Rachel Frazin
@rachelfrazin.bsky.social
Energy/Environment/Climate reporter at The Hill | co-author of a book on 'forever chemicals' (PFAS): islandpress.org/books/poisoning-well | last name pronounced like raisin | email: rfrazin@thehill.com | Signal: rachelF.70
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Rachel Frazin
@rachelfrazin.bsky.social
· Apr 10
Poisoning the Well: How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America
How Forever Chemicals Contaminated America
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Today is publication day for the book that @sharonudasin.bsky.social and I wrote about toxic forever chemicals!
Here are some of the things we found 🧵:
#GreenSky #BookSky #PFAS
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Here are some of the things we found 🧵:
#GreenSky #BookSky #PFAS
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mini-exclusive for @starledger.bsky.social, families in 13 towns will not get home elevations like initially thought bc #NewJersey says FEMA would consider too costly.
“They’re having another program pulled out from under them,” said Amanda Devecka-Rinear of the New Jersey Organizing Project.
“They’re having another program pulled out from under them,” said Amanda Devecka-Rinear of the New Jersey Organizing Project.
69 N.J. homes need a lifeline to save them from Mother Nature. It’s not coming.
Families eager to elevate in 13 towns were told by the state this FEMA program will not help them after all.
www.nj.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:46 PM
mini-exclusive for @starledger.bsky.social, families in 13 towns will not get home elevations like initially thought bc #NewJersey says FEMA would consider too costly.
“They’re having another program pulled out from under them,” said Amanda Devecka-Rinear of the New Jersey Organizing Project.
“They’re having another program pulled out from under them,” said Amanda Devecka-Rinear of the New Jersey Organizing Project.
Text of the farm bill is out! Looks like the GOP is taking another swing at pesticide protections
I expect to see Dem and MAHA pushback here
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I expect to see Dem and MAHA pushback here
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thehill.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Text of the farm bill is out! Looks like the GOP is taking another swing at pesticide protections
I expect to see Dem and MAHA pushback here
thehill.com/policy/energ...
I expect to see Dem and MAHA pushback here
thehill.com/policy/energ...
Trump nominates hospitality executive to lead National Park Service
His company has contracted w/ NPS
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5735664-trump-nominees-nps-park-service/
His company has contracted w/ NPS
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thehill.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Trump nominates hospitality executive to lead National Park Service
His company has contracted w/ NPS
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5735664-trump-nominees-nps-park-service/
His company has contracted w/ NPS
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5735664-trump-nominees-nps-park-service/
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The Trump administration repealed the landmark 2009 legal finding that climate change poses a threat to the public — and axed climate rules for cars and trucks that were regulated under the finding.
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February 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
The Trump administration repealed the landmark 2009 legal finding that climate change poses a threat to the public — and axed climate rules for cars and trucks that were regulated under the finding.
Reposted by Rachel Frazin
Trump repeals landmark finding that climate change endangers the public
#GreenSky #ClimateSky
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#GreenSky #ClimateSky
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February 12, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Trump repeals landmark finding that climate change endangers the public
#GreenSky #ClimateSky
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#GreenSky #ClimateSky
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Read more about Trump's repeal of the endangerment finding and clean car regs
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February 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Read more about Trump's repeal of the endangerment finding and clean car regs
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Trump repeals landmark finding that climate change endangers the public
#GreenSky #ClimateSky
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#GreenSky #ClimateSky
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February 12, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Trump repeals landmark finding that climate change endangers the public
#GreenSky #ClimateSky
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#GreenSky #ClimateSky
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Trump: We are officially terminating the so called 'endangerment finding'
February 12, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Trump: We are officially terminating the so called 'endangerment finding'
Today's the day the Trump admin is expected to repeal the finding that climate change endangers the public -- a key legal determination that underpins the nation's climate regs
#GreenSky
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#GreenSky
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February 12, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Today's the day the Trump admin is expected to repeal the finding that climate change endangers the public -- a key legal determination that underpins the nation's climate regs
#GreenSky
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#GreenSky
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The Trump administration moved to restrict the flow of federal funds to electric vehicle chargers.
thehill.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:50 PM
The Trump administration moved to restrict the flow of federal funds to electric vehicle chargers.
