Karin Rives
@karinrives.bsky.social
Senior climate and energy reporter at S&P Global. Any opinions expressed here are my own!
Amazing — Congress finally did the right thing. www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/p...
Rep. Adelita Grijalva is finally sworn in as the House’s newest Democrat, paving way for Epstein files vote | CNN Politics
After 50 days of waiting, Rep. Adelita Grijalva was sworn into Congress Wednesday, bringing an end to a contentious chapter in the US House of Representatives that included a lawsuit and rising tensio...
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November 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Amazing — Congress finally did the right thing. www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/p...
The bill to reopen the US government could avoid further furloughs at already-struggling energy and environmental agencies. It would also delay layoffs, at least for a little while. Our take on today's big story in DC. tinyurl.com/d6v4afhj
November 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The bill to reopen the US government could avoid further furloughs at already-struggling energy and environmental agencies. It would also delay layoffs, at least for a little while. Our take on today's big story in DC. tinyurl.com/d6v4afhj
The Trump administration wants to eliminate a greenhouse gas reporting program covering large US emitters. Companies warn the proposal will hurt US exports and raise business costs. An investor said it could erode “market confidence in US companies.” tinyurl.com/mr4cew5y
November 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The Trump administration wants to eliminate a greenhouse gas reporting program covering large US emitters. Companies warn the proposal will hurt US exports and raise business costs. An investor said it could erode “market confidence in US companies.” tinyurl.com/mr4cew5y
Seems we don’t!
It's possible we might not need billionaire opinions on absolutely everything all the time
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Climate Gates
Maybe we don't need billionaire opinions on everything
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November 1, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Seems we don’t!
Montgomery County, Maryland, today announced a package of nearly $8 million for food assistance and other services to help people get by. Since the Trump administration would rather Americans go hungry than release emergency funds during the shutdown. www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapp...
Montgomery County Council Holds Press Conference to Announce Public Service Support Package with Community Leaders on Oct. 28 at 1 p.m.
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October 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Montgomery County, Maryland, today announced a package of nearly $8 million for food assistance and other services to help people get by. Since the Trump administration would rather Americans go hungry than release emergency funds during the shutdown. www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapp...
The US Department of Energy said a Michigan coal plant and Pennsylvania gas units had to continue to operate past their May 31 retirement to avoid blackouts. Our data shows the plants have been of limited use at best, while adding tens of millions to your power bills. tinyurl.com/2ww5kbad
October 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The US Department of Energy said a Michigan coal plant and Pennsylvania gas units had to continue to operate past their May 31 retirement to avoid blackouts. Our data shows the plants have been of limited use at best, while adding tens of millions to your power bills. tinyurl.com/2ww5kbad
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Renewables deal flow is ramping back up, but developers and financiers remain apprehensive about the longer-term fallout from disappearing wind and solar incentives. My latest: 🔌💡
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October 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Renewables deal flow is ramping back up, but developers and financiers remain apprehensive about the longer-term fallout from disappearing wind and solar incentives. My latest: 🔌💡
www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
www.spglobal.com/market-intel...
“As Washington has left friends and foes grappling with how to respond to its volley of tariffs and insults, China presents itself as a serious country with predictable, consistent policies.”
Opinion | As America fumbles, China races ahead
Xi is building the future while Trump pushes tariffs and fights Harvard.
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October 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
“As Washington has left friends and foes grappling with how to respond to its volley of tariffs and insults, China presents itself as a serious country with predictable, consistent policies.”
2025 has seen a significant drop in "high-priority violations" that the EPA issues under the Clean Air Act, suggesting that companies are getting a break. Such violations involve pollution that can endanger public health. tinyurl.com/b8prn5py
October 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
2025 has seen a significant drop in "high-priority violations" that the EPA issues under the Clean Air Act, suggesting that companies are getting a break. Such violations involve pollution that can endanger public health. tinyurl.com/b8prn5py
The Trump administration's plan to rescind the 2009 greenhouse gas endangerment finding is fraught with legal risks for oil and gas companies hoping for a regulatory break. As of this morning, EPA staff had logged 351,300 public comments on the controversial proposal.
