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Managing Editor, commodities and energy, Bloomberg News. Ex-Londoner in NYC. Any views are mine and no one else's etc.

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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Scoop: The EPA is expected to formally rescind carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter. Tag team with @bloomberg.com’s Ari Natter and Jen Dlouhy. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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EPA Poised to Repeal Carbon Standards for Coal, Gas Power Plants
The US Environmental Protection Agency is expected to formally rescind carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Simon Casey @sjcasey.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Does Silicon Valley dream of Philip K Dick? - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
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Does Silicon Valley dream of Philip K Dick?
His 1960s science-fiction visions are a guide to our age of erratic billionaires, wild space fantasies and glitchy, invasive technology
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Will Wade @willwwade.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Gotta read this piece from @michellema.bsky.social
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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
A group of Democratic senators urged the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to rein in prediction market trading on wildfires, expressing concern that individuals could be tempted to commit arson to make their bets pay off New story @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Prediction Market Bets on Wildfires Draw Scrutiny From Senators
A group of Democratic senators urged the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to rein in prediction market trading on wildfires, expressing concern that individuals could be tempted to commit arson to...
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Will Wade @willwwade.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Lots of #nuclear power getting built! www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Nuclear Power to Climb 44% Worldwide as China Tops US, BNEF Says
Global nuclear capacity is set to climb 44% over the next decade after years of tepid growth, spurred by growing demand for electricity and aggressive efforts to build reactors in China and India.
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Mark Chediak @mchediak.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
The largest #wind farm in US history started up this month in New Mexico. It'll be America’s last landmark wind project for years, as the industry grapples with a myriad of headwinds. My latest 👇 🎁Link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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America’s Biggest Wind Farm Arrives Just as Industry Heads for Declines
The pace of onshore turbine installations is set to slow until 2030 as the renewables sector faces a myriad of headwinds.
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Lauren Rosenthal @laurenthal.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
El Niño has arrived - and it's on track to be a big one. From transatlantic flight times to Panama Canal shipping delays, to the cost of a candy bar or even just a bottle of soap, its effects can pop up all over the economy. (gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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El Niño Slams Into a Global Economy Unprepared for More Chaos
Scientists warn a blockbuster weather event risks pushing costs higher for everything from building materials to groceries.
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Dana Hull @danahull.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
SpaceX's IPO is this week so we though it would be a good time to look at all the related party transactions
data viz showing how Musk's companies overlap and intertwine
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John Ainger @johnainger.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
⚡ The AI data center boom in the US is threatening to claim its biggest victim yet — the nation’s largest electric grid operator. ⚡ In an explosive speech, the FERC chair said it may have grown "too big to function." 🎁Gift link to our deep dive below 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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AI Data Center Boom Risks Breakup of Biggest US Power Grid Operator
Soaring utility bills and sluggish bureaucracy are fueling calls to split up PJM Interconnection, which runs the grid in 13 states.
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Emily Forgash @emilyforgash.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Artificial intelligence data centers are on the verge of reaching their limits. That’s forcing a reckoning among hyperscalers, data center operators, chip makers and power equipment producers. As they scale up, they are having to reimagine how data centers are designed, built and powered. 🎁 link:
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The Race to Rethink Data Centers for AI’s Power Surge
With energy demand already straining infrastructure, AI players are reimagining the data center from the ground up.
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Mark Chediak @mchediak.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Friday afternoon scoop 👇 About $50 billion in wind investments and 150,000 jobs are imperiled by the Trump administration’s effective halt to approvals for new onshore projects, according to a trade group report reviewed by Bloomberg News. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Wind-Permit Stall Is Threatening $50 Billion in US Developments
About $50 billion in wind investments and 150,000 jobs are imperiled by the Trump administration’s effective halt to approvals for new onshore projects, a trade group said.
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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Cameron Hamilton, Trump's new FEMA pick, has been on both sides of the question over whether the disaster agency should exist. With a rare second chance in Trump's admin, the question is whether the former NAVY seal will defend the agency or further weaken it: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Can Trump's New FEMA Pick Save the Beleaguered Disaster Agency?
Backers say Cameron Hamilton will bring direction to the agency, but critics question whether he has the experience for its top job.
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weathersullivan.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
It's Tick Time again. 11 years ago I got bit by a tick outside Boston and got Lyme Disease and Anaplasmosis. Four ticks bit me, I plucked three off, but the last one was unseen until I developed that bulls-eye shaped rash. Nice.
