Jan Ellen Spiegel
@janellens.bsky.social
Covering climate, energy, environment for CTMirror.org and by extension, the world. Alum of radio, TV, print including NYT, CNN, CBS & many more. NY native, but miss that big western sky. Dog person, presently without.
SMRs may be all the rage - it would help if they existed.
Could CT have a nuclear energy future? Not if you’re in a rush
The owner of the one nuclear station in CT sees the challenges of building new nuclear here. If those could be overcome, it would be a long way off.
ctmirror.org
November 23, 2025 at 12:27 PM
SMRs may be all the rage - it would help if they existed.
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NEW:
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 11:08 AM
NEW:
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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“In Texas, CDC funds to stem a measles outbreak weren’t available until after the crisis had subsided and two children had died. A project to protect Alabamans from raw sewage and hookworm was abandoned…Time-dependent surveys on HIV and maternal mortality were halted…”
Wielding Obscure Budget Tools, Trump’s ‘Reaper’ Vought Sows Turmoil in Public Health - KFF Health News
Through shrouded bureaucratic maneuvers, White House budget director Russell Vought and DOGE have quietly upended outbreak response, HIV treatment, and dementia care in communities across America.
kffhealthnews.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
“In Texas, CDC funds to stem a measles outbreak weren’t available until after the crisis had subsided and two children had died. A project to protect Alabamans from raw sewage and hookworm was abandoned…Time-dependent surveys on HIV and maternal mortality were halted…”
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Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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When This Reporter Comes Calling, the White House Insults Go Flying
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Assuming you like your lights to come on when you hit the light switch, whomever the president is.
CT plans its energy future amid shifting offshore wind, solar policy
From politics to federal policies, a lot of uncertainty needs to be resolved before officials can plan to meet CT's future energy needs.
ctmirror.org
October 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Assuming you like your lights to come on when you hit the light switch, whomever the president is.
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Assuming you like your lights to come on when you hit the light switch, whomever the president is.
CT plans its energy future amid shifting offshore wind, solar policy
From politics to federal policies, a lot of uncertainty needs to be resolved before officials can plan to meet CT's future energy needs.
ctmirror.org
October 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Assuming you like your lights to come on when you hit the light switch, whomever the president is.
Assuming you like your lights to come on when you hit the light switch, whomever the president is.
CT plans its energy future amid shifting offshore wind, solar policy
From politics to federal policies, a lot of uncertainty needs to be resolved before officials can plan to meet CT's future energy needs.
ctmirror.org
October 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Assuming you like your lights to come on when you hit the light switch, whomever the president is.
Anyone shocked?
Oil and Gas Companies Used Banned Toxic Chemicals Near the Rocky Mountains
One of the prohibited substances can cause cancer; new state law forced operators to identify chemicals.
capitalandmain.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Anyone shocked?
They paved paradise ....
Donald Trump is scrapping a 2001 rule that protects 58m acres of the most prized forests in the US "so we are allowed to take down trees and make a lot of money."
I went to the forest where the roadless rule was unveiled to find out what's at stake www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I went to the forest where the roadless rule was unveiled to find out what's at stake www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
October 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
They paved paradise ....
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Back to the future
Trump’s hatred for renewables means the US is falling behind the rest of the world
As well as embracing ‘beautiful coal’, the president has set about obliterating clean energy projects
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Back to the future
It won't make climate change go away.
Energy Dept. adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list
It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay climate change.
www.politico.com
September 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
It won't make climate change go away.
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While 🇺🇸 farms go under…
September 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
While 🇺🇸 farms go under…
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September 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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It's simple - climate change
CT battling Trump EPA proposal to end greenhouse gas regulation
Connecticut officials and advocates are in the thick of a fight over it, with emissions levels and air quality hanging in the balance.
ctmirror.org
September 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
It's simple - climate change
It's simple - climate change
CT battling Trump EPA proposal to end greenhouse gas regulation
Connecticut officials and advocates are in the thick of a fight over it, with emissions levels and air quality hanging in the balance.
ctmirror.org
September 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
It's simple - climate change
This
An Industry Insider’s Changes at the E.P.A. Could Cost Taxpayers Billions
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This
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Blumenthal: Trump decision to halt offshore wind project is 'insane'
Roughly 50 workers were told not to show up for the planned start of a 2-week shift assembling the turbines for the Revolution Wind project.
ctmirror.org
August 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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The reason is a national security review - one was already done.
Trump administration halts CT offshore wind project
Revolution Wind has created about 1200 direct jobs in CT and Rhode Island and would generate power to the equivalent of about 350,000 homes.
ctmirror.org
August 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The reason is a national security review - one was already done.
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Another quiet Friday night from the Trump folks.
Trump administration halts CT offshore wind project
Revolution Wind has created about 1200 direct jobs in CT and Rhode Island and would generate power to the equivalent of about 350,000 homes.
ctmirror.org
August 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Another quiet Friday night from the Trump folks.
Another quiet Friday night from the Trump folks.
Trump administration halts CT offshore wind project
Revolution Wind has created about 1200 direct jobs in CT and Rhode Island and would generate power to the equivalent of about 350,000 homes.
ctmirror.org
August 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Another quiet Friday night from the Trump folks.
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an interesting side note to this oval office thing:
August 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
an interesting side note to this oval office thing:
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