Dan McCarthy
@danmccarthy.bsky.social
Senior editor at Canary Media
New one from @canarymedia.com: A Dem.-sponsored bill is advancing to undo Massachusetts' climate goals and cut funding to its successful energy efficiency program.
The reason? You guessed it: affordability. Critics call the legislation shortsighted. More below.
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The reason? You guessed it: affordability. Critics call the legislation shortsighted. More below.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol...
Massachusetts bill would undo climate goals and cut efficiency…
The Democratic lawmaker behind the proposal says it will make energy more affordable, but opponents say it would harm the environment and consumers.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
New one from @canarymedia.com: A Dem.-sponsored bill is advancing to undo Massachusetts' climate goals and cut funding to its successful energy efficiency program.
The reason? You guessed it: affordability. Critics call the legislation shortsighted. More below.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol...
The reason? You guessed it: affordability. Critics call the legislation shortsighted. More below.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol...
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⚠️ Breaking: Hochul administration approves 3x rejected, Trump-backed NESE pipeline, the first of its kind in New York in at least a decade.
Story: nysfocus.com/2025/11/07/n...
Story: nysfocus.com/2025/11/07/n...
New York Approves Trump-Backed Gas Pipeline
The Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline had been rejected by environmental regulators three times but was revived this spring after talks between Hochul…
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November 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
⚠️ Breaking: Hochul administration approves 3x rejected, Trump-backed NESE pipeline, the first of its kind in New York in at least a decade.
Story: nysfocus.com/2025/11/07/n...
Story: nysfocus.com/2025/11/07/n...
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SCOOP from me:
I uncovered that the Interior Department just quietly defunded *two* multimillion dollar research programs studying how whales move and behave near U.S. wind farms actively being built.
Trump blames wind turbines for whale deaths, then cuts vital research on the topic. 🧵
I uncovered that the Interior Department just quietly defunded *two* multimillion dollar research programs studying how whales move and behave near U.S. wind farms actively being built.
Trump blames wind turbines for whale deaths, then cuts vital research on the topic. 🧵
Trump claims ‘wind mills’ kill whales but quietly torpedoes the…
The Interior Department defunds two vital research programs that track North Atlantic right whales near active offshore wind construction sites.
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October 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
SCOOP from me:
I uncovered that the Interior Department just quietly defunded *two* multimillion dollar research programs studying how whales move and behave near U.S. wind farms actively being built.
Trump blames wind turbines for whale deaths, then cuts vital research on the topic. 🧵
I uncovered that the Interior Department just quietly defunded *two* multimillion dollar research programs studying how whales move and behave near U.S. wind farms actively being built.
Trump blames wind turbines for whale deaths, then cuts vital research on the topic. 🧵
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DOE's Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations was meant to
be a launchpad for ambitious projects that could help the U.S. lead on everything from decarbonizing factories to boosting rural energy resiliency. Now it's a shell of itself. My latest for @canarymedia.com www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
be a launchpad for ambitious projects that could help the U.S. lead on everything from decarbonizing factories to boosting rural energy resiliency. Now it's a shell of itself. My latest for @canarymedia.com www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
How Trump gutted the team meant to build America’s energy future
The Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations had over $25 billion to help companies scale novel low-carbon technologies. Trump is working to erase it.
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October 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
DOE's Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations was meant to
be a launchpad for ambitious projects that could help the U.S. lead on everything from decarbonizing factories to boosting rural energy resiliency. Now it's a shell of itself. My latest for @canarymedia.com www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
be a launchpad for ambitious projects that could help the U.S. lead on everything from decarbonizing factories to boosting rural energy resiliency. Now it's a shell of itself. My latest for @canarymedia.com www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
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🔔 Check out @canarymedia.com’s “Chart of the week” column by @danmccarthy.bsky.social featuring our newest Siting Solutions Project legislative insight report co-authored by Nelson Falkenburg.
📍Click on the link to read the full column
📍Click on the link to read the full column
State lawmakers introduced a ton of clean energy-related bills this year. Most of them would restrict renewables — but most of them also didn’t pass.
Chart: State lawmakers introduced a ton of anti-renewables bills this…
Legislatures considered far more bills that would hamper clean energy than ones that would help it, a new analysis finds.
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September 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
🔔 Check out @canarymedia.com’s “Chart of the week” column by @danmccarthy.bsky.social featuring our newest Siting Solutions Project legislative insight report co-authored by Nelson Falkenburg.
