Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 14/10/2026"My confidence level today is a lot higher than it was a year ago that water systems are going to be able to treat for PFAS at far less cost" Zeldin said 010
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 14/10/2026I asked whether proposed waivers that would give water systems 2 extra years to comply with PFAS regs are meant to be widespread or for special circumstances. He didn't say directly but said that recent tech advancements have been "extraordinary" 110
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Zeldin took reporter questions for about an hour today. He said proposed changes to the methane rule are "days, not weeks" from being signed. 100
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Trump administration seeks to reconsider offshore wind farm’s approval thehill.com/policy/energ...thehill.comTrump administration seeks to reconsider offshore wind farm’s approvalThe Trump administration is asking a federal court to reassess a prior approval of a nearly-completed offshore wind farm, an escalation of the administration’s attack on wind energy that’s raising … 010
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Vance announces plan to use wartime authority to boost fuel production at Texas refinery thehill.com/homenews/adm...thehill.comVance announces plan to use wartime authority to boost fuel production at Texas refineryThe Trump administration will use wartime authority to augment fuel production at a refinery in Texas, Vice President JD Vance announced on Tuesday. The move comes as high energy prices are putting… 100
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Russia will supply the U.S. and global market with diesel, President Trump announced Friday. thehill.com/policy/energ...thehill.comRussia will supply US and global markets with diesel, Trump saysRussia will supply the U.S. and global market with diesel, President Trump announced Friday. His comments come after Russia had banned diesel exports as its refineries became targets of Ukrainian s… 210
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Trump to propose relaxing methane rules for oil and gas industry thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/6134812-trump-epa-methane-oil-and-gas-industry/thehill.comTrump to propose relaxing methane rules for oil and gas industryThe Trump administration will propose to loosen restrictions that rein in methane from oil and gas production, it announced on Wednesday. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said in a press r… 123
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Several Supreme Court justices today seemed unconvinced by oil companies’ bid to quash climate suits #GreenSky #EnergySky thehill.com/policy/energ...thehill.comJustices appear skeptical of oil companies’ bid to quash climate suitsSeveral Supreme Court Justices appeared skeptical Monday of a request from oil companies to preemptively block a climate change lawsuit that could hold them liable for climate damages. Many of the … 032
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The Supreme Court will hear a major climate case on today that could determine the future of state and local efforts to recover damages from fossil fuel companies over their role in global warming. thehill.com/policy/energ...thehill.comSupreme Court to hear case Monday on if localities can sue oil companies for climate damagesThe Supreme Court will hear a major climate case on Monday that could determine the future of state and local efforts to recover damages from fossil fuel companies over their role in global warming… 120
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Judge halts contentious border construction in and near Texas’s Big Bend national park thehill.com/policy/energ...thehill.comJudge halts contentious border construction in and near Texas’s Big Bend national parkA federal judge on Friday halted contentious Trump administration border construction plans in Texas’s Big Bend region. Judge Kathleen Cardone, a George W. Bush appointee, wrote that the administr… 000
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026European countries are expected to release spare fuel as oil, gasoline and diesel prices remain high The move follows some U.S. pressure. thehill.com/policy/energ...thehill.comEurope to release 100M barrels of fuel amid high pricesEuropean countries will release fuel from their stockpiles after prices have skyrocketed in recent weeks. French President Emmanuel Macron said in a post on X Friday that leaders from the Group of… 100
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Bisparitsan senators announced a deal that they say will speed the construction of the nation’s energy and infrastructure projects while reining in electricity costs from data centers. thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/6120853-permitting-reform-bipartisan-deal-infrastructure-energy-projects/thehill.comSenators announce long-awaited permitting reform dealDemocratic and Republican senators on Wednesday announced a long-sought deal on permitting reform that they say will speed the construction of the nation’s energy and infrastructure projects while … 102