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September 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The Trump administration's plan to rescind the 2009 greenhouse gas endangerment finding is fraught with legal risks for oil and gas companies hoping for a regulatory break. As of this morning, EPA staff had logged 351,300 public comments on the controversial proposal.
tinyurl.com/mrxvwdbp
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In a UN speech today, President Trump said that "all of these [climate] predictions were wrong".
Back in 2019 I led a research effort to digitize old climate model projections and assess how well they did. Turns out they got future warming pretty spot on!
Back in 2019 I led a research effort to digitize old climate model projections and assess how well they did. Turns out they got future warming pretty spot on!
September 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
In a UN speech today, President Trump said that "all of these [climate] predictions were wrong".
Back in 2019 I led a research effort to digitize old climate model projections and assess how well they did. Turns out they got future warming pretty spot on!
Back in 2019 I led a research effort to digitize old climate model projections and assess how well they did. Turns out they got future warming pretty spot on!
You can’t make this stuff up.
Trump officials shut down bribery probe of border czar Tom Homan.
Homan was caught on tape accepting a bag filled with $50,000 in cash from an undercover FBI agent in September 2024, according to people familiar with the matter and a government document.
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Homan was caught on tape accepting a bag filled with $50,000 in cash from an undercover FBI agent in September 2024, according to people familiar with the matter and a government document.
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Trump officials shut down bribery probe of border czar Tom Homan
Tom Homan was caught on tape accepting a bag filled with $50,000 in cash from an undercover FBI agent in Texas in September 2024, according to people familiar with the matter and a government document...
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September 22, 2025 at 1:27 AM
You can’t make this stuff up.
@hausfath.bsky.social and David Keith note that geoengineering would be a temporary “Band-Aid.” But some worry that by focusing attention and funding on geoengineering — like spending billions on CCS for coal plants — we focus less on dealing with the actual problem: our dependency on fossil fuels.
A piece in the New York Times brings up a “zombie” proposal to combat climate change — basically using smoke & mirrors to cool the planet.
No matter how many times people kill the idea, it seems to come back to the headlines.
Don’t let it. It’s not a good idea.
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No matter how many times people kill the idea, it seems to come back to the headlines.
Don’t let it. It’s not a good idea.
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Solar Geoengineering: Ineffective, Risky, and Unnecessary
Some people are proposing to counteract climate change by artificially dimming the Sun. But it’s ineffective. It’s risky. And it’s…
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September 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
@hausfath.bsky.social and David Keith note that geoengineering would be a temporary “Band-Aid.” But some worry that by focusing attention and funding on geoengineering — like spending billions on CCS for coal plants — we focus less on dealing with the actual problem: our dependency on fossil fuels.
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September 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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UNREAL… Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...
Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.
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September 18, 2025 at 2:39 AM
UNREAL… Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...
”Charlie Kirk built one of the most effective youth mobilization machines in recent memory. He helped elect a president. Unless Democrats respond, the next generation of young men will belong to someone else. And the future of American democracy may go with them.” @nytimes.com
Opinion | What Democrats Can Learn From Charlie Kirk
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September 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
”Charlie Kirk built one of the most effective youth mobilization machines in recent memory. He helped elect a president. Unless Democrats respond, the next generation of young men will belong to someone else. And the future of American democracy may go with them.” @nytimes.com
The Trump administration is censoring signs, exhibits and photos related to slavery at US national parks, The Washington Post reports. Anyone who studied 20th century European history will recognize the push to erase and rewrite history. 🤔
September 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The Trump administration is censoring signs, exhibits and photos related to slavery at US national parks, The Washington Post reports. Anyone who studied 20th century European history will recognize the push to erase and rewrite history. 🤔
I never thought I’d live in a military state where people with machine guns try to intimidate people just going about their lives. These soldiers were at the NoMa-Gaullaudet station in Washington, DC, the other day. Photo courtesy of my friend Lisa.
