Biden’s team left the White House voicing faith that the bipartisan impact of his climate policies would give them durability--clean energy jobs in red districts, etc. But the politics are difficult, with Trump's tax cuts at stake.

On Senate Floor, Tillis Offered Inside Look Into the Lobbying Against Clean Energy: "People that haven’t worked a day in business are setting policy in the White House" @insideclimate

Before Trump's election, some 47 million metric tons of carbon emissions cuts were expected this year due to U.S. coal plant retirements. One third of those cuts are now in question.

@DanGearino Here's what happened to clean energy tax credits in the House. Fm @DanGearino @insideclimate Much like the rental car agent in a classic Seinfeld episode, the GOP "hold-outs" did not execute the most crucial part of the "hold."

And of course, this song--its time signature, if not the glasses-- inspired Ian Anderson @jethrotull , five years later (commercial release: 1972) No we won't give in, let's go living in the past.

What this nation desperately needs at this uncertain time is more 5/4 time and more horn-rimmed glasses.

Incidentally, while this storm was happening, Congress was launching its retreat from climate policy. Here's the story @DanGearino and I did then. The situation worsened in the bill passed this morning. I'll post our story here soon.

“We were prepared, but not for how fast the water came." My colleague @TheAmanAzhar @insideclimate captured the aftermath of the new normal, underscoring the need for greater action on climate resilience.

A beacon of hope!.

California always has led the rest of the country in addressing air pollution--partly because of its unique smog problems. The House just voted to hold back California's plan to curb climate pollution from vehicles.

Based on a court filing and a @paldhous @insideclimate analysis, we were able to provided the clearest picture yet of the grants EPA is cutting: aid to poor and minority communities.

The LNG ship "methane slip" is cancelling out U.S. climate progress. My @insideclimate colleagues @mckennapr, @