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Climate

Texas Legislators Grant Renewables a Reprieve
Energy

AM Briefing: A Renewables Reprieve in Texas

On a state legislative session, German Courts, and U.S. permitting personnel

Climate

AM Briefing: The 2C Threshold Approaches

On a new WMO report, FEMA, and Oak Flat

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Climate

AM Briefing: ‘Mark This Day’

On accelerating nuclear energy, power plant emissions, and BYD

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The Capitol.

The GOP Tax Bill Is a Dangerous Gamble at a Precarious Moment

House Republicans have bet that nothing bad will happen to America’s economic position or energy supply. The evidence suggests that’s a big risk.

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Senate Overturns California Waiver, Defying Parliamentarian

AM Briefing: Senate Overturns California Waiver

On striking down the California waiver, the tax bill, and BYD

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Energy

AM Briefing: House Passes IRA-Killing Tax Bill

On the tax bill, FEMA, and Puerto Rican solar

House Passes IRA-Killing Tax Bill
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Current conditions: A late-season nor’easter could bring minor flooding to the Boston areaIt’s clear and sunny today in Erbil, Iraq, where the country’s first entirely off-grid, solar-powered village is now operatingThursday will finally bring a break from severe storms in the U.S., which has seen 280 tornadoes more than the historical average this year.

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1. House GOP passes reconciliation bill after late-night tweaks to clean energy tax credits

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Politics

The House’s 11th Hour Cuts to Clean Energy Tax Credits, Explained

The House passed its version of the budget bill early Thursday morning, with even deeper cuts to clean energy added overnight.

The House floor.
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Trump’s tax bill passed the House early Thursday morning, after a marathon session in the Rules Committee that began early Wednesday morning and stretched late into the night. The final floor vote came down to the slimmest of margins, 215 yeas to 214 nays, with House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris voting “present.”

The clean energy tax credits, already on life support, barely made it out alive.

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