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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 14d

Here's the sign up page for the Future of Energy newsletter from @amyaharder.bsky.social and me. (2/2) www.axios.com/signup/axios...

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 14d

Investor-owned utilities tell EPA they could face legal quicksand if the endangerment finding goes away. Via the @axios.com
Future of Energy newsletter. #Energy #climate #Trump #electricity (1/2)

Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 15d

Full comments from the EPA docket. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... (2/2)

Teslacomments

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · 15d

🚨Tesla presses #Trump's EPA not to repeal the formal "endangerment finding" that provides the legal foundation for tailpipe CO2 regs. New comments defend regs too but say they could be streamlined. #climate #energy #electricvehicles (1/2)

My next beginning: Energy, AI & more at Axios

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Amy Harder @amyaharder.bsky.social · Sep 3

Some news from me —

I’m (re)joining @axios.com as national energy correspondent! Excited to cover the future of energy, with a focus on AI + innovation — and to reunite with former colleagues. This feels like a homecoming and a new beginning. 🚀 More here: bit.ly/4ncRL1A

My new gig as national energy correspondent!

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · Aug 22

Here's Interior's order on Revolution Wind. www.boem.gov/sites/defaul...

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · Aug 22

The shaky CW when Empire Wind was halted was that offshore #wind projects much further along were safer. The #Trump admin's new stop-work order on Revolution Wind shows that's not the case. #energy

EPA looks to overturn the scientific reason for climate regulations

Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · Jul 29

🚨🚨 Breaking: EPA head Lee Zeldin announced a proposal to overturn the endangerment finding — a key legal underpinning for emissions regs — in an appearance broadcast Tuesday on the Ruthless podcast. www.axios.com/2025/07/29/e...

The move is guaranteed to spark litigation.

Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · Jul 23

🚨🚨Breaking: DOE terminates conditional $4.9 billion loan guarantee for Invenergy's proposed Grain Belt Express transmission line that was issued in the Biden-era's waning weeks. #energy #climate #climatesky #greensky

Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · Jul 22

Here's the report language: docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/...

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · Jul 22

🚨House GOP appropriators, in report language on fiscal '26, look to end U.S. funding for the International Energy Agency. Most direct effort I've seen on this front. Language below. #energy #OOTT #climate #climatesky #energysky

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · Jul 21

Congrats! Good get for Heatmap.

Must-read energy and climate news and analysis that spans policy, science, tech deals, and more. By Ben Geman.

Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · Jun 20

Bonus: There's an extremely GenX-friendly bespoke Giphy in today's kicker item.

Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · Jun 20

The best way to get the daily @axios.com Generate #energy & #climate newsletter is to subscribe! It's FREE and covers policy, #tech, oil markets, VC, science, #EVs and plenty more. The email format is an elegant, easy read. You can sign up here: www.axios.com/signup/gener...

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · Jun 20

Lots of interesting info in this morning's @axios.com Generate #energy and #climate newsletter: www.axios.com/newsletters/...

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Democratic nuclear regulator says Trump fired him "without cause"

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Chuck McCutcheon @chuckmccutcheon.bsky.social · Jun 16

Trump fired a Democratic commissioner at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission late last week "without cause," the official said.
www.axios.com/pro/energy-p...

The firing marks an escalation of the White House's exertion of power over independent agencies.

www.axios.com/2025/06/03/m...

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · Jun 3

Meta goes nuclear to power AI with clean electrons

It's a big addition to a hot power trend — big tech looking to reactors to meet AI's electricity thirst.

13 takeaways from Trump's executive orders on nuclear power

Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · May 27

Very lucid and informative piece!

Alexander C. Kaufman @alexckaufman.bsky.social · May 24

I spent the last day digging through Trump's four executive orders on nuclear power and put together a list of what I saw as the 13 most significant measures.

I tried to be as thorough as possible and got expert sources with varied perspectives on the record.

kaufman.substack.com/p/13-takeawa...

A cheatsheet on what stands out in the White House's four separate orders.

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · May 23

"With all federal approvals now in hand we look forward to immediately launching on-site construction on this project that will deliver reliable low-cost LNG to the world, starting in 2027." — Venture Global CEO Mike Sabel

Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · May 23

More Friday news: FERC issues order that Venture Global calls the final step needed to proceed with its CP2 LNG project in Louisiana. Venture says it will "immediately" begin on-site construction. #energysky

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · May 23

Breaking: Energy Sec. Chris Wright requires continued operation of a Michigan coal plant that, per his order, was slated to shut down on May 31. Calls it needed for reliability during high summer demand. The order expires August 21. www.energy.gov/sites/defaul...

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Trump's boundary-breaking 100 days: A timeline in excruciating detail

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Jacque Schrag @jacqueschrag.com · Apr 28

My latest for @axios.com is a bit of a meta piece - a timeline of our coverage of Trump’s expansion of executive power in his (second) first 100 days.

How Trump is reshaping the federal government and upending the legal system in his second term.

EPA's Zeldin eyes next steps on key climate rule

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Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · Apr 21

Via @axios.com's Nick Sobczyk: www.axios.com/2025/04/21/e... #energy #climate #EPA

It's an early indication of how the process could play out for one of the EPA's most important — and controversial — actions.

Stay ahead of the trends upending the auto industry, including electrification, the AI revolution, and more, with Joann Muller.

Ben Geman @bengeman.bsky.social · Mar 26

(2/2) I highly recommend subscribing to Joann's recently launched Future of Mobility newsletter. www.axios.com/signup/axios...

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