Trump’s Department of Energy is planning to terminate awards for the two major Direct Air Capture Hubs funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in Louisiana and Texas, Heatmap has learned. An internal agency project list shared with Heatmap names nearly $24 billion worth of grants with their status designated as “terminated,” including the Occidental Petroleum’s South Texas DAC Hub as well as Project Cypress, a joint venture between DAC startups Heirloom and Climeworks. Christoph G...| Heatmap News
Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, has been waiting for this moment his whole adult life — or that’s what President Trump and the Republican Congressional leadership would like you to believe. As they put it, Vought is a fanatical budget cutter who, once unleashed, cannot be controlled. Who knows what he’ll cut if the Democrats continue to keep the government shut down? Substantial staffing cuts that go beyond the typical shutdown furloughs are “the risk...| Heatmap News
Climate tech funding has slowed in the face of federal government pushback — but it has certainly not stopped. As the administration has cranked up its hostilities against everything from electric vehicles to wind turbines, companies and investors are responding by getting strategic, forming new coalitions to map, fund, and shape progress in the absence of public support. Last month I covered the launch of the Climate Tech Atlas, an interdisciplinary effort that includes venture capitalists...| Heatmap News
The shutdown punishment has begun, and it’s aimed at New York City. Russ Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget announced Wednesday on X that “roughly $18 billion in New York City infrastructure projects have been put on hold to ensure funding is not flowing based on unconstitutional DEI principles.” That includes funding for the Second Avenue Subway extension and the Gateway Program, a proposed rail tunnel connecting New York City and New Jersey. While Vought did n...| Heatmap News
Most Americans say that rising electricity bills are having at least “a decent amount” of impact on their household finances, according to a new Heatmap Pro poll. The poll, which surveyed more than 3,700 registered voters last month, gives context to how electricity prices have come to dominate national headlines in recent months — and why they’ve become an urgent issue at the state and local level in a few key regions. On the 2024 campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised to cu...| Heatmap News
When the Trump administration ordered work on Orsted’s Revolution Wind offshore wind project to shut down in late August, it cited national security concerns as the reason for the delay. Within weeks, a federal judge had lifted the stop work order, allowing construction to proceed. What happened in between matters. In its rush to stop a wind project, the Trump administration exposed the first cracks in its anti-wind policy agenda — a loss that may embolden companies targeted by the crackd...| Heatmap News
Since July 4, the federal government has escalated its assault on wind development to previously unimaginable heights.| Heatmap News
A conversation with Harvard Law School’s Jody Freeman about life after the endangerment finding.| Heatmap News
The CEO of Cleveland Cliffs is just the latest U.S. voice to affirm the dirtiest fossil fuel’s unexpectedly bright future.| Heatmap News
It’s not just what they say over the next few weeks — it’s when they say it.| Heatmap News
It takes a credible threat to bend the budget.| Heatmap News