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Will Wade @willwwade.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
The Three Mile Island nuclear plant is poised for a comeback, driven by AI’s massive energy needs -- worked on this one for a long time www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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The AI Revival of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant
Microsoft’s vast power demands are bringing together two transformative—and risky—technologies.
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Simon Casey @sjcasey.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
🚨🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨🚨 We're looking for a journalist to lead our talented team in the Americas covering metals and mining. More details in the link below: bloomberg.avature.net/careers/Publ...
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Team Leader, Mining & Metals – Americas
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Michelle Ma @michellema.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
The story of Fermi is in some ways the story of the AI moment: Co-founded by a former Texas governor and a brash entrepreneur, Fermi offered companies racing to build data centers the two things they crave most: open land and an astonishing amount of power.
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Michelle Ma @michellema.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
This much is clear: As climate change has made wildfires more frequent and destructive, the issue of who pays for their costs has come to a head. My story with @alexrajbhandari.bsky.social on the all-out offensive to rewrite who pays for wildfires: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... 5/5
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Besieged Berkshire Utility Tries to Rewrite Who Pays for Wildfires
Utility-ignited fires have become a thorny issue for Warren Buffett’s successor.
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Liam Denning @liamdenning.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
The DoE’s biggest loan ever is a sign of how energy bills are shaping the midterms @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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This $26.5 Billion Power Loan Is All About the Midterms
If you want to gauge the political temperature around utility bills and the datacenter boom, the Department of Energy just made its biggest loan in history to help keep a lid on utility bills in a dat...
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Brian Eckhouse @brianreports.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Scoop: The Climate Prediction Center is being folded into other agencies overseen by the National Weather Service The change follows moves by the Trump administration to dismantle climate science programs By @weathersullivan.bsky.social & @laurenthal.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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US Climate Forecaster to Be Absorbed in Weather Agency Reshuffle
The US climate forecasting service will be absorbed into other federal departments as part of a re-organization announced to staff Thursday.
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weathersullivan.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
A good-old-fashioned nor'easter "super bomb" is on the way for NYC, Boston, Long Island, New England: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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‘Super Bomb’ Blizzard Aims Heavy Snow at New York, Northeast
A powerful winter storm that may turn into a “super bomb” threatens New York City and the Northeast with heavy, wet snow by the foot starting Sunday and tropical storm-strength wind gusts that are lik...
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Michelle Ma @michellema.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
"Don't be afraid to break some eggs," former Biden-era Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said to the next Democratic administration at the BloombergNEF Summit in SF: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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What Democrats Can Learn From the Trump Energy Playbook
Democrats shouldn’t be afraid to take more aggressive actions on clean energy, former Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said.
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Ari Natter @arinatter.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
SCOOP: The US is awarding $2.7 billion to domestic to nuclear fuel makers as part of an effort to restart domestic production. #energysky www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Nuclear Fuel Makers Get $2.7 Billion From US as AI Boosts Power Demand
The US is awarding $900 million each to Centrus Energy Corp. and two other nuclear fuel makers as part of an effort to restart domestic production and wean the US off of enriched Russian uranium.
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Simon Casey @sjcasey.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Realizing President Donald Trump’s plan for a US-led revival of Venezuela’s beleaguered oil industry could be a years-long and challenging process costing upwards of $100 billion www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Trump’s Venezuela Oil Revival Plan Is a $100 Billion Gamble
Realizing President Donald Trump’s plan for a US-led revival of Venezuela’s beleaguered oil industry could be a years-long and challenging process costing upwards of $100 billion.
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Lauren Rosenthal @laurenthal.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Cajun Navy groups may raise a few million dollars in a good year, collectively. As President Trump weighs major changes to FEMA - like shutting it down - some leaders say they wouldn't be able to replace it. Or simply aren't interested. As one put it: "We don't want to end up sucking like them."
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Lauren Rosenthal @laurenthal.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
A DHS spokesperson said workers who publicly signed the Katrina Declaration "were wrongly and without authorization reinstated by bureaucrats acting outside their authority." As one whistleblower lawyer put it: "I've never seen a retraction on a retraction like this." Story w/ @zhirji.bsky.social
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Simon Casey @sjcasey.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
We're looking for a reporter to join our agriculture team, in Brazil! It's is a great opportunity for someone looking to chronicle the country's emergence as an agricultural-exporting superpower. Check out the link , or reach out direct: scasey4 at bloomberg,net bloomberg.avature.net/careers/Publ...
