
Jake Spring
Climate and Environment Enterprise Reporter at The Washington Post
Global climate correspondent for @Reuters, based in Brazil. Ex-China. OPC & CCNow award winner. Host of the Foreign Correspondence podcast @foreignpod
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washingtonpost.com | Jake Spring
Trump’s war on wind takes big leap, halts a major project mid-construction (washingtonpost.com) Trump’s war on wind takes big leap, halts a major project mid-construction By Jake Spring 2025041700413100 Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Wednesday ordered an immediate halt to work on a major wind development off the coast of New York, dealing a blow to an industry whose leaders had thought projects under construction would be safe from President Donald Trump's push to limit offshore wind...
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2 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Maxine Joselow |Jake Spring |Michael Birnbaum
Trump signs executive orders to help dying U.S. coal industry (washingtonpost.com) Trump signs executive orders to help dying U.S. coal industry By Maxine Joselow; Jake Spring; Michael Birnbaum 2025040813485600 President Donald Trump signed four executive orders Tuesday aimed at boosting the U.S. coal industry, which has been in dramatic decline for decades, displaced by cheaper natural gas and the rise of renewable energy.
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adn.com | Anna Phillips |Jake Spring |Kevin Crowe |Dan Diamond
Torrential rain fell on Eastern Kentucky in July 2022, turning creeks into rivers that roared through the valleys and hollows, wrecking hundreds of homes and killing 45 people. Since then, the state has been trapped in a cycle of seemingly never-ending disasters, exhausting storm-weary residents in impoverished small towns.
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southfloridareporter.com | Anna Phillips |Jake Spring |Kevin Crowe |Dan Diamond
Torrential rain fell on Eastern Kentucky in July 2022, turning creeks into rivers that roared through the valleys and hollows, wrecking hundreds of homes and killing 45 people. Since then, the state has been trapped in a cycle of seemingly never-ending disasters, exhausting storm-weary residents in impoverished small towns.
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2 weeks ago |
washingtonpost.com | Anna Phillips |Jake Spring |Kevin Crowe |Dan Diamond
States caught unprepared for Trump’s threats to FEMA (washingtonpost.com) States caught unprepared for Trump’s threats to FEMA By Anna Phillips; Jake Spring; Kevin Crowe; Dan Diamond 2025040511005600 Torrential rain fell on Eastern Kentucky in July 2022, turning creeks into rivers that roared through the valleys and hollows, wrecking hundreds of homes and killing 45 people.
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RT @eilperin: "Every few miles, next to washed-out bridges, signs in MAGA red make the same plea: 'Trump Make this Bridge Great Again!'" Re…

RT @eilperin: Exciting news to kick off 2025: We've hired @jakespring as a @washingtonpost Climate and Environment Enterprise Reporter. As…

Major career news! I’m elated to be joining The Washington Post at such a critical time for climate and environment coverage. I’ll be moving to Washington, DC for the job. I’ve had a great seven years in Brazil, thank you to all my friends and sources who made that possible.

🌎@jakespring is joining The Post as a Climate and Environment Enterprise Reporter: https://t.co/c3MmDlDTaY