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Dems block data center electricity bill, calling it ‘toothless’ thehill.com/policy/energ...thehill.comDems block data center electricity bill, calling it ‘toothless’Senate Democrats have blocked a bill that seeks to address data center electricity costs, calling it ineffective and “toothless,” though the legislation passed the House with significan… 010
Reposted by Rachel FrazinRachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Read about the bipartisan permitting deal here! thehill.com/policy/energ...thehill.comDemocrats and Republicans announce long-awaited deal to speed up infrastructure, energy projectsDemocratic and Republican senators have reached a long-sought deal that they say will speed the construction of the nation’s energy and infrastructure projects while reining in costs from data cent… 011
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Read about the bipartisan permitting deal here! thehill.com/policy/energ...thehill.comDemocrats and Republicans announce long-awaited deal to speed up infrastructure, energy projectsDemocratic and Republican senators have reached a long-sought deal that they say will speed the construction of the nation’s energy and infrastructure projects while reining in costs from data cent… 011
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Senators have a permitting reform deal: The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 Read it for yourself here: www.epw.senate.gov/public/_cach...epw.senate.gov 101
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Alito recuses from case that could toss climate suits against oil companies w/ @zschonfeld.bsky.social thehill.com/regulation/c...thehill.comAlito recuses from case that could toss climate suits against oil companiesJustice Samuel Alito on Monday recused from a major climate case set to be heard next week, stepping aside with no explanation after previously participating in the vote to take up the dispute. Ali… 001
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Breaking: Trump rolls back car efficiency standards thehill.com/policy/energ...thehill.comTrump rolls back car efficiency standardsThe Trump administration has rolled back car efficiency standards designed to require automakers to ensure their products are using less fuel. While the Biden-era standards would have required vehi… 010
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026As a key Democrat says a permitting deal could pass in a few months, the Trump administration is saying it may not be willing to wait that long thehill.com/policy/energ...thehill.comWhite House seeks to pressure Democrats to move faster on permitting reform dealAs a key Democratic negotiator says a deal to speed up infrastructure projects could be months away, the Trump administration is saying it may not be willing to wait that long. Sen. Sheldon Whiteho… 111
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Court reinstates $7B ‘Solar for All’ program axed by Trump thehill.com/policy/energ...thehill.comCourt reinstates $7B ‘Solar for All’ program axed by TrumpA federal court has rebuffed the Trump administration’s effort to slash a $7 billion program that seeks to provide rooftop solar power in disadvantaged communities. Judge Mary McElr… 0219
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026As AI data centers face intense public pushback over issues including their electricity and water use, another potential environmental impact is percolating: the proliferation of forever chemicals. thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/6098173-ai-data-centers-forever-chemicals-pfas-water-power/thehill.comData centers, drawing concerns over water and power, may have another surprise impact: Forever chemicalsAs AI data centers face intense public pushback over issues including their electricity and water use, another potential environmental impact is percolating: the proliferation of forever chemicals.… 132
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Heinrich blocked Husted’s bid to unanimously pass a bill that seeks to force states to consider making tech companies cover their data centers’ electricity price impacts. Moreno then blocked Heinrich's bid to pass his own electricity price bill thehill.com/policy/energ...thehill.comSenate Democrat blocks House-passed bill on data center electricity costsSen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) blocked Sen. Jon Husted’s (R-Ohio) Thursday effort to unanimously pass a bill that seeks to force states to consider making tech companies cover their data centers’ el… 000
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The Trump administration has further reduced protections for endangered species under the Endangered Species Act through a new internal memo thehill.com/policy/energ...thehill.comTrump administration reduces protections for endangered species againThe Trump administration has further reduced protections for endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The law prohibits any “take” of endangered species, meaning to “h… 110
Reposted by Rachel FrazinRachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Read more about the Ratepayer Protection Act's passage here thehill.com/homenews/sta...thehill.comHouse approves bill aimed at putting data center electricity costs on tech companiesThe House on Tuesday passed a bill aimed at shielding Americans from increased electricity costs associated with data centers. The bill requires states to consider taking up standards that would fo… 021
