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Paulina Jaramillo

@paulijllo.bsky.social
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Professor of Engineering & Public Policy @CarnegieMellon. Energy system transtions and climate. #energysky #climatesky. IPCC AR6 WGIII. Now a @AAAS S&T Policy Fellow in the House of Reps. 🇨🇴by birth, 🇺🇸 by naturalization. 🐘lover. Views are my own.

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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Data Centers and the Rules We Have Not Written Yet: Should we ban data centers? Science cannot answer that, but it can sharpen the trade-offs. New Amped Up post on prices, emissions, air quality, and four questions policymakers should be asking. #energysky open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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Data Centers and the Rules We Have Not Written Yet
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Beneficiary-pays cost allocation has been a rare point of analytical convergence in transmission policy. EPRA (2024) gestured toward it. FERC’s Order 1920 operationalized it. The FAIR Act would unwind it. #EnergyPolicy #Transmission #FERC open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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When “Fair” Isn’t: The FAIR Act and the Erosion of Beneficiary-Pays Cost Allocation
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Federal rules keep the lights on today. No federal authority ensures enough capacity to keep them on tomorrow. My new Amped Up post explains why resource adequacy has become a central gap in US electricity policy, and why the current patchwork can’t hold. #Energy open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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Why Resource Adequacy Is the Gap in Federal Reliability Policy
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
The Federal Power Act was written for a grid that no longer exists. In my latest Amped Up newsletter, I describe a framework for amending it to establish federal resource adequacy standards for the first time #ElectricityGrid #ResourceAdequacy #FederalPowerAct open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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Closing the Gap in the Federal Power Act
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Should I feel guilty about wanting permanent daylight saving time? I reviewed the evidence supporting the scientific consensus against it. It’s narrower than it appears in the public debate. #DaylightSavingTime #SciencePolicy open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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Should I Feel Guilty About Wanting More Evening Light?
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
New on Amped Up: The U.S. charges zero royalties for hardrock mining on public lands. If we’re going to fix that, let’s design a system that also incentivizes domestic processing and strengthens the supply chain. #CriticalMinerals #Mining #SupplyChain #EnergyPolicy open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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If We're Going to Mine, Let's Make It Count
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
The endangerment finding was always a workaround. Its rescission underscores the need to amend the Clean Air Act to include greenhouse gases as regulated pollutants. My latest Amped Up post explores what that could look like. #climate #endangermentfinding open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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It’s Time to Amend the Clean Air Act
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Congress has introduced several critical minerals bills, but nearly all focus on mining and international supply. What's missing? Recycling infrastructure, producer responsibility, and design standards. Read more in my recent essay. #energy #climate #ciruclareconomy open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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Mining Isn't Enough: The Other Half of Critical Materials Strategy
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
The ‘Affordable HOMES Act’ eliminates standards that would save low-income families $177-$475/year in energy costs. Who benefits from making housing less efficient? Not the people who need help most. #EnergyEfficiency #HousingPolicy #EnergyPoverty#ClimateEquity open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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Energy Efficiency for Whom?
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
The House will hold a vote on the SPEED Act this week. Read my review of the bill and why it is not a good-faith approach to permitting reform. #EnergyPolicy #PermittingReform #NEPA open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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The SPEED Act Gets Faster: What Changed in the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
There’s a myth that fossil fuels run 24/7/365. Reality: They’re vulnerable to extreme weather, while battery and renewable systems become cheaper and more reliable. Policies that prop up fossil fuels based on this myth hurt consumers. #EnergySky #EnergyPolicy open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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The Myth of 24/7/365 Fossil Fuel Reliability
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
We forgot the smog and burning rivers because our laws worked. But they weren’t written for climate change. Time to modernize for the crisis ahead. #environmentalpolicy #climatepolicy open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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Environmental Amnesia Mustn’t Stop Progress: Modernizing Our Laws for Climate Action
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Rep. Westerman released changes to the SPEED Act. The new version would still establish a framework designed to expedite projects regardless of environmental consequences. There are better ways to reform the permitting process. #energypermitting #energypolicy open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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The SPEED Act Gets Faster: What Changed in the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
We need more effective planning processes to ensure grid reliability. @fernandez.house.gov introduced the Integrated Resource Planning Modernization Act, which I helped draft during my AAAS Fellowship. #electricity #reliability #IRP #gridplanning open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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Congress Takes Aim at Outdated Grid Planning: The IRP Modernization Act
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
The 1.5°C target is dead. That makes carbon removal MORE urgent, not less. Climate advocates have rallied for clean energy but stayed silent as Trump canceled CDR projects. Democrats must embrace all climate solutions the climate crisis demands. #Climate #COP30 open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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The 1.5°C Dream Is Over. The Case for Carbon Removal Grows Stronger.
