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Evan Halper

Washington, D.C., United States

Business Reporter at The Washington Post

Covering the energy transition for the Washington Post. [email protected].

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  • 5 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Evan Halper |Jake Spring

    Trump is forcing this dirty, costly coal plant to stay open (washingtonpost.com) Trump is forcing this dirty, costly coal plant to stay open By Evan Halper; Jake Spring 2025060111005100 An emergency order last month from Washington rattled Michigan regulators: The Trump administration reversed the state's plan to retire an aging power plant, forcing it to remain open and continue burning coal.

  • 1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Evan Halper

    Trump plan for fast-tracking nuclear power takes aim at regulators (washingtonpost.com) Trump plan for fast-tracking nuclear power takes aim at regulators By Evan Halper 2025052322264600 President Donald Trump is inserting the White House into a safety review process for nuclear reactors that has operated independently for decades, blaming overregulation and risk-aversion for the slow pace at which plants have been built in recent years.

  • 2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Evan Halper |Maxine Joselow

    Clean energy cash gushing into red states puts GOP senators in a bind (washingtonpost.com) Clean energy cash gushing into red states puts GOP senators in a bind By Evan Halper; Maxine Joselow 2025052310002200 Donald Trump campaigned last year on reversing what he called the "Green New Scam," but Republican senators now must grapple with the reality behind the slogan: cutting hundreds of billions of dollars of clean energy subsidies that are flowing to their own states. The House advanced a...

  • 3 weeks ago | infobae.com | Evan Halper

    Una gran franja de los Estados Unidos enfrenta un mayor riesgo de apagones este verano, un peligro perenne a medida que el uso de electricidad se dispara y el clima extremo pone a prueba la envejecida red eléctrica del país, según la autoridad reguladora que monitorea el sistema eléctrico.

  • 3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Evan Halper

    A large swath of the United States is facing a heightened risk of blackouts this summer, a perennial danger as electricity use soars and extreme weather tests the nation’s aging power grid, according to the regulatory authority that monitors the electricity system. The seasonal electricity forecast warns that regional power grids extending from the Upper Midwest south through Texas may lack the power needed to meet all customer needs in the event of prolonged periods of high temperatures.

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