He can try to use a controversial permitting reform bill that way—but energy market conditions, not permits, will dictate the pace of fossil fuel development.
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The Senate’s Surprisingly Populist Permitting Reform Deal
A bipartisan bill could lower electricity costs and speed the green energy transition by targeting utilities.
Posted inPolitics
How American Media Is Gaslighting Europeans on Air Conditioning
The continent is sweating not because of effete resistance to AC, but because of climate change.
Posted inPolitics
Can a Bernie-Backed Populist Fix California’s Home Insurance Crisis?
As insurers flee wildfire risk, the leading candidate for insurance commissioner campaigns on “Natural Disaster Insurance for All,” but even fellow progressives are skeptical.
Posted inGovernment
The Miracle and Mystery of Artemis II
A NASA-led mission that showcases competence and collective purpose—launched, improbably, under a government that rewards neither.
Posted inHealth Care
RFK Jr.’s MAHA Movement: Industry Takes Control
Children’s health report ignores the greatest threats facing young people today: gun violence, smoking, and global warming.
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Trump’s Definition of DEI Is a Disaster for Disaster Management
Twenty years ago, Katrina taught America devastating lessons. The administration’s policies against strategizing to protect society’s most vulnerable are a recipe for a repeat.
Posted inBooks
Why We Need a New Tennessee Valley Authority
In the 1930s, public power agencies like the TVA forced private utilities to electrify rural America. Today, the same strategy can challenge the investor-owned electric utilities that are blocking the spread of renewable energy.
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The Washington Monthly Newsletter: November 2, 2023
“The Government Bureaucrat You Never Heard of Who Is Fixing the Climate, the Supply Chain, and the Border” and the latest from the Washington Monthly website.
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The Government Bureaucrat You Never Heard of Who Is Fixing the Climate, the Supply Chain, and the Border
An interview with Robin Carnahan, Administrator of the General Services Administration.
