Matthew Daly
@matthewdalyap.bsky.social
AP reporter covering climate change, clean energy and politics. Washington, DC.
Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro signs budget deal that includes Republican demand to undo state participation in regional climate change efforts. PA was only major fossil fuel-producing state w plan to force power plant owners to pay for their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions.
November 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro signs budget deal that includes Republican demand to undo state participation in regional climate change efforts. PA was only major fossil fuel-producing state w plan to force power plant owners to pay for their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions.
Trump administration moves to loosen restrictions it once supported on HFCs, a harmful pollutant used in refrigerators, air conditioners
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Trump administration moves to loosen restrictions it once supported on a harmful pollutant
The Trump administration is loosening a federal rule that requires grocery stores, air-conditioning companies and others to reduce powerful greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Trump administration moves to loosen restrictions it once supported on HFCs, a harmful pollutant used in refrigerators, air conditioners
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Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling #ANWR
Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling #ANWR
Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling
The Trump administration has finalized a plan to open the coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, renewing long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one...
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October 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling #ANWR
Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling #ANWR
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Trump administration renews push to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge
October 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Trump administration renews push to allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska wildlife refuge
Energy Department offers $1.6B loan guarantee to upgrade transmission lines across 5 states. Ohio-based AEP plans upgrades on 5,000 miles of power lines in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Oklahoma and W. Virginia
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Energy Department offers $1.6 billion loan guarantee to upgrade transmission lines across Midwest
The Department of Energy says it has finalized a $1.6 billion loan guarantee to a subsidiary of one of the nation’s largest power companies to upgrade nearly 5,000 miles of transmission lines across f...
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October 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Energy Department offers $1.6B loan guarantee to upgrade transmission lines across 5 states. Ohio-based AEP plans upgrades on 5,000 miles of power lines in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Oklahoma and W. Virginia
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Associated Press disputes Trump's false characterization of its legal fight over access
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Associated Press disputes Trump's false characterization of its legal fight over access
The Associated Press is objecting to Donald Trump’s characterization of its ongoing legal dispute over access after the president incorrectly characterized the case in a public forum.
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October 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Associated Press disputes Trump's false characterization of its legal fight over access
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RIP: Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, dies at 91.
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Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died
Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91.
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October 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
RIP: Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, dies at 91.
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Trump EPA wants to end a requirement that large polluters report their greenhouse gas emissions
Trump EPA wants to end a requirement that large polluters report their greenhouse gas emissions
The EPA wants to end a requirement that large polluters report their greenhouse gas emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed doing away with a program that has required large, mostly industrial polluters to report their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions to the governmen...
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September 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Trump EPA wants to end a requirement that large polluters report their greenhouse gas emissions
Trump EPA wants to end a requirement that large polluters report their greenhouse gas emissions
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Trump admin cancels $679 million for offshore wind projects as attacks on reeling industry continue
Trump admin cancels $679 million for offshore wind projects as attacks on reeling industry continue
Trump admin cancels $679 million for offshore wind projects as attacks on reeling industry continue
The Transportation Department has canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects.
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August 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Trump admin cancels $679 million for offshore wind projects as attacks on reeling industry continue
Trump admin cancels $679 million for offshore wind projects as attacks on reeling industry continue
Trump blames renewable energy for rising electricity prices. Experts point elsewhere. Debate over higher electric bills could become key 20026 issue.
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Trump blames renewable energy for rising electricity prices. Experts point elsewhere
President Donald Trump is blaming renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power for skyrocketing energy costs.
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August 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Trump blames renewable energy for rising electricity prices. Experts point elsewhere. Debate over higher electric bills could become key 20026 issue.
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A look at how Trump's AI data center expansion plan takes aim at the 55-year-old National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), by @melinawalling.bsky.social and @matthewdalyap.bsky.social apnews.com/article/nati...
With AI plan, Trump keeps chipping away at a foundational environmental law
When big infrastructure projects spring up, one crucial law — the National Environmental Policy Act — has for decades been a key way the government has required powerful industry interests to consider...
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July 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A look at how Trump's AI data center expansion plan takes aim at the 55-year-old National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), by @melinawalling.bsky.social and @matthewdalyap.bsky.social apnews.com/article/nati...
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Trump's Environmental Protection Agency moves to repeal landmark finding that allows climate regulation
Trump's Environmental Protection Agency moves to repeal landmark finding that allows climate regulation
Trump Environmental Protection Agency moves to repeal finding that allows climate regulation
President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed revoking a scientific finding that's long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.