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
I thought we’d moved past corn ethanol. Science has evolved more than I realized. New post on the messy climate debate around biofuels, and why our focus still needs to be EVs. #ClimatePolicy #Biofuels #Agriculture #ClimateChange #Sustainability #EnergyPolicy open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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The Ethanol Question I Wasn’t Expecting
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
University “overhead” isn't the problem with research funding. Read my latest Amped Up post to learn why. #EnergyResearch #ResearchFunding #HigherEducation #EnergyPolicy #SciencePolicy open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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No, University Overhead Rates Aren’t Killing Energy Research (But Funding Cuts Are)
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Your electricity bill is up, and data centers are a big reason why. However, the question of who should pay for the AI boom’s massive power appetite exposes deep cracks in America’s fragmented electricity governance. #EnergySky #ElectricityPolicy #DataCenters open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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Data Centers Are Driving Up Your Bill. The Real Problem Runs Deeper.
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Your electricity bill is up, and data centers are a big reason why. However, the question of who should pay for the AI boom’s massive power appetite exposes deep cracks in America’s fragmented electricity governance. #EnergySky #ElectricityPolicy #DataCenters open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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Data Centers Are Driving Up Your Bill. The Real Problem Runs Deeper.
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Data centers could consume 12% of U.S. electricity by 2028. Paradox: they could also stabilize the grid they’re straining. Will they? Probably not in time. #EnergySky open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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Can Data Centers Help the Grid They’re Straining?
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
The federal retreat on hydrogen is frustrating, but it must not be the end of the story. States acting decisively now could position themselves as leaders in the hydrogen economy climate science tells us we desperately need. #hydrogen #climate #energypolicy open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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The Hydrogen Crisis: How Political Winds Are Stalling Our Energy Future
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
We just submitted comments to EPA on their proposed rescission of the greenhouse gas endangerment finding. The science is clear: GHGs are air pollutants that harm public health through multiple pathways. Policy should follow evidence, not ideology. #Climate #CleanAirAct #EPA
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
I have concluded that Democrats should not shut down the government. Why get in the way of letting the system collapse under the GOP's hands? Voting has consequences. Let the country feel them. I am sad that so many will suffer, but I don’t see another way to escape this chaos.
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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Some good news from Colombia: using “coral IVF” economist.com/the-americas... from The Economist
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Colombia is using “coral IVF”
The country’s response to a devastating hurricane has turned it into a reef-restoration champion
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Data centers could increase US electricity costs by 8% and emissions by 30% by 2030. These trends create fundamental challenges for grid planning. Solutions exist, but policymakers must act now. Read more at Amped Up! #Energy #DataCenters #Climate open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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The Digital Infrastructure Boom is Driving Up Everyone’s Electric Bill
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
The Environmental Protection Agency is attacking science and threatening to reverse a foundational climate protection. Join scientists and experts in speaking out in defense of science, public health, and climate science. act.ucsusa.org/4okjCyf
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Scientists & Experts: Stop the EPA's Attack on Climate Science & Public Health
The Environmental Protection Agency is attacking science and threatening to reverse a foundational climate protection. Join scientists and experts in speaking out in defense of science, public health,...
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
New Post. Republicans can’t have their cake and eat it too. open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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The Great Republican Energy Contradiction
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Americans could learn some things from the French.
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Republicans are against considering race in college admission reviews, but get excited about considering race in immigration enforcement.
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
House witnesses this week will claim energy efficiency standards hurt consumers. But research shows the opposite: these policies help families achieve lower bills, healthier homes, and energy security while boosting US clean energy leadership. Read more in Amped Up! open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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Beyond the Industry Talking Points: The Real Case for Efficiency Standards
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Two actually good permitting bills heading to House committee: ePermit Act (digital tools + coordination) and NEPA Data Act (empirical analysis of review timelines). Bipartisan, evidence-based, working within existing frameworks. New post: open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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Two Promising Bills Signal Some Progress on Permitting Reform
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Republicans are trying to innovate America back to the 19th century. Republicans would gut environmental reviews and expand coal mining while black lung disease resurges. It’s a stunning failure of imagination from the party that claims to champion innovation. open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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The Return to Coal: How Republicans Are Dismantling Environmental Progress
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
The DOE published a climate report that abandons science for ideology. My CMU colleagues and I called it out in our public comments: it’s not serious research, it’s a document designed to serve those who profit from climate inaction. Read our comments on Amped Up. open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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Fighting Back Against Federal Climate Misinformation
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
“Thoughts and prayers” don’t seem to be working.