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Read more about the Ratepayer Protection Act's passage here thehill.com/homenews/sta...thehill.comHouse approves bill aimed at putting data center electricity costs on tech companiesThe House on Tuesday passed a bill aimed at shielding Americans from increased electricity costs associated with data centers. The bill requires states to consider taking up standards that would fo… 021
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Bill to make states consider minimizing data centers' impact on electricity bills passed the House 417-3 100
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Court tosses EPA restrictions on highly toxic paint stripper chemical thehill.com/policy/energ...thehill.comCourt tosses EPA restrictions on highly toxic paint stripper chemicalA federal appeals court this week threw out an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that banned most uses of a highly toxic chemical used as a paint stripper. The EPA has said that the … 110
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Here's what you should know about yesterday's move to slash climate regs for power plants thehill.com/homenews/sta...thehill.com6 takeaways as Trump takes sledgehammer to power plant climate regsThe Trump administration on Monday gutted the rules governing the nation’s climate regulations for power plants. Here’s what you should know about the final rule from the Environmental Protec… 013
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Trump guts climate rules for coal and gas power plants thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/6088870-trump-epa-climate-change-coal-gas-power-plants/thehill.comTrump guts climate rules for coal and gas power plantsThe Trump administration on Monday gutted regulations that limited planet-warming emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants. The move allows a sector that makes up a large share of the … 222
Reposted by Rachel FrazinEJ Today News @ejtodaynews.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Court Halts Trump Effort To Help Congress Overturn Calif. Clean Car Rules @rachelfrazin.bsky.social reports for @thehill.com thehill.com/policy/trans...thehill.comCourt halts Trump effort to help Congress overturn California clean car rulesA federal judge late Wednesday temporarily blocked a Trump administration effort to overturn California’s clean car rules through Congress. Judge Beryl Howell, an appointee of former President Obam… 021
Reposted by Rachel FrazinNewsNation @newsnation.bsky.social · 04/09/2026It would be particularly expected to reduce the number of waters subject to the Clean Water Act in the West. #politicsnewsnationnow.comEPA proposes to further narrow Clean Water Act protectionsIt would be particularly expected to reduce the number of waters subject to the Clean Water Act in the West. 143
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026The Trump administration announced Friday it was proposing to fast-track approvals for oil drilling projects in Alaska after a request from a trade group to do so. thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/6071615-blm-proposes-npra-oil-approvals/thehill.comTrump administration moves to fast-track oil drilling approvals in AlaskaThe Trump administration announced Friday it was proposing to fast-track approvals for oil drilling projects in Alaska after a request from a trade group to do so. The Bureau of Land Management (BL… 000
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Trump administration considers further narrowing the scope of the Clean Water Act thehill.com/policy/energ...thehill.comEPA proposes to further narrow Clean Water Act protectionsThe Trump administration on Friday proposed further narrowing protections under the Clean Water Act. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers issued a supplemental prop… 120
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Lutnick claims that data centers, known for water consumption, ‘don’t use water’ thehill.com/policy/energ...thehill.comLutnick claims that data centers, known for water consumption, ‘don’t use water’Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick claimed Wednesday that data centers “don’t use water” despite the facilities’ significant water usage raising concerns for communities that may host them. In an i… 100
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Trump touts Venezuela deal, but it could take years for oil to reach the market thehill.com/policy/energ...thehill.comTrump touts Venezuela deal, but political, logistical hurdles stand between US and oilPresident Trump announced last week that the U.S. would team up with a Venezuelan company to pump oil from a large swath of the South American nation’s reserves — but actually getting that pe… 000
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Breaking: Trump says he secured ‘majority U.S. control’ of large slice of Venezuela’s oil reserves thehill.com/homenews/adm...thehill.comTrump says he secured ‘majority U.S. control’ of large slice of Venezuela’s oil reservesPresident Trump said Friday evening that there will be “majority U.S. control” of a large swath of Venezuela’s oil reserves. “BREAKING NEWS: The United States of America has just entered into… 000