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July 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Trump's Environmental Protection Agency moves to repeal landmark finding that allows climate regulation
Trump's Environmental Protection Agency moves to repeal landmark finding that allows climate regulation
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A Georgia town that solidly backed Trump could fall victim to his tax bill's green energy cuts
A Georgia town that solidly backed Trump could fall victim to his tax bill's green energy cuts
A Georgia town that solidly backed Trump could fall victim to his tax bill's green energy cuts
No state may have more to lose than Georgia as Republicans in Congress look to gut federal subsidies that aid both the solar and electric vehicle industries.
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June 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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A Georgia town that solidly backed Trump could fall victim to his tax bill's green energy cuts
A Georgia town that solidly backed Trump could fall victim to his tax bill's green energy cuts
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GOP plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands is found to violate Senate rules. Utah Sen. Mike Lee says he is not giving up on land sale plan. Democrats vow to block him.
GOP plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands is found to violate Senate rules. Utah Sen. Mike Lee says he is not giving up on land sale plan. Democrats vow to block him.
GOP plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands is found to violate Senate rules
A plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands has been ruled out of Republicans’ big tax and spending cut bill after the Senate parliamentarian determined the proposal by Senate Energy ...
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June 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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GOP plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands is found to violate Senate rules. Utah Sen. Mike Lee says he is not giving up on land sale plan. Democrats vow to block him.
GOP plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands is found to violate Senate rules. Utah Sen. Mike Lee says he is not giving up on land sale plan. Democrats vow to block him.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - NAACP files intent to sue Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company over air pollution from Memphis supercomputer
June 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - NAACP files intent to sue Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company over air pollution from Memphis supercomputer
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Trump EPA set to roll back rules that limit greenhouse gases and mercury from US power plants
Trump EPA set to roll back rules that limit greenhouse gases and mercury from US power plants
EPA set to roll back rules that limit greenhouse gases and mercury from US power plants
The Environmental Protection Agency is poised to eliminate rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas.
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June 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Trump EPA set to roll back rules that limit greenhouse gases and mercury from US power plants
Trump EPA set to roll back rules that limit greenhouse gases and mercury from US power plants
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Trump EPA rollbacks would weaken rules projected to save billions of dollars, thousands of lives.
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Trump EPA rollbacks would weaken rules projected to save billions of dollars, thousands of lives.
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Trump EPA moves to roll back rules projected to save billions of dollars and thousands of lives
When the head of the Environmental Protection Agency earlier this year announced a massive rollback of environmental regulations, he said it would spark a “Golden Age” for the American economy.
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June 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Trump EPA rollbacks would weaken rules projected to save billions of dollars, thousands of lives.
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Trump EPA rollbacks would weaken rules projected to save billions of dollars, thousands of lives.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump tax bill will add $2.4 trillion to deficit and leave 10.9 million more uninsured, CBO analysis says
June 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump tax bill will add $2.4 trillion to deficit and leave 10.9 million more uninsured, CBO analysis says
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Maryland county may pay $57M for upkeep of high-polluting trash incinerator it wants to close.
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Maryland county may pay $57M for upkeep of high-polluting trash incinerator it wants to close.
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Maryland county may spend $57 million on incinerator it wants to close
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich vowed to shut down the aging facility, which is a nuisance to area residents, when he first ran for office in 2018.
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June 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Maryland county may pay $57M for upkeep of high-polluting trash incinerator it wants to close.
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Maryland county may pay $57M for upkeep of high-polluting trash incinerator it wants to close.
News you can use in my home county
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$14 billion in clean energy projects have been canceled in the US this year, analysis says
$14 billion in clean energy projects have been canceled in the US this year, analysis says
$14 billion in clean energy projects have been canceled in the US this year, analysis says
A new analysis finds that more than $14 billion in clean energy projects in the U.S. have been canceled this year.
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May 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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$14 billion in clean energy projects have been canceled in the US this year, analysis says
$14 billion in clean energy projects have been canceled in the US this year, analysis says
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AP: Bored with manicured lawns, some homeowners adopt No Mow May all year long
AP: Bored with manicured lawns, some homeowners adopt No Mow May all year long
Bored with manicured lawns, some homeowners adopt No Mow May all year long
Whether it's No Mow May or Let It Bloom June or Leave The Leaves, homeowners are finding more ways to adopt a low mow lifestyle instead of keeping up with short, manicured lawns.
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May 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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AP: Bored with manicured lawns, some homeowners adopt No Mow May all year long
AP: Bored with manicured lawns, some homeowners adopt No Mow May all year long