Arianna Skibell

Atlanta, New York, North Carolina, Washington, D.C., United States

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The GOP fight for clean energy credits

1 week ago | politico.com | Arianna Skibell

Solar energy supporters rallied in Washington on Tuesday as lawmakers were discussing the future of climate law tax credits. | Timothy Cama/POLITICO's E&E News A new Republican-led lobbying group is trying to override its party’s disdain for former President Joe Biden’s clean energy tax credits in an effort to save trillions of dollars’ worth of financial benefits headed to largely red districts. Built for America — led by former West Virginia Lt. Gov.
Is FEMA solvent? Depends who you ask

1 week ago | politico.com | Arianna Skibell

Budget Director Russ Vought (second from right) attends a press briefing in the Oval Office last week. | Evan Vucci/AP The nation’s top emergency response agency has repeatedly warned that it will run out of money to respond to natural disasters by August. So some emergency managers found it jarring when White House budget chief Russ Vought insisted that the federal disaster fund is “flush” through September, writes Thomas Frank.
POLITICO: ‘Trump’s climate assault has only begun’ - ‘Unraveling the federal govt’s capacity to understand & respond to climate change at a remarkable clip’ - Climate Depot

1 week ago | climatedepot.com | Marc Morano |Arianna Skibell

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/power-switch/2025/06/16/trumps-climate-assault-has-only-begun-00408677By ARIANNA SKIBELLThe Trump administration is unraveling the federal government’s capacity to understand and respond to climate change at a remarkable clip. And it’s just getting started, writes Scott Waldman.
Trump’s climate assault has only begun

1 week ago | politico.com | Arianna Skibell

President Donald Trump speaks last week with reporters in the Oval Office. | Evan Vucci/AP The Trump administration is unraveling the federal government’s capacity to understand and respond to climate change at a remarkable clip. And it’s just getting started, writes Scott Waldman. Since returning to the White House five months ago, President Donald Trump has dismissed hundreds of climate and weather scientists — and cut government ties to hundreds more in the private sector and academia.
Israel may be shattering Trump’s energy price pledge

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Arianna Skibell

Smoke rises after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025. Israel attacked Iran's capital early Friday, with explosions booming across Tehran. | Vahid Salemi/AP Israel’s stunning attacks on Iran’s nuclear program and military leadership are embroiling the Middle East in another deadly war — and could imperil President Donald Trump’s pledge to slash oil prices for American consumers.
GM’s electric future just got way more future

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Arianna Skibell

Vehicles move along the 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV assembly line at the General Motors Orion Assembly on June 15, 2023, in Lake Orion, Michigan. | Carlos Osorio/AP General Motors stunned the auto world four years ago when it pledged to go all electric by 2035. That goal quietly died this week when the company announced a $4 billion investment heavily skewed toward gasoline-powered vehicles, writes David Ferris.
A good day to be a fossil fuel

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Arianna Skibell

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin holds up a signed policy proposal related to power plants at the EPA headquarters in Washington on Wednesday. | Francis Chung/POLITICO The Trump administration is intensifying its efforts to boost the fossil fuel industry. Its latest move: proposing a free pass to pollute. The Environmental Protection Agency today announced it would roll back Biden-era limits on carbon and toxic air pollution from power plants.
Trump's new tactic for bypassing Congress

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Arianna Skibell

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought prepares to testify during an appropriations hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. | Francis Chung/POLITICO President Donald Trump’s budget chief is trying out an audacious strategy to eliminate congressionally approved funding without lawmakers’ sign-off.
Will GOP senators save Biden’s energy tax credits?

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Arianna Skibell

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) speaks with reporters as he walks to a meeting at the U.S. Capitol. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Moderate House Republicans failed last month when the chamber voted to gut the clean energy tax credits that they had spent months urging their leaders to save. Now the fight is getting real in the Senate, where Republicans unhappy with the cuts have the leverage to reshape President Donald Trump’s megabill — if they choose to, writes Kelsey Brugger. GOP Sens.
Trump could knock NY’s climate goals over the edge

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Arianna Skibell

The Empire State Building stands out on the Manhattan skyline with The Statue of Liberty in the foreground. | Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images New York state was already struggling to meet its aggressive climate targets before President Donald Trump took office. Now it’s locked in a showdown with the president and his antagonism toward environmental policies, writes Benjamin Storrow.