
Chuck McCutcheon
Editor at Axios
Editor @Axios energy/climate newsletter. Author of books on climate change, Congress, political jargon, nuclear waste. @Giants fan.
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3 weeks ago |
axios.com | Chuck McCutcheon
Tulane's Eric Smith speaks Wednesday. Photo: Heather McClelland on behalf of AxiosBATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana is better positioned than many other states to deal with energy challenges, but President Trump's tariffs remain a worry. Why it matters: The Pelican State has some $60 billion in planned projects ranging from additional LNG export capabilities to producing low-carbon steel.
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3 weeks ago |
axios.com | Chuck McCutcheon
A view at the beginning point of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System on May 9, 2025, in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. Photo: Lance King/Getty ImagesThe Interior Department on Monday proposed to rescind Biden-era restrictions on oil and gas drilling in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
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4 weeks ago |
axios.com | Chuck McCutcheon
Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Gabriella Turrisi / AxiosAs the Trump administration begins seeking how to get rid of nuclear waste, one group of experts has a suggestion: Start with a burial site that takes only defense-generated waste. Why it matters: With nuclear power gaining wider public acceptance, some in Congress and elsewhere agree that determining what to do with radioactive leftovers over the long term must become a bigger piece of the puzzle.
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4 weeks ago |
axios.com | Chuck McCutcheon
Illustration: Shoshana Gordon/AxiosThe Supreme Court unanimously decided Thursday to limit environmental reviews for major infrastructure projects in a case that has profound implications for President Trump's "energy dominance" agenda. Why it matters: The justices' decision reduces the scope of reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act to focus only on immediate impacts.
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Mar 16, 2025 |
medium.com | Chuck McCutcheon
Chuck McCutcheon·Follow4 min read·--Richard Parker(A slightly different version of this ran in the Albuquerque Journal)Every few months or so for the last decade, I’d get a phone call. The greeting was always the same: “What’s going on? Whaddaya got?”It was Richard Parker, imitating one of our overcaffeinated editors from the 1990s at the Albuquerque Journal. Richard — who died last week at the way-too-young age of 61 — was far more than just an ex-newspaper colleague who easily made me laugh.
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