Callie Patteson
@calliepatteson.bsky.social
Energy & Environmental Reporter with the Washington Examiner | amateur skier | dog lover | she/her
“May the relationship between man and nature not be driven by greed, to manipulate and exploit, but may the divine harmony between beings and creation be conserved in the logic of respect and care.” - Pope Francis
Happy Earth Day 🌎 🌱
Happy Earth Day 🌎 🌱
April 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“May the relationship between man and nature not be driven by greed, to manipulate and exploit, but may the divine harmony between beings and creation be conserved in the logic of respect and care.” - Pope Francis
Happy Earth Day 🌎 🌱
Happy Earth Day 🌎 🌱
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Online NOAA climate data hubs serving 27 states — from Colorado and the Dakotas to Louisiana and Texas — have gone dark after a lapse in funding. The cause: expired contracts. This is becoming a pattern at NOAA 🧵 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Weather Analysis for 27 States Goes Dark in Funding Lapse
Weather analysis tools used by a wide array of businesses and government entities across the US have gone dark after funding for long-running regional climate hubs lapsed.
www.bloomberg.com
April 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Online NOAA climate data hubs serving 27 states — from Colorado and the Dakotas to Louisiana and Texas — have gone dark after a lapse in funding. The cause: expired contracts. This is becoming a pattern at NOAA 🧵 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
SCOOP: Nearly 60% of the Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office has applied to opt into the administration's buy out program. If all are approved, this could send the office back to pre-Biden staffing levels (with a much larger portfolio to manage)
www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energ...
www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energ...
Department of Energy loan office to lose nearly 60% of staff
Approximately 123 out of 210 current LPO employees have registered to opt into buyouts, two department employees confirmed to the Washington Examiner.
www.washingtonexaminer.com
April 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
SCOOP: Nearly 60% of the Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office has applied to opt into the administration's buy out program. If all are approved, this could send the office back to pre-Biden staffing levels (with a much larger portfolio to manage)
www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energ...
www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energ...
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Sadly, climate-related risks will not vanish if they are denied. With the deliberate choice to undermine climate science, knowledge production and science-based university programs, people will be less informed, less prepared.
www.commerce.gov/news/press-r...
www.commerce.gov/news/press-r...
Ending Cooperative Agreements’ Funding to Princeton University
On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick announced that nearly $4 million in funding is ending to Princeton University after a detailed, careful, and thorough review of the...
www.commerce.gov
April 9, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Sadly, climate-related risks will not vanish if they are denied. With the deliberate choice to undermine climate science, knowledge production and science-based university programs, people will be less informed, less prepared.
www.commerce.gov/news/press-r...
www.commerce.gov/news/press-r...
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Almost all NOAA Research websites that rely on cloud services - including Amazon, Google and WordPress - are poised to disappear at midnight ET Saturday after a contract was targeted for "early termination." Labs may also feel the effects.
Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):
Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):
US Weather Agency Websites to Vanish Under Planned Contract Cuts
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency is poised to eliminate most websites tied to its research division under plans for the cancellation of a cloud web services contract, a move that could s...
www.bloomberg.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Almost all NOAA Research websites that rely on cloud services - including Amazon, Google and WordPress - are poised to disappear at midnight ET Saturday after a contract was targeted for "early termination." Labs may also feel the effects.
Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):
Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):
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Ever wondered why seals don't drown? New groundbreaking research from @smruecophys.bsky.social led by @chrismcknight.bsky.social published in @science.org reveals that, unlike other mammals, seals can sense blood oxygen levels.
Paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
March 21, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Ever wondered why seals don't drown? New groundbreaking research from @smruecophys.bsky.social led by @chrismcknight.bsky.social published in @science.org reveals that, unlike other mammals, seals can sense blood oxygen levels.
Paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Paper: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
There are two episodes left in our series on the women leading the conservative climate movement. Tune into today's to find out why for these leaders, permitting reform is at the crux of it all:
youtu.be/fdi4E_BJqhQ
youtu.be/fdi4E_BJqhQ
Climate leaders see permitting reform as answer for reducing CO2 emissions
YouTube video by The Washington Examiner
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March 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
There are two episodes left in our series on the women leading the conservative climate movement. Tune into today's to find out why for these leaders, permitting reform is at the crux of it all:
youtu.be/fdi4E_BJqhQ
youtu.be/fdi4E_BJqhQ
The 4th episode of our series on the women leading the conservative climate movement takes a closer look at why these women believe Trump 2.0 and his flurry of energy EOs can actually move along climate reform.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIM_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIM_...
Conservatives confident Trump's energy agenda can support climate reform
YouTube video by The Washington Examiner
www.youtube.com
March 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The 4th episode of our series on the women leading the conservative climate movement takes a closer look at why these women believe Trump 2.0 and his flurry of energy EOs can actually move along climate reform.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIM_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIM_...
If the EPA is successful in reversing the 2009 Endangerment Finding, Sen. Mark Kelly told me this morning it would "of course" have an impact on Congress' ability to implement policy and programs looking to lower carbon emissions.
March 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
If the EPA is successful in reversing the 2009 Endangerment Finding, Sen. Mark Kelly told me this morning it would "of course" have an impact on Congress' ability to implement policy and programs looking to lower carbon emissions.
In the 3rd episode of our series on women leading the conservative climate movement, we take a closer look at how women have founded and help lead clean energy groups including CRES, the Rainey Center, ClearPath, ACC, and the Conservative Climate Caucus.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLz6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLz6...
How conservative women found a way to lead in promoting clean energy
YouTube video by The Washington Examiner
www.youtube.com
March 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
In the 3rd episode of our series on women leading the conservative climate movement, we take a closer look at how women have founded and help lead clean energy groups including CRES, the Rainey Center, ClearPath, ACC, and the Conservative Climate Caucus.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLz6...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLz6...
In the second episode of our series on the Women Leading the Conservative Climate Movement, we take a look at why climate reform can be aligned with conservative values.
"Republicans are conservationists by nature," Rep. Miller-Meeks told me. Check it out here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI6g...
"Republicans are conservationists by nature," Rep. Miller-Meeks told me. Check it out here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI6g...
Republican's history of promoting climate conservation
YouTube video by The Washington Examiner
www.youtube.com
March 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
In the second episode of our series on the Women Leading the Conservative Climate Movement, we take a look at why climate reform can be aligned with conservative values.
"Republicans are conservationists by nature," Rep. Miller-Meeks told me. Check it out here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI6g...
"Republicans are conservationists by nature," Rep. Miller-Meeks told me. Check it out here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI6g...
On the heels of #InternationalWomensDay, we're releasing a new series looking at the women leading the conservative climate movement. Be sure to follow this week as we look at how climate reform can still be possible under Trump 2.0: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8Wu...
The women leading the conservative climate movement
YouTube video by The Washington Examiner
www.youtube.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
On the heels of #InternationalWomensDay, we're releasing a new series looking at the women leading the conservative climate movement. Be sure to follow this week as we look at how climate reform can still be possible under Trump 2.0: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8Wu...
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Federal employees, you can always reach me securely on Signal if you wish to share any updates, memos, or other tips related to recent funding pauses, layoffs, and more.
Primarily focused on climate, environmental, and energy related programs and departments.
Primarily focused on climate, environmental, and energy related programs and departments.
February 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Federal employees, you can always reach me securely on Signal if you wish to share any updates, memos, or other tips related to recent funding pauses, layoffs, and more.
Primarily focused on climate, environmental, and energy related programs and departments.
Primarily focused on climate, environmental, and energy related programs and departments.
President Trump just revealed that EPA administrator Lee Zeldin plans to cut 65% of staff -- a move that would impact more than 10,000 jobs.
If you are an EPA employee and want to discuss this decision (can always be anonymous or on background) you can find me on signal: calliepatteson.83
If you are an EPA employee and want to discuss this decision (can always be anonymous or on background) you can find me on signal: calliepatteson.83
February 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
President Trump just revealed that EPA administrator Lee Zeldin plans to cut 65% of staff -- a move that would impact more than 10,000 jobs.