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Agriculture Reporter - Brazil (Sao Paulo)
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Lauren Rosenthal @laurenthal.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
PG&E, National Grid and other big utilities are using AI models to pick out relatively cheap, targeted fixes that cut the risk of sparking a deadly fire -- think individual poles to replace and trees to trim back. Story w/ @joewertz.bsky.social (gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Massive Wildfire Liabilities Push Utilities to Use AI to Stop Blazes
Power companies are turning to tech firms that can spot fragile trees and map high-risk areas before fires start.
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Michelle Ma @michellema.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Scoop: Tesla co-founder JB Straubel's battery recycling firm Redwood Materials laid off dozens of staff, as the company shifts its focus to energy storage and critical minerals. This comes a month after Redwood raised $350 million for an over $6 billion valuation. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Tesla Co-Founder Straubel’s Battery Startup Redwood Fires Dozens
Tesla Inc. co-founder JB Straubel’s battery recycling firm Redwood Materials Inc. cut dozens of jobs as the startup scales back some of its ambitious projects to refocus on tapping into demand for gri...
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Simon Casey @sjcasey.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... Almost 200 nations capped two weeks of fraught negotiations with an agreement on new efforts to help guide their transition away from the fossil fuels driving global warming. However, the accord dodged an explicit mention of the oil, gas and coal (🎁link)
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COP30 Climate Summit Reaches Deal That Leaves Many Nations Unhappy
Almost 200 nations gathered in Brazil for the United Nations’ annual climate summit capped two weeks of fraught negotiations with an agreement Saturday on new efforts to help guide their transition aw...
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Mark Chediak @mchediak.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
NEWS - Trump and Mamdani agree that NY utility ConEd needs to lower utility bills. 🎁 Link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Trump Calls on New York’s Con Ed to Cut Rates in Meeting With Mamdani
President Donald Trump said he talked about the need for New York utility Consolidated Edison Inc. to lower rates during a meeting with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House.
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Liam Denning @liamdenning.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Constellation’s $1B DoE loan is a bad look for nuclear power @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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This $1 Billion Nuclear Loan Is a Bad Look for Nuclear
America’s biggest nuclear power company just scored an unequivocal home-run. The implications for America’s vaunted nuclear power renaissance are a little more equivocal.
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Simon Casey @sjcasey.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Scoop: Turkey is set to host the flagship United Nations climate change conference next year, beating a rival proposal from Australia. Via @johnainger.bsky.social, Jen Dlouhy, @bykeirawright.bsky.social (🎁link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...)
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Turkey Beats Australia in Race to Host UN Climate Talks in 2026
Turkey is set to host the flagship United Nations climate change conference next year, beating a rival proposal from Australia following a protracted contest between the two countries.
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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
📣Bloomberg Economics is hiring a climate specialist: bloomberg.avature.net/careers/JobD...
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Bloomberg Economics - Geoeconomics - Climate Economist/Econometrician
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John Ainger @johnainger.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
We're into week 2 at #COP30. Over the next few days we'll see whether support for a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels can get enough support from countries, or be blocked by producer nations: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Fossil Fuel Transition Emerges as Key Climate Fight in Brazil
The thousands of protesters who brought traffic to a halt Saturday in the Brazilian city of Belém implored leaders to act faster to tackle global warming. As United Nations climate talks enter their c...
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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Do not miss this stunning investigation that reveals how a Koch-funded machine and Silicon Valley's new found interest is behind the dangerous advanced nuclear hype in the US. 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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The Risky Movement to Make America Nuclear Again
A Silicon Valley startup called Oklo is leading the charge to bring nuclear power back to the US with small reactors. Its backers have wealth and political connections that could undermine nuclear saf...
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Simon Casey @sjcasey.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Track Hurricane #Melissa here (🎁link): www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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Tracking Hurricane Melissa’s Latest Path
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Stephen Stapczynski @sstapczynski.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
GAS TURBINE SHORTAGE 🚨⚡ Orders for turbines for natural gas power plants are vastly outpacing supply, threatening the world’s ability to keep pace with rising electricity demand 🧵 Thread on how we got here and what it means for power-hungry nations www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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Ari Natter @arinatter.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
SCOOP: The Trump administration canceling billions of dollars earmarked for hydrogen projects in California and the Pacific Northwest as it seeks to pressure Democrats in shutdown fight. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Trump Set to Cancel West Coast Hydrogen Hubs Amid Shutdown Fight
The Trump administration is planning to cancel billions of dollars earmarked for hydrogen projects in California and the Pacific Northwest as part of its first tranche of funding cuts following the go...