📍Click on the link to read the full column
📍Click on the link to read the full column
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California quietly guts ambitious virtual power plant bill www.canarymedia.com/articles/vir... via @jeffstjohn.bsky.social
California quietly guts ambitious virtual power plant bill
Bills boosting solar, batteries, EVs, and smart thermostats to rein in California’s utility costs moved ahead — but the most innovative approaches were…
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September 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
California quietly guts ambitious virtual power plant bill www.canarymedia.com/articles/vir... via @jeffstjohn.bsky.social
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Lawsuits, lawsuits, lawsuits.
It’s the only tactic that appears to work against the Trump administration’s crusades.
Now, the Danish are giving it a go.
My latest on the Revolution Wind saga:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
It’s the only tactic that appears to work against the Trump administration’s crusades.
Now, the Danish are giving it a go.
My latest on the Revolution Wind saga:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
‘Bizarre’ and ‘unlawful:’ States, Ørsted challenge Revolution Wind…
Trump halted the huge, nearly complete offshore wind project two weeks ago. Rhode Island, Connecticut, and its developer want courts to block that…
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September 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Lawsuits, lawsuits, lawsuits.
It’s the only tactic that appears to work against the Trump administration’s crusades.
Now, the Danish are giving it a go.
My latest on the Revolution Wind saga:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
It’s the only tactic that appears to work against the Trump administration’s crusades.
Now, the Danish are giving it a go.
My latest on the Revolution Wind saga:
www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...
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When you cover a field in solar panels, you don’t cover everything. And in a warming world, that leftover shaded space is invaluable, says @billmckibben.bsky.social.
September 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
When you cover a field in solar panels, you don’t cover everything. And in a warming world, that leftover shaded space is invaluable, says @billmckibben.bsky.social.
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SCOOP: Revolution Wind employed 80 fishermen over the past 2 years, paying out $9.5 million to captains, deckhands, and fishing boat owners. Trump's pause means he just put Trump-voting fishermen out of work.
When Trump paused Empire Wind, the fishermen stayed quiet.
This time, they spoke to me.👇
When Trump paused Empire Wind, the fishermen stayed quiet.
This time, they spoke to me.👇
‘It’s madness’: Trump-voting fishermen oppose Revolution Wind halt
The Rhode Island offshore wind project, now nearly finished, employed 80 fishermen to help with construction. With Trump's pause, they are losing vital…
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August 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
SCOOP: Revolution Wind employed 80 fishermen over the past 2 years, paying out $9.5 million to captains, deckhands, and fishing boat owners. Trump's pause means he just put Trump-voting fishermen out of work.
When Trump paused Empire Wind, the fishermen stayed quiet.
This time, they spoke to me.👇
When Trump paused Empire Wind, the fishermen stayed quiet.
This time, they spoke to me.👇
NEW: Trump's DOE has re-upped an emergency order forcing an oil and gas power plant to stay online, one week after renewing a similar directive for a coal plant.
It's the latest signal that Trump is committed to blocking all fossil-fueled power plants closures.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos...
It's the latest signal that Trump is committed to blocking all fossil-fueled power plants closures.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos...
Trump extends order forcing Pennsylvania fossil-fuel plant to stay…
The administration isn’t backing off efforts to revive retiring coal and gas plants. Now, customers are on the hook to pay for Eddystone for another three…
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August 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
NEW: Trump's DOE has re-upped an emergency order forcing an oil and gas power plant to stay online, one week after renewing a similar directive for a coal plant.
It's the latest signal that Trump is committed to blocking all fossil-fueled power plants closures.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos...
It's the latest signal that Trump is committed to blocking all fossil-fueled power plants closures.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos...
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And despite it all… solar plants are still be built at record speed in America.
For now.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
For now.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
US solar plant construction is on a record-breaking spree — for now
Solar power is having a bumper year as developers race to complete installations before Trump's policy changes pull the rug out from under the industry.
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August 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
And despite it all… solar plants are still be built at record speed in America.
For now.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
For now.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
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My story about Revolution Wind dropped. Trump just halted construction of the offshore wind farm due to "national security."
NEW: Navy, Army Corps, and Coast Guard raised "no major military issues" during a 2009-2015 federal task force that sited Rev Wind where it's now being built, says insider.
NEW: Navy, Army Corps, and Coast Guard raised "no major military issues" during a 2009-2015 federal task force that sited Rev Wind where it's now being built, says insider.