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
America’s property insurance crisis could make 2008 look small. Insurers fleeing entire states, premiums tripling, millions of homes becoming uninsurable. $1.47T in property losses projected by 2055. The hardest truth: managed retreat is inevitable. New post: open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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America’s Property Insurance Crisis: An Economic Catastrophe in the Making
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
If you haven’t done so yet, check out my new Substack Newsletter: Amped Up - Energy Policy Talk. I have already published a few essays about permitting reform and grid planning. I will soon write about capacity markets, data centers, and hydrogen. Subscribe now! paulinajllo.substack.com
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Amped Up: Energy Policy Talk | Substack
My personal Substack. Click to read Amped Up: Energy Policy Talk, a Substack publication. Launched 16 days ago.
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
🔌💡 The lights come on when you flip the switch, but we may not be ready for what’s coming. NERC warns of electricity shortages ahead while we’re juggling exploding demand, renewables, and climate change with broken governance. Why our planning is failing: open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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The Great Electricity Planning Challenge: A Story of Change and Uncertainty
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Final post in my permitting series! A Path Forward: One Way to Fix America’s Overburdened Permitting System. From consolidating agency authority to cutting paperwork bloat, here’s what sensible reform could look like. Too bad we have a dysfunctional Congress. open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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A Path Forward: How to Fix America’s Broken Permitting System
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
New post: Congress rejected bipartisan permitting reform in 2024 that would have helped clean energy. Now we are facing the SPEED Act, legislation that would gut environmental review entirely. Sometimes imperfect compromise beats purity. 🔌💡 open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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The Road Not Taken: Did Democrats Miss Their Chance on Permitting Reform?
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Here is my first essay on Permitting Reform. I am still struggling with this subject and will expand my thoughts in future posts. open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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Why Do We Need Permitting Reform? (And Are We Asking the Right Questions?)
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
🧵I have been operating under the assumption that I will not be able to get federal funding for the next 3.5 years. This EO just confirms my assumption. The order effectively removes scientific review from the grantmaking process.
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
🔌💡Launching “Amped Up: Energy Policy Talk” newsletter. After a year as a Congressional Fellow on energy policy, I’ll share insights on the energy transition. First post up. Sign up! open.substack.com/pub/paulinaj...
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Welcome to Amped Up: Energy Policy Talk
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
This video is more relevant and accurate today than it was when it aired 10+ years ago. youtu.be/wTjMqda19wk?...
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The Newsroom - America is not the greatest country in the world anymore...(Restricted language)
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
🧵 Yesterday marked the end of an incredible year serving as an AAAS Congressional Fellow in Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez's office (NM-03). Working alongside her dedicated team was truly a privilege. These public servants do the essential work of protecting our democracy every day. 1/6
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
💡🔌I am excited to announce that Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández has introduced the Weather-Safe Energy Act of 2025. I had the privilege of leading the drafting of this legislation as part of my AAAS Congressional Fellowship! fernandez.house.gov/news/documen... 🧵
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As Climate Threats Escalate, Rep. Leger Fernández Leads Charge to Weather-Proof America’s Energy Grid
WASHINGTON — As wildfires rage, floods surge, and power grids strain under record-breaking heat, U.S. Representatives Leger Fernández (NM-03), Casten (IL-06), Castor (FL-11), and Ross (NC-02) introduc...
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Excellent political cartoon from jaythurber.com/2025/07/17/h...
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Tomorrow’s “Energy and Innovation Summit” at CMU, organized by Senator McCormick with Trump attending, is a moral failure. The university is leveraging this event for institutional gain while it promotes fossil fuels as “innovation.” This is slap in the face to real clean energy researchers. 🧵
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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
It’s appalling that we’re going backwards on miner safety, but also the end of coal can’t come soon enough. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/w...
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How Black Lung Came Roaring Back to Coal Country
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Paulina Jaramillo @paulijllo.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
If you wonder what important work I have been doing during my fellowship in Congress, the video shows an example 🤣🤣🤣 (To be fair, I have also been working on two bills and other legislative support activities)
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