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Simon Casey @sjcasey.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
We're hiring: bloomberg.avature.net/careers/Publ...
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Commodities Editor and Calgary Bureau Chief
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Ari Natter @arinatter.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
SCOOP: The Trump administration has completed a deal to take an equity stake in Lithium America’s as part of a deal to renegotiate a $2.3 billion U.S. loan. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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US to Take Stake in Lithium Americas to Boost Nevada Project
The US government agreed to acquire a stake in Lithium Americas Corp., Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said Tuesday on Bloomberg TV, giving a boost to the Canadian company as it develops its Thacker ...
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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
EXCLUSIVE/BOMBSHELL: @bloomberg.com has obtained **18K** previously unreported emails from Jeffery Epstein's personal Yahoo account. The emails are disturbing & revelatory & reveal new details about Ghilaine Maxwell's role FREE to read www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
“Question,” Epstein wrote to Maxwell on May 23, 2008. “Which one do you prefer,,, lewd and lscivious conduct ,, or procuring minors for prostituion.”

At the time, he and his star-studded team of defense lawyers were closing in on a generous plea deal with federal and state officials in Florida, and Epstein was trying to negotiate the state charges to which he’d plead guilty. Maxwell’s response was matter-of-fact:

From: gmax <gmax[REDACTED]>
To: J. Epstein <jeeproject@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, May 23 2008 3:22 PM
Subject: Re:
I suppose Lewd and lecivious conduct..I would prefer lewd and lescivious conduct w/a prositute if possible
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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Trump's ex-FEMA chief Cameron Hamilton speaks out against push to abolish the agency. “I cannot get behind this position that abolishing FEMA is the answer,” Hamilton said on Disaster Tough podcast, calling such a move "an extreme risk" to the American people. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Trump’s Ex-FEMA Chief Says Killing Agency Puts Public at ‘Extreme Risk’
Cameron Hamilton’s tenure was short and marked by a struggle over the agency’s future.
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weathersullivan.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
NJ micro-shake rattles windows in NYC. This is the second since Saturday, but the USGS says they are unrelated: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Small New Jersey Earthquake Rattles New York City Buildings
A small earthquake shook the dust off the walls and rattled windows across northern New Jersey and the greater New York City area Tuesday.
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Lauren Rosenthal @laurenthal.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Neil Jacobs - the weather scientist who was in charge at NOAA during "Sharpiegate" - is poised to come back. “I’m hopeful that he’s learned how to fight within the political system," one former NOAA chief said, "because he is going to have to fight." / 1 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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US Weather Boss During ‘Sharpiegate’ Nears Return to a Shrinking Agency
Trump’s appointee to run the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has vowed to support the president's massive cuts.
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Liam Denning @liamdenning.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Someone should tell Chris Wright about how we dealt with asbestos @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Shoko Oda @shokooda.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
🇯🇵☢️A Japanese utility is looking into a plan to build the nation's first nuclear reactor since the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Kansai Electric said it will resume surveys for a potential new reactor at the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant. Gift link, valid for 7 days: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Japan Looks at Building First Atomic Reactor Since Fukushima
Kansai Electric Power Co. is looking into a plan to build Japan’s first nuclear reactor since the country soured on the technology following the 2011 Fukushima disaster, the regional utility confirmed...
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Simon Casey @sjcasey.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Hess wins its arbitration battle with Exxon Mobil, clearing the way for it to be bought by Chevron more than 20 months after the $53 billion deal was announced www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Hess Wins Exxon Arbitration Case, Paves Way for Chevron Deal
Hess Corp. won its arbitration battle with Exxon Mobil Corp., clearing the way for it to be bought by Chevron Corp. more than 20 months after the $53 billion deal was announced.
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Will Wade @willwwade.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Constellation Energy is planning to pursue a nuclear project in upstate New York, responding to a push from the governor -- SCOOP with @tylerskendall $CEG www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Constellation to Pursue New York Nuclear Project, CEO Says
Constellation Energy Corp. is planning to pursue a nuclear project in upstate New York, responding to a push from the governor.
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