Trump admin halts construction of nearly finished offshore wind farm
Ørsted's Revolution Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island is hit with a stop-work order over vague "national security" concerns.
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August 25, 2025 at 2:58 AM
My story about Revolution Wind dropped. Trump just halted construction of the offshore wind farm due to "national security."
NEW: Navy, Army Corps, and Coast Guard raised "no major military issues" during a 2009-2015 federal task force that sited Rev Wind where it's now being built, says insider.
NEW: Navy, Army Corps, and Coast Guard raised "no major military issues" during a 2009-2015 federal task force that sited Rev Wind where it's now being built, says insider.
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DOI's "capacity density" metric uses fossil fuel cheerleaders' talking points to erect more barriers to solar and wind. Critics say it's an "absurd metric" and "red herring." @canarymedia.com @ejtodaynews.bsky.social www.canarymedia.com/articles/lan...
Trump admin’s new anti-renewables rule rooted in fossil-fuel…
The Interior’s recent directive casts solar and wind energy as bad for the environment, without weighing costs of oil, coal, and gas, critics say.
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August 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
DOI's "capacity density" metric uses fossil fuel cheerleaders' talking points to erect more barriers to solar and wind. Critics say it's an "absurd metric" and "red herring." @canarymedia.com @ejtodaynews.bsky.social www.canarymedia.com/articles/lan...
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The Trump admin is forcing a Michigan coal plant slated to close this year to keep running through November. Critics say it's part of a broader plan to use emergency powers to keep dirty and expensive fossil fuel power plants running, no matter the cost
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#energysky
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#energysky
Trump admin orders dirty, expensive coal plant to stay open even…
Keeping J.H. Campbell open past its slated close is costing Midwest households big. Advocates fear that more such orders are on the way.
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August 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The Trump admin is forcing a Michigan coal plant slated to close this year to keep running through November. Critics say it's part of a broader plan to use emergency powers to keep dirty and expensive fossil fuel power plants running, no matter the cost
www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos...
#energysky
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#energysky
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💴 “‘Come to America and lose a billion dollars’ should be the headline of your article.”
👇 my latest
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👇 my latest
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‘Come to America and lose $1B’: Trump drives new offshore wind losses
Ørsted is seeking $9.4B to finish two U.S. projects, the latest in a spate of setbacks for foreign firms invested heavily in the struggling sector.
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August 19, 2025 at 12:13 PM
💴 “‘Come to America and lose a billion dollars’ should be the headline of your article.”
👇 my latest
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👇 my latest
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Webinar alert! Join @billmckibben.bsky.social for a conversation on renewables’ rise — and challenges — with Canary’s @alisontakemura.bsky.social on Aug. 27:
Bill McKibben on the tremendous rise of renewable power
Join a live online conversation with climate journalist and activist Bill McKibben, author of a new book on the promise of clean energy, <i>Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fres...
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August 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Webinar alert! Join @billmckibben.bsky.social for a conversation on renewables’ rise — and challenges — with Canary’s @alisontakemura.bsky.social on Aug. 27:
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UPDATE:
🌊 My colleagues at E&E News used FOIA to obtain a copy of that elusive NOAA report I wrote about. The one Trump used to pause construction of a New York offshore wind farm and bleed the wind company of almost $1B.
😱 All 27-pages they obtained were blacked out.
🌊 My colleagues at E&E News used FOIA to obtain a copy of that elusive NOAA report I wrote about. The one Trump used to pause construction of a New York offshore wind farm and bleed the wind company of almost $1B.
😱 All 27-pages they obtained were blacked out.
August 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
UPDATE:
🌊 My colleagues at E&E News used FOIA to obtain a copy of that elusive NOAA report I wrote about. The one Trump used to pause construction of a New York offshore wind farm and bleed the wind company of almost $1B.
😱 All 27-pages they obtained were blacked out.
🌊 My colleagues at E&E News used FOIA to obtain a copy of that elusive NOAA report I wrote about. The one Trump used to pause construction of a New York offshore wind farm and bleed the wind company of almost $1B.
😱 All 27-pages they obtained were blacked out.
