administration objects to

-Has been locked up for six weeks

Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · May 6

Now from Öztürk’s ACLU lawyer Esha Bhandari:

“Rümeysa Öztürk’s case is unprecedented and shocking. She has been held behind bars for six weeks while her health deteriorates for writing an op-ed.”

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Alia Hidayat @ahidayat.bsky.social · May 5

You can read our full report here: www.americanprogress.org/article/near...
or our one-pager here: www.americanprogress.org/article/near.... Thanks for reading! (6/6)

Nearshore Ocean Progress

Increasing focus on nearshore ocean conservation will provide benefits to people and communities alongside more effective protections for wildlife.

www.americanprogress.org

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Alia Hidayat @ahidayat.bsky.social · May 5

We hope that these examples can be a blueprint for a more effective approach that centers the importance of nearshore habitats and smart state/local policy. Under an administration that is rolling back environmental protections and funding, state leadership will be even more crucial. (5/6)

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Alia Hidayat @ahidayat.bsky.social · May 5

Luckily, there are a TON of great examples of effective, community-led ocean conservation being championed by state and local orgs, that we sourced from a big survey of the ocean conservation community and highlight in this report. (4/6)

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Alia Hidayat @ahidayat.bsky.social · May 5

Despite their relatively small footprints, nearshore habitats are critical for coastal jobs, cultures, and resilience. They are also some of the most vulnerable. Focusing conservation closer to shore will bring benefits for coastal communities, but also its own set of political and social challenges

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