Nina Hebel
@ninahebel.bsky.social
PhD student in ORIE @ University of Texas. Interested in macro-energy systems, energy and climate policy, and resource planning for an uncertain future.
As someone whose research is related to power system resilience, I always have a weird mix of feelings when experiencing power outages firsthand. The distribution system in my neighborhood got wrecked by a super cell yesterday, and as I walk to campus, I see restoration crews out and about…
May 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
As someone whose research is related to power system resilience, I always have a weird mix of feelings when experiencing power outages firsthand. The distribution system in my neighborhood got wrecked by a super cell yesterday, and as I walk to campus, I see restoration crews out and about…
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Scoop: The Trump admin has quietly issued stop work orders on projects funded under contracts with the Energy Department that reference community benefit plans, an attempt to target a crucial part of Biden’s environmental justice legacy
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Trump’s Other Funding Freeze Attacks Environmental Justice
Companies, states, cities, and other entities with Energy Department contracts that had community benefit plans embedded in them have been ordered to stop all work.
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February 4, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Scoop: The Trump admin has quietly issued stop work orders on projects funded under contracts with the Energy Department that reference community benefit plans, an attempt to target a crucial part of Biden’s environmental justice legacy
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I promise I’ll start talking about things other than Texas weather - but in the meantime, we’ve officially got a Weather Watch from ERCOT for early next week. Thought we’d had our one (1) annual cold snap already, but looks like we got a bonus this year.
January 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I promise I’ll start talking about things other than Texas weather - but in the meantime, we’ve officially got a Weather Watch from ERCOT for early next week. Thought we’d had our one (1) annual cold snap already, but looks like we got a bonus this year.
Excited to head back to Austin tomorrow after 2 tornado warnings and a hailstorm in Houston. The last five days have been a rollercoaster (in terms of weather).
December 30, 2024 at 5:27 AM
Excited to head back to Austin tomorrow after 2 tornado warnings and a hailstorm in Houston. The last five days have been a rollercoaster (in terms of weather).