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Join @billmckibben.bsky.social and @alisontakemura.bsky.social on Aug. 27 for a live online discussion of how solar and wind power became mainstream — and how to overcome the headwinds threatening their progress with @Sundayofaction.bsky.social:
Bill McKibben on the tremendous rise of renewable power
Join a live online conversation with climate journalist and activist Bill McKibben, author of a new book on the promise of clean energy, <i>Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fres...
forum.canarymedia.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Join @billmckibben.bsky.social and @alisontakemura.bsky.social on Aug. 27 for a live online discussion of how solar and wind power became mainstream — and how to overcome the headwinds threatening their progress with @Sundayofaction.bsky.social:
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The Trump administration has terminated Solar for All. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin claims the “big beautiful bill” authorizes clawback of $7B in contracted funds — a claim that Sen. Moore Capito (R) has called "ridiculous." Cue the court challenges: www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
#energysky
#energysky
Trump administration says it's axing $7B program for low-income solar
EPA chief Lee Zeldin claims the “big beautiful bill” allows funds for the Solar for All program to be rescinded. Advocates say that’s false and promise to…
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August 8, 2025 at 1:06 AM
The Trump administration has terminated Solar for All. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin claims the “big beautiful bill” authorizes clawback of $7B in contracted funds — a claim that Sen. Moore Capito (R) has called "ridiculous." Cue the court challenges: www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
#energysky
#energysky
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This chart.
Damn.
And I've heard not a peep from the GOP lawmakers who went to all those ribbon cutting ceremonies at the factories.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
(chart by @danmccarthy.bsky.social)
Damn.
And I've heard not a peep from the GOP lawmakers who went to all those ribbon cutting ceremonies at the factories.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
(chart by @danmccarthy.bsky.social)
August 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This chart.
Damn.
And I've heard not a peep from the GOP lawmakers who went to all those ribbon cutting ceremonies at the factories.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
(chart by @danmccarthy.bsky.social)
Damn.
And I've heard not a peep from the GOP lawmakers who went to all those ribbon cutting ceremonies at the factories.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
(chart by @danmccarthy.bsky.social)
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Very cool: @motherjones.com has republished the scoop in my newsletter yesterday about the a top regulator resigning from the NRC.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Resignation of a top US nuclear regulator seen as an attack on agency independence
NRC Commissioner Annie Caputo "apparently resigned rather than be compromised by politics."
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July 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Very cool: @motherjones.com has republished the scoop in my newsletter yesterday about the a top regulator resigning from the NRC.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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My new column for @canarymedia.com kinda sums up what I’ve learned over 20 years of climate reporting. It’s about what the transformation of the (fucked up but improving) energy sector can teach us about the (fucked up and not improving) food/ag/land sector. www.canarymedia.com/articles/foo...
We know how to decarbonize energy. The food sector should take notes.
Climate-friendly agriculture is two decades behind clean energy. Here are lessons food and farming can learn from the rise of renewables and cleantech.
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July 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
My new column for @canarymedia.com kinda sums up what I’ve learned over 20 years of climate reporting. It’s about what the transformation of the (fucked up but improving) energy sector can teach us about the (fucked up and not improving) food/ag/land sector. www.canarymedia.com/articles/foo...
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A new investigation by @kmkowalski.bsky.social and @canarymedia.com, with documents obtained by Fieldnotes, reveals a coordinated effort by oil lobbyists to write and introduce carbon capture and storage legislation. www.canarymedia.com/articles/car...
In Ohio, oil and gas industry is steering new carbon capture bill
Newly obtained public records show that the industry has worked hard to ensure the legislation prioritizes their interests over climate change concerns.
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July 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
A new investigation by @kmkowalski.bsky.social and @canarymedia.com, with documents obtained by Fieldnotes, reveals a coordinated effort by oil lobbyists to write and introduce carbon capture and storage legislation. www.canarymedia.com/articles/car...
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REAP has been an economic lifeline for U.S. farmers for two decades, helping them save on energy and make money from solar.
The Trump administration has thrown the program into chaos — including by abruptly canceling a planned application window on July 1.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
The Trump administration has thrown the program into chaos — including by abruptly canceling a planned application window on July 1.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
USDA abruptly cancels rural energy grant application window
It’s the latest setback for the longstanding REAP program, casting uncertainty over the future of a resource that helps farmers save on energy and install…
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July 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
REAP has been an economic lifeline for U.S. farmers for two decades, helping them save on energy and make money from solar.
The Trump administration has thrown the program into chaos — including by abruptly canceling a planned application window on July 1.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
The Trump administration has thrown the program into chaos — including by abruptly canceling a planned application window on July 1.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...