If you are an EPA employee and want to discuss this decision (can always be anonymous or on background) you can find me on signal: calliepatteson.83
If you are an EPA employee and want to discuss this decision (can always be anonymous or on background) you can find me on signal: calliepatteson.83
Federal employees, you can always reach me securely on Signal if you wish to share any updates, memos, or other tips related to recent funding pauses, layoffs, and more.
Primarily focused on climate, environmental, and energy related programs and departments.
Primarily focused on climate, environmental, and energy related programs and departments.
February 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Federal employees, you can always reach me securely on Signal if you wish to share any updates, memos, or other tips related to recent funding pauses, layoffs, and more.
Primarily focused on climate, environmental, and energy related programs and departments.
Primarily focused on climate, environmental, and energy related programs and departments.
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From a DoD statement released yesterday, about the thing the Pentagon has been calling a threat multiplier for like three decades
www.defense.gov/News/Release...
www.defense.gov/News/Release...
February 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
From a DoD statement released yesterday, about the thing the Pentagon has been calling a threat multiplier for like three decades
www.defense.gov/News/Release...
www.defense.gov/News/Release...
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When I asked EPA if, as of today, they had made grant money available to grant recipients, including allowing them access to ASAP portals, I was referred to the DOJ about ASAP specifically.
DOJ then declined to comment; the story has been updated to reflect this: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
DOJ then declined to comment; the story has been updated to reflect this: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘It’s Surreal’: Trump’s Freeze on Climate Money Sows Fear and Confusion
Some environmental nonprofits and researchers still don’t have access to their federal grants after the Trump administration ordered them halted on Jan. 27.
www.bloomberg.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
When I asked EPA if, as of today, they had made grant money available to grant recipients, including allowing them access to ASAP portals, I was referred to the DOJ about ASAP specifically.
DOJ then declined to comment; the story has been updated to reflect this: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
DOJ then declined to comment; the story has been updated to reflect this: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This month, I traveled to western Michigan to tour the Palisades Nuclear Plant, which may be the first shuttered U.S. nuclear facility to come back online as soon as October of this year. We've since published a series of stories from our trip & here are some of the highlights:
January 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This month, I traveled to western Michigan to tour the Palisades Nuclear Plant, which may be the first shuttered U.S. nuclear facility to come back online as soon as October of this year. We've since published a series of stories from our trip & here are some of the highlights:
I’m in Michigan this week getting a peak at the restart operations that are underway at the Palisades Nuclear Plant.
If they receive final approval from the NRC this summer, the plant will be the first decommissioned facility to come back online in the US.
If they receive final approval from the NRC this summer, the plant will be the first decommissioned facility to come back online in the US.
January 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I’m in Michigan this week getting a peak at the restart operations that are underway at the Palisades Nuclear Plant.
If they receive final approval from the NRC this summer, the plant will be the first decommissioned facility to come back online in the US.
If they receive final approval from the NRC this summer, the plant will be the first decommissioned facility to come back online in the US.
After a two week hiatus, Daily on Energy is back! As always, our daily newsletter is still freely accessible. In today's edition, we take a look at Biden's offshore drilling ban, and exclusively share freshman Rep. Julie Fedorchak's (R-ND) first congressional action.
Daily on Energy: Trump urged to slash green rules
Rep. Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) has urged Donald Trump to rescind 20 Biden administration regulations to advance the incoming administration’s energy agenda.
www.washingtonexaminer.com
January 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
After a two week hiatus, Daily on Energy is back! As always, our daily newsletter is still freely accessible. In today's edition, we take a look at Biden's offshore drilling ban, and exclusively share freshman Rep. Julie Fedorchak's (R-ND) first congressional action.
2024 was the year I really began by dive into covering climate change, energy, and the environment. Lots of exciting things down the pipeline but until then, here's a few of my favorite stories from this year:
December 31, 2024 at 8:11 PM
2024 was the year I really began by dive into covering climate change, energy, and the environment. Lots of exciting things down the pipeline but until then, here's a few of my favorite stories from this year: