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Archives for July 2025

Justine Calma
Justine Calma
House Republicans passed the massive spending bill that slashes solar, wind, and EV tax credits.

The bill quickly sunsets incentives that Congress approved in 2022 as part of the Inflation Reduction Act that was expected to cut US greenhouse gas emissions by roughly 40 percent from peak levels by 2030. On top of more pollution, wholesale electricity prices could also increase by 25 percent by 2030 as a result of the bill, according to one initial analysis

The bill now heads to President Donald Trump to sign into law.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
SpaceX is facing another harassment lawsuit.

Jenna Shumway, a former manager at SpaceX, accuses the company of failing to pay her as much as her male counterparts for similar work, as reported by TechCrunch.

In the lawsuit, Shumway also claims that one of her superiors, Daniel Collins, fostered a hostile work environment by beginning “a campaign of harassment and retaliation,” while also making “concerted efforts to terminate” her employment.

Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
China vs US, clean energy edition.

The US is rich with oil and gas so that’s how the Trump administration sees the world. China, lacking those same resources, now dominates solar and battery production. The New York Times explores the winners and losers of these competing strategies, but I think you can guess which country is best positioned to capitalize on future demand.

Note: Data is from 2023, the most recent year available.
Note: Data is from 2023, the most recent year available.
Source: UN Comtrade.
Justine Calma
Justine Calma
The Trump administration deleted a major climate resource.

It pulled down the federal website that houses national climate assessments, reports that show how climate change affects every region of the US and that have been published every four years or so since 2000. Researchers working on the next national assessment were dismissed in April.

Farmers have successfully sued the Trump administration, however, to restore other climate resources they rely on to federal websites.