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Climate

The Megabill’s Clean Energy Holdouts
Politics

AM Briefing: The Vote-a-Rama Drags On

On sparring in the Senate, NEPA rules, and taxing first-class flyers

Politics

AM Briefing: Let the Vote-a-Rama Begin

On taxing renewables, climate finance, and Europe’s heat wave

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Economy

AM Briefing: China Relents on Rare Earths

On resuming rare earth shipments, hurricane tracking, and EV tax credits

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Energy

AM Briefing: An Energy Smorgasbord

On a new report from the Energy Institute, high-stakes legislating, and accelerating nuclear development

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The June Heat Dome Is Shattering Temperature Records

AM Briefing: Heat for the History Books

On mercury rising, climate finance, and aviation emissions

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Climate

AM Briefing: Deadly Heat

On life-threatening temperatures, New York’s nuclear ambitions, and cancelled clean energy projects

The Heat Dome Lingers
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Current conditions: Monsoon conditions are bringing flash floods to New Mexico • A heat warning has been issued in Beijing as temperatures creep toward 100 degrees Fahrenheit • It's hot and dry in Tehran today as a tenuous ceasefire between Iran and Israel comes into effect.

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1. Hochul calls for new nuclear power plant in New York

New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Monday that she wants to bring new, public nuclear power back to the state. She directed the New York Power Authority, the state power agency, to develop at least 1 gigawatt of new nuclear capacity upstate. Hochul did not specify a design or even a location for the new plant, but based on a few clues in the press release and where Hochul chose to make the announcement, Heatmap’s Matthew Zeitlin speculates that the project could be a small modular reactor, specifically GE Hitachi’s BWRX-300, one of a handful of SMR designs vying for both regulatory approval and commercial viability in the U.S. “Canada’s Ontario Power Generation recently approved a plan to build one,” Zeitlin notes, “with the idea to eventually build three more for a total 1.2 gigawatts of generating capacity, i.e. roughly the amount Hochul’s targeting.”

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Climate

AM Briefing: The Northeast Bakes

On record-breaking temperatures, oil prices, and Tesla Robotaxis

Why the Intense Heat Wave Hitting the Northeast Is Unusual
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Current conditions: Wildfires are raging on the Greek island of Chios • Forecasters are monitoring a low-pressure system in the Atlantic that could become a tropical storm sometime today • Residents in eastern North Dakota are cleaning up after tornadoes ripped through the area over the weekend, killing at least three people.

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1. Intense U.S. heat wave could break numerous records

A dangerous heat wave moves from the Midwest toward the East Coast this week, and is expected to challenge long-standing heat records. In many places, temperatures could hit 100 degrees Fahrenheit and feel even warmer when humidity is factored in. “High overnight temperatures will create a lack of overnight cooling, significantly increasing the danger,” according to the National Weather Service. Extreme heat warnings and advisories are in effect from Maine through the Carolinas, across the Ohio Valley and down into southern states like Mississippi and Louisiana. “It’s basically everywhere east of the Rockies,” National Weather Service meteorologist Mark Gehring told The Associated Press. “That is unusual, to have this massive area of high dew points and heat.”

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