September 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I never thought I’d live in a military state where people with machine guns try to intimidate people just going about their lives. These soldiers were at the NoMa-Gaullaudet station in Washington, DC, the other day. Photo courtesy of my friend Lisa.
Some good news from our (dark) corner of the world! 🌞 via @ember-energy.org
Latest US power data 🇺🇸⚡
US solar power is on track to surpass TOTAL 2024 output by September ☀️
As of August, solar generated 273 TWh of electricity in the US, a 29% increase compared to Jan-Aug 2024.
US solar power is on track to surpass TOTAL 2024 output by September ☀️
As of August, solar generated 273 TWh of electricity in the US, a 29% increase compared to Jan-Aug 2024.
September 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Some good news from our (dark) corner of the world! 🌞 via @ember-energy.org
My best day of staycation this past week was biking down the Capital Crescent trail to Georgetown and Theodore Island. Reminded me of what a great city Washington, DC, is!
August 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
My best day of staycation this past week was biking down the Capital Crescent trail to Georgetown and Theodore Island. Reminded me of what a great city Washington, DC, is!
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Days after filing a whistleblower complaint claiming that DOGE put Americans’ Social Security data at risk, the agency’s chief data officer “involuntarily” resigned.
Social Security whistleblower resigns ‘involuntarily’ | CNN Politics
Days after filing a whistleblower complaint claiming that the Department of Government Efficiency put Americans’ Social Security data at risk, the agency’s chief data officer “involuntarily” resigned.
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August 30, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Days after filing a whistleblower complaint claiming that DOGE put Americans’ Social Security data at risk, the agency’s chief data officer “involuntarily” resigned.
Let’s not lose sight of this: The Trump administration’s Medicaid cuts will deprive an estimated 156,000 Americans of treatment for opiod addiction. Researchers say it will lead to some 1,000 more fatal overdoses annually, reversing a recent decline.
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‘One Big Beautiful Bill’: Mortality from MOUD Loss
Zachary Meisel’s research memo to House Speaker Mike Johnson & Majority Leader John Thune estimates excess overdoses from the One Big Beautiful Bill’s Medicaid cuts.
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August 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Let’s not lose sight of this: The Trump administration’s Medicaid cuts will deprive an estimated 156,000 Americans of treatment for opiod addiction. Researchers say it will lead to some 1,000 more fatal overdoses annually, reversing a recent decline.
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On the same day the FDA restricted access to COVID vaccines, the CDC director was sacked and top CDC scientists are resigning.
And it’s barely been two weeks since an antivax conspiracy theorist fired 180 bullets at CDC headquarters.
None of this is making America healthier. What a disaster.
And it’s barely been two weeks since an antivax conspiracy theorist fired 180 bullets at CDC headquarters.
None of this is making America healthier. What a disaster.
August 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
On the same day the FDA restricted access to COVID vaccines, the CDC director was sacked and top CDC scientists are resigning.
And it’s barely been two weeks since an antivax conspiracy theorist fired 180 bullets at CDC headquarters.
None of this is making America healthier. What a disaster.
And it’s barely been two weeks since an antivax conspiracy theorist fired 180 bullets at CDC headquarters.
None of this is making America healthier. What a disaster.
Finally, a forecast with sunny days for the foreseeable future. Dry warm days to enjoy!
August 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Finally, a forecast with sunny days for the foreseeable future. Dry warm days to enjoy!
Just had a conversation with a friend about “civil courage,” or standing up for what’s right — even if it may hurt you. This is such courage. www.standupforscience.net/fema-katrina...
Support the FEMA Katrina Declaration Now! — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE
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August 26, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Just had a conversation with a friend about “civil courage,” or standing up for what’s right — even if it may hurt you. This is such courage. www.standupforscience.net/fema-katrina...