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 24/08/2026As public pushback to data centers boils over, politicians on both sides of the aisle are racing to distance themselves thehill.com/homenews/cam...thehill.comRising data center backlash shakes up midterm racesAs public pushback to data centers boils over, politicians on both sides of the aisle are racing to distance themselves from the controversial facilities. Key swing state candidates are scram… 020
Reposted by Rachel FrazinSharon Udasin @sharonudasin.bsky.social · 24/08/2026letsfindout.podbean.com/e/the-hidden...letsfindout.podbean.com“The Hidden Crisis of Forever Chemicals with Author Sharon Udasin” | Let’s Find Out PodcastWhat are PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," and why are they found in the bodies of nearly all Americans? In this episode of Let's Find Out, award-winning environmental journalist Sharon Udasin ... 031
Reposted by Rachel FrazinSharon Udasin @sharonudasin.bsky.social · 24/08/2026It was a pleasure getting to speak in-depth about Poisoning the Well and the #PFAS crisis with Mitch Jelniker at the Arapahoe Libraries Let's Find Out podcast! Link in first comment. 131
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Apparently the Interior Department has recently shuffled around several senior career officials, I'm told: thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/6044530-interior-staffers-trump-administration/thehill.comInterior shuffles several senior career staffersThe Interior Department has recently shuffled at least 25 senior career staffers, giving them different roles at the department that oversees the nation’s public lands, parks and other resources, a… 000
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026The feds have unveiled short-term plans for Colorado River water cuts from California, Arizona and Nevada — issuing a plan that’s largely in line with what the states themselves have proposed and sparing them from more dramatic cuts for the time being thehill.com/policy/energ...thehill.comInterior spares California, Arizona, Nevada from most dramatic short-term Colorado River water cutsThe federal government has unveiled its short-term plans for Colorado River water cuts from California, Arizona and Nevada — issuing a plan that’s largely in line with what the states themselves ha… 000
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 19/08/2026The Trump administration’s border construction plans inside a national park have hit a wall: resistance from community members ranging from environmental activists to county sheriffs. thehill.com/policy/energ...thehill.comTrump’s border plans spark controversy at Texas national parkThe Trump administration’s border construction plans inside a national park have hit a wall: resistance from community members ranging from environmental activists to county sheriffs. Last ye… 000
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Trump moves to strip protections from 44M acres of national forest thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/6035538-us-forest-service-trump-administration-roadless-rule-protections-stripped-44m-acres/thehill.comTrump moves to strip protections from 44M acres of national forestThe Trump administration on Tuesday moved to strip protections from 44 million acres of national forest. The U.S. Forest Service has proposed to rescind the 2001 “Roadless Rule,” which … 010
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 17/08/2026CBP chief halts border construction in Big Bend National Park thehill.com/policy/energ...thehill.comCBP chief halts construction in Big Bend National ParkCustoms and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney Scott said he would halt construction activity in Big Bend National Park as efforts to erect a border barrier have met bipartisan pushback. I… 120
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 17/08/2026The Hill is hiring a business reporter! Apply here: nexstar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/nexsta...nexstar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.comBusiness ReporterBusiness reporter The Hill, a division of Nexstar Media Group, is hiring a Business Reporter to cover the intersection of business and politics in Washington, D.C. About the role: This position will b... 010
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026EPA's being sued over approvals of two chemicals despite identifying potential health risks thehill.com/policy/energ...thehill.comEPA sued for approving semiconductor chemicals that may pose health risksEnvironmental and community groups sued the Trump administration on Friday over its approval of two chemicals for use in semiconductors despite posing health risks. The Environmental Protection Age… 000
Rachel Frazin @rachelfrazin.bsky.social · 11/08/2026NOAA pulls support from Arctic climate report The lead editor of this year's report said "We are frantically working to find a way" to make it happen anyway thehill.com/policy/energ...thehill.comNOAA pulls support from Arctic climate reportThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is pulling its support from an Arctic climate and environment report it has helped with in the past. Rick Thoman, lead editor for the 2026… 612163