Benjamin Storrow

Vermont

Reporter at Climatewire

I am a reporter @EENewsUpdates, where I write about the energy transition.

Articles

Burgum halts work on NY offshore wind project

1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Benjamin Storrow

Share Interior Secretary Doug Burgum halted construction of a major offshore wind farm off New York on Wednesday, in a marked escalation of President Donald Trump’s fight against offshore wind. Burgum said in a post on X that he had directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, a division of the Interior Department, to stop work on Empire Wind.
Why Trump is only a speed bump on road to renewables

1 week ago | politico.com | Benjamin Storrow

Presidents often come into office promising to remake the energy industry. But the world has a way of complicating their plans. Barack Obama, who staked his environmental legacy on greening cars and power plants, oversaw the fracking revolution. Donald Trump promised to save coal during his first term, only to see the industry wither. Joe Biden signed America up for a net-zero future, then saw U.S. oil and gas production soar to record levels.
Shift from Fossil Fuels to Renewable Energy Will Persist despite Trump Policies, New Analyses Say

1 week ago | scientificamerican.com | Benjamin Storrow |Brian Dabbs

CLIMATEWIRE | America’s energy transition will slow — but won’t stop entirely — if President Donald Trump is successful in repealing environmental regulations and slashing green subsidies, according to a pair of analyses released Tuesday. The annual energy outlooks from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and BloombergNEF offer a window to the country's potential energy future after Trump.
E&E News: Clean energy transition will persist under Trump, analyses say

1 week ago | subscriber.politicopro.com | Benjamin Storrow |Brian Dabbs
Offshore Wind Power Poses Only Limited Risk to Whales, Government Watchdog Report Finds

1 week ago | scientificamerican.com | Benjamin Storrow

CLIMATEWIRE | Two years ago, Republican lawmakers asked Congress’ watchdog to scrutinize offshore wind's impact on commercial fishing, marine navigation and wildlife. What they got was a report recommending the government improve coordination with Native American tribes and open a new office overseeing offshore wind development in the Northeast.
Can Trump revive coal after a first-term failure?

1 week ago | politico.com | Benjamin Storrow

President Donald Trump tried and failed to save the coal-fired Navajo Generating Station in Arizona during his first term. A flurry of executive orders this week aims to keep more coal plants open and spur power companies to build new ones. | Felicia Fonseca/AP President Donald Trump tried and failed to save coal in his first term. So the question this week, after he unveiled a series of executive orders to rescue the industry, was whether this time would be any different.
Trump’s Tariffs Are Expected to Undermine the Clean Energy Transition

3 weeks ago | scientificamerican.com | Benjamin Storrow |Sara Schonhardt |Mike Lee

CLIMATEWIRE | It’s tariff day in America. What form the new levies take remains to be seen, but this much is clear: President Donald Trump’s drive to impose tariffs on a broad range of imported products represents a new world order, one where America increasingly looks inward to make the goods it needs. That kind of transformation would almost certainly affect the global transition to green energy.
E&E News: EV battery recycler awarded DOE loan may go out of business

3 weeks ago | subscriber.politicopro.com | Benjamin Storrow

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E&E News: Energy emissions hit record, even as renewables make gains

1 month ago | subscriber.politicopro.com | Benjamin Storrow

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Why Democrats joined Trump’s pipeline push

1 month ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Benjamin Storrow

A once-dormant debate over natural gas pipelines in the Northeast is back — courtesy of President Donald Trump. The idea of building pipelines roiled the region a decade ago. The controversy all but disappeared amid political opposition, as officials in New York and other states ramped up climate targets and rejected permits for planned pipeline projects. Then, Trump returned to office and revived the debate in a social media post.