Trump administration moves to restrict federal funds for EV chargers
#GreenSky #EnergySky
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#GreenSky #EnergySky
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February 10, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Trump administration moves to restrict federal funds for EV chargers
#GreenSky #EnergySky
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#GreenSky #EnergySky
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Reposted by Rachel Frazin
Read more about the anticipated repeal of the endangerment finding this Thursday
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thehill.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Read more about the anticipated repeal of the endangerment finding this Thursday
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February 10, 2026 at 6:56 PM
EPA set to repeal landmark finding that climate change endangers the public
#GreenSky
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#GreenSky
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thehill.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
EPA set to repeal landmark finding that climate change endangers the public
#GreenSky
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#GreenSky
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The Trump admin is canceling more than $1.5B from blue states in health and transportation funding
Transpo funds are mostly EV chargers
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Transpo funds are mostly EV chargers
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thehill.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:14 PM
The Trump admin is canceling more than $1.5B from blue states in health and transportation funding
Transpo funds are mostly EV chargers
thehill.com/policy/energ...
Transpo funds are mostly EV chargers
thehill.com/policy/energ...
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Trump 0 for 5 on attempts to halt offshore wind.
Courts allow all 5 offshore wind projects blocked by Trump to resume construction.
A federal court on Monday halted the last of 5 stop work orders issued by the Trump administration in December.
@rachelfrazin.bsky.social
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Courts allow all 5 offshore wind projects blocked by Trump to resume construction.
A federal court on Monday halted the last of 5 stop work orders issued by the Trump administration in December.
@rachelfrazin.bsky.social
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thehill.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Trump 0 for 5 on attempts to halt offshore wind.
Courts allow all 5 offshore wind projects blocked by Trump to resume construction.
A federal court on Monday halted the last of 5 stop work orders issued by the Trump administration in December.
@rachelfrazin.bsky.social
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Courts allow all 5 offshore wind projects blocked by Trump to resume construction.
A federal court on Monday halted the last of 5 stop work orders issued by the Trump administration in December.
@rachelfrazin.bsky.social
thehill.com/policy/energ...
Courts allow all five offshore wind projects blocked by Trump to resume construction
#EnergySky #GreenSky
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#EnergySky #GreenSky
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thehill.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Courts allow all five offshore wind projects blocked by Trump to resume construction
#EnergySky #GreenSky
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#EnergySky #GreenSky
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Reposted by Rachel Frazin
EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration has quietly lifted its ban on permits for wind farms unintentionally hurting or killing bald eagles, reversing a policy that implemented a longstanding Trump claim that wind farms are killing bald eagles en masse
My latest for @heatmap.news
My latest for @heatmap.news
Trump Administration Restarts Key Permitting Process for Wind Farms
The administration has lifted its ban on issuing permits for incidental harm to protected eagles while also pursuing enforcement actions — including against operators that reported bird deaths volunta...
heatmap.news
January 30, 2026 at 7:58 PM
EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration has quietly lifted its ban on permits for wind farms unintentionally hurting or killing bald eagles, reversing a policy that implemented a longstanding Trump claim that wind farms are killing bald eagles en masse
My latest for @heatmap.news
My latest for @heatmap.news
Large swaths of the U.S. could be at "high risk" for electricity supply shortfalls in the years ahead
That's because demand is expected to surge from large consumers like data centers
#energysky #techsky
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That's because demand is expected to surge from large consumers like data centers
#energysky #techsky
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January 30, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Large swaths of the U.S. could be at "high risk" for electricity supply shortfalls in the years ahead
That's because demand is expected to surge from large consumers like data centers
#energysky #techsky
thehill.com/policy/energ...
That's because demand is expected to surge from large consumers like data centers
#energysky #techsky
thehill.com/policy/energ...
Fourth wind farm blocked by Trump is allowed to resume construction
Trump is now 0-4 on this issue
#EnergySky #GreenSky
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Trump is now 0-4 on this issue
#EnergySky #GreenSky
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thehill.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Fourth wind farm blocked by Trump is allowed to resume construction
Trump is now 0-4 on this issue
#EnergySky #GreenSky
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Trump is now 0-4 on this issue
#EnergySky #GreenSky
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Today’s sunset over the Capitol
January 23, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Today’s sunset over the Capitol