Nick Sobczyk

Washington, D.C., United States

Energy and Climate Reporter at Axios

Energy/climate reporter, @axios. Past: @EENewsUpdates. Retweets not endorsements.

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Articles

Trump administration eyes big climate research cuts at NOAA

1 week ago | axios.com | Nick Sobczyk

Illustration: Lindsey Bailey/AxiosThe Trump administration is considering deep cuts to NOAA while seeking to end much of its climate change work, according to an internal document seen by Axios. Why it matters: The proposal, if Congress enacts it, would squash some of the nation's premier climate change research programs. It also reveals how the administration may try to maneuver to realign agencies without going through Congress.
Trump axes Denver exec's nomination

1 week ago | axios.com | John Frank |Daniel Moore |Nick Sobczyk

The Trump administration has withdrawn the nomination of Denver's Kathleen Sgamma to lead the Bureau of Land Management. Why it matters: The exit of Sgamma, longtime president of the Western Energy Alliance, is a sudden setback for a White House hoping to lean on the land bureau to expand fossil fuel and mining leases. The post oversees 8.3 million acres of public lands in Colorado alone.
Whitehouse introduces bill setting marker on AI data center power

1 week ago | axios.com | Nick Sobczyk
Our first energy policy tracker of the 119th Congress

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Nick Sobczyk |Daniel Moore

Lawmakers are heading out of town, so it's time to break out the Axios Pro legislative tracker for the first time this Congress. Why it matters: It's still early, so there's a lot of red on the chart. But committees are finally beginning to move individual bills, and reconciliation is trickling along. We'll keep you posted in the next version on more movement on nuclear, mining, transmission and the components of a possible permitting bill.
Rep. Sean Casten revamping his transmission bill

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Nick Sobczyk
White House withdraws BLM nominee Kathleen Sgamma's nomination

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Daniel Moore |Nick Sobczyk
Cassidy hopes Trump tariffs include room for carbon

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Nick Sobczyk

Sen. Bill Cassidy is trying to make his new carbon tariff proposal fit into the larger world of Trump tariffs. Why it matters: The Foreign Pollution Fee Act is a GOP policy marker that has some buy-in from Trumpworld — but it enters an uncertain era of global trade and a burgeoning tariff war.
First look: Schatz and Sheehy eye AI to tame extreme weather

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Daniel Moore |Nick Sobczyk

Sen. Brian Schatz is out with bipartisan legislation that would unleash AI to protect communities from extreme weather events. Why it matters: The bill, first seen by Axios, is a serious effort to lean on artificial intelligence to better predict and respond to increasingly devastating wildfires, hurricanes, floods and other disasters. The legislation comes as NOAA faces steep cuts to staffing and climate change initiatives. Zoom in: The TAME Extreme Weather and Wildfires Act, co-sponsored by Sen.
GOP appropriators possibly open to deep DOE cuts

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Nick Sobczyk |Daniel Moore

Top GOP appropriators appear ready to go along with some of the Energy Department's cuts to funding and staff in the upcoming spending cycle. Why it matters: The Elon Musk–driven cuts that DOE is proposing will cause conflicts with Congress — but Republicans aren't ready to pump the brakes just yet. DOE officials plan to shut down the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations and terminate nearly half its funding, as Axios scooped last week. Driving the news: Rep.
Hydropower's backers plan a new path on legislation

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Nick Sobczyk

The hydropower industry is shifting its strategy to try to advance a new dam licensing overhaul that could be more industry-friendly. Why it matters: The industry had struck a grand bargain on licensing with environmental groups, but the legislation faltered last year. Driving the news: Sen. Steve Daines told Axios he plans to revive his work with Sen. Maria Cantwell on licensing legislation. "It's a great source of baseload power," he said.