Allison Prang

Today's @nytimes Climate Fix: Where will all the used nuclear fuel go? Plans in the U.S. to store it under Nevada's Yucca Mountain stalled years ago. Finland, meanwhile, will soon be the first country to permanently dispose of the spent fuel underground. https://t.co/Gr6LN91fsG

I had a great time chatting with @mprnews' @paulhuttnerwx about my recent story for @nytimes delving into Minnesota's new permitting reform law that aims to speed up the process for energy project developers to get their plans approved. Listen here! https://t.co/9whMoW3v1U

RT @BenMullin: Some of these companies are basically nation states unto themselves, with tens of thousands of employees and enormous financ…

RT @JoannaStern: Some of the best tech reporters + editors out there were laid off from @wsj yesterday. When I say these folks are not only…

RT @kaitlancollins: Here's what happened inside the White House after the Oval Office shouting match: Trump huddled with his key advisers…

I talked w/ former VP candidate + current Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz about a permitting reform law the state enacted last year to help Minnesota meet its 2040 goal of having a carbon-free electric grid. In today's Climate Forward newsletter from @nytimes: https://t.co/QvYAv7EvXc

Some tidbits: A person familiar w/ the matter said at least three people working on CDR at DOE's Office of Fossil Energy + Carbon Management were fired as part of probationary staff layoffs. As part of the $ freeze, staff couldn't reach out to funding awardees, the person said.

Allison Prang @AllisonPrang

Big Oil likes direct air capture + some thought that might protect support for the technology from being touched by the Trump administration. But DAC got swept up in the spending freeze + personnel cuts across gov. My first piece for @CallawayClimate: https://t.co/hzhMSWqMvO

Big Oil likes direct air capture + some thought that might protect support for the technology from being touched by the Trump administration. But DAC got swept up in the spending freeze + personnel cuts across gov. My first piece for @CallawayClimate: https://t.co/hzhMSWqMvO

RT @djtweets: Reporters: @Axios is hiring! ⭐️Biotech Deals ⭐️Congress ⭐️Enterprise Software Deals ⭐️M&A Deals ⭐️Axios Boulder ⭐️Axios Hun…

News nugget in here: You might remember @CarbonCaptureUS, the Cali-based DAC company, announced last year it scrapped plans to build a project in Wyoming because of clean power demand. The co. now plans to build a DAC plant in Louisiana, which is proving to be a popular DAC spot.

Allison Prang @AllisonPrang

In today's @nytimes Climate Forward newsletter, I look at how companies doing direct air capture, one of the most hyped forms of carbon removal, are running up against increased electricity demand and facing competition for renewable energy. https://t.co/qpQrYt87Jf

In today's @nytimes Climate Forward newsletter, I look at how companies doing direct air capture, one of the most hyped forms of carbon removal, are running up against increased electricity demand and facing competition for renewable energy. https://t.co/qpQrYt87Jf

RT @WSJ: Exclusive: Trump advisers are weighing executive actions to dismantle the Education Department https://t.co/UQwsu0Hhwx

"Three people familiar with the situation said work on the programs" (i.e. the Inflation Reduction Act and bipartisan infrastructure law "had effectively been suspended," according to @Chemnipot.

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"EPA employees have been told not to bill their work to the administrative budgets of programs funded through the climate and infrastructure laws," @Chemnipot of @EENewsUpdates reports. https://t.co/KhOphC1Fh1 h/t Jael Holzman

"EPA employees have been told not to bill their work to the administrative budgets of programs funded through the climate and infrastructure laws," @Chemnipot of @EENewsUpdates reports. https://t.co/KhOphC1Fh1 h/t Jael Holzman

Passive aggressive Midwesternism: Hearing someone in a coffee shop blasting sound from their phone and instead of asking them to turn it down, you politely inquire if they have headphones. You can me out of the Midwest, but never the Midwest out of me. (cc @midwestern_ope)

RT @CooperLawrence: Just went to the Oreo website and hit “accept all cookies” … and now we wait

RT @marytylerpoor: I should still be able to get a personal pan pizza if I read enough books