Kathryn Krawczyk

Buffalo

Writer at Freelance

Associate Editor at Energy News Network

Editing @CanaryMedia and @DocumentedNY. Previously @TheWeek. @DailyOrange alum. she/her/horse girl.

Articles

Senate Republicans eye protecting clean energy in “big, beautiful…

2 days ago | canarymedia.com | Kathryn Krawczyk

Senators hint at extending the House’s 60-day phaseout of clean energy tax credits and eye protecting hydrogen, wind, and geothermal incentives. This analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. The Inflation Reduction Act has jump-started hundreds of billions of dollars in clean energy and manufacturing development — and most of its benefits have gone to regions represented in Congress by Republicans.
Will Senate Republicans block the climate law rollback?

2 days ago | yahoo.com | Kathryn Krawczyk

This analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. The Inflation Reduction Act has jump-started hundreds of billions of dollars in clean energy and manufacturing development — and most of its benefits have gone to regions represented in Congress by Republicans.
Texas’ anti-renewable energy bills are quietly dying

1 week ago | canarymedia.com | Kathryn Krawczyk

Three bills that would’ve hurt solar and wind development are on track to expire as some Republicans and business groups show support for renewables. This analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. Over the past few months, the Texas Senate passed three bills that could’ve devastated the state’s nation-leading renewable energy rollout — but clean energy appears to have dodged the bullet.
House Republicans nuke incentives for clean energy — except nuclear

2 weeks ago | canarymedia.com | Kathryn Krawczyk

Tax credits for buying EVs, building clean power generation, and electrifying your home are all over if the bill becomes law. This analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. The House voted almost entirely along party lines on Thursday to approve a big budget bill that would send many of the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy provisions to an early grave.
House Republicans nuke incentives for clean energy - except nuclear

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kathryn Krawczyk

This analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. The House voted almost entirely along party lines on Thursday to approve a big budget bill that would send many of the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy provisions to an early grave. Now the Senate will take a shot at drafting its own version.
States fight back against Trump’s wind and EV attacks

4 weeks ago | canarymedia.com | Kathryn Krawczyk

Democrat-led states are suing the Trump administration to keep wind farm and EV charger construction rolling. This analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. In his first 100 days, President Donald Trump has antagonized the clean energy industry, putting crucial federal funding on ice, rolling back key regulations, and even coming after state climate laws.
States fight back against Trump’s wind and EV attacks

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kathryn Krawczyk

This analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. In his first 100 days, President Donald Trump has antagonized the clean energy industry, putting crucial federal funding on ice, rolling back key regulations, and even coming after state climate laws. This week, Democrat-led states took to the courts to begin fighting back.
As clean vehicle rules face repeal, advocates urge states to stay…

1 month ago | canarymedia.com | Kathryn Krawczyk

Republicans are gunning for California’s widely adopted vehicle emissions rules, jeopardizing EV progress in several states. This analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. California is a trendsetter when it comes to cleaning up transportation. But the Republican-controlled Congress is trying to put an end to that, albeit through dubious legal means.
The Energy Department’s mass exodus has begun

1 month ago | canarymedia.com | Kathryn Krawczyk

Huge staff departures are expected from offices that spearhead advanced nuclear, grid innovation, and domestic manufacturing. This analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. It’s been nearly three months since the Trump administration began sending out “fork in the road” emails offering deferred resignation deals to thousands of federal employees.
The bid to kill Empire Wind is Trump’s biggest swipe at offshore wind…

1 month ago | canarymedia.com | Kathryn Krawczyk

The New York wind farm was approved in 2023. It started construction this month. Now, Trump’s Interior Department is trying to halt the project. This analysis and news roundup comes from the Canary Media Weekly newsletter. Sign up to get it every Friday. On Wednesday afternoon, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to halt construction on Equinor’s Empire Wind project off the New York coast.