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

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

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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

1 month 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.
E&E News: EPA insists it has the right to cancel climate grants

2 months ago | subscriber.politicopro.com | Jean Chemnick |Lesley Clark

The search supports the following Boolean operators:AND, OR, NOT must be capitalized. Search otherwise ignores capitalization for keywords. Use "" quotation marks to search for a phrase. Phrase search matches all words in that order with nothing in between. Search will capture keywords in plural form (e.g. Liability can pull both liability and liabilities), including within phrase search. Parentheses () can be used with the operators above.
E&E News: Trump EPA transition team revealed

2 months ago | subscriber.politicopro.com | Jean Chemnick |Kevin Bogardus

The search supports the following Boolean operators:AND, OR, NOT must be capitalized. Search otherwise ignores capitalization for keywords. Use "" quotation marks to search for a phrase. Phrase search matches all words in that order with nothing in between. Search will capture keywords in plural form (e.g. Liability can pull both liability and liabilities), including within phrase search. Parentheses () can be used with the operators above.
Climate grants revoked due to Democratic ties, EPA asserts

2 months ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Jean Chemnick |Lesley Clark

Share The Trump administration asserted Monday that EPA’s largest green bank recipient should be stripped of its almost $7 billion award because its leadership has too many Democratic ties. The Climate United Fund signed a contract with EPA last year for the largest grant under a climate law initiative aimed at expanding lending for clean energy projects.