Jean Chemnick

Washington, D.C.

EPA climate change reporter with E&ENews. I cover the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and other programs. Reach me on Signal at jchemnick.01

Articles

How the EPA Is Attempting to Roll Back Climate Regulation—And Where It Could Stumble

2 weeks ago | scientificamerican.com | Jean Chemnick |Niina H. Farah |Lesley Clark

CLIMATEWIRE | EPA's proposal to stop regulating power plant climate pollution is built around a bold claim that experts say could create legal stumbling blocks. The U.S. power industry is the nation's second-highest emitting sector. But in its draft rule repeal, EPA argues that the industry emits too little heat-trapping pollution to be worth regulating.
E&E News: EPA to weaken methane rule deadlines for oil and gas sites

3 weeks ago | subscriber.politicopro.com | Jean Chemnick
Clean energy think tank lays off 10% of staff - E&E News by POLITICO

1 month ago | eenews.net | Jean Chemnick

RMI -- formerly known as the Rocky Mountain Institute -- is citing funding uncertainty and "volatility."
E&E News: Zeldin wants a ‘Reagan era’-sized EPA. He already has one.

1 month ago | subscriber.politicopro.com | Sean Reilly |Jean Chemnick |Ellie Borst |Miranda Willson
Trump EPA Reorganization Signals End to Climate Work

1 month ago | scientificamerican.com | Jean Chemnick

CLIMATEWIRE | EPA is getting rid of the two offices that are primarily responsible for regulating climate and air pollution. The move to eliminate the Office of Atmospheric Protection (OAP) and Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) by the end of the fiscal year signals a likely end to much of the agency's climate work.
How Trump’s EPA Plans to Undo Climate Rules

2 months ago | scientificamerican.com | Jean Chemnick

CLIMATEWIRE | One of the biggest mysteries surrounding President Donald Trump’s EPA is how it plans to revoke the endangerment finding — the lifeblood of most climate regulations. Hints about its strategy may have been hiding in plain sight for a month now — ever since EPA announced a slew of deregulatory actions in a single afternoon.
E&E News: Trump admin silent as UN deadline passes for reporting GHG emissions

2 months ago | subscriber.politicopro.com | Jean Chemnick
Gold bars and an FBI probe: Inside Trump’s effort to pry back $20B from Biden’s climate spending

2 months ago | politico.com | Jean Chemnick

Former President Joe Biden’s appointees crafted an unusual strategy for funneling hundreds of billions in government and private dollars to climate projects in lower-income communities — and for doing it fast enough that an incoming Trump administration would be unable to stop it. Now, the program is fighting for its life.
E&E News: EPA watchdog begins audit of $20B climate program

2 months ago | subscriber.politicopro.com | Jean Chemnick
Chevron’s demise limits EPA’s authority to cancel grants, groups say

2 months ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Jean Chemnick

Share Recipients of $20 billion in climate law grants are using a conservative legal theory against the Trump administration, asserting in a new court filing that EPA overstepped its authority in trying to cancel their federal awards. The Friday brief — filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia — refers to the demise of the Chevron doctrine, which afforded agencies broad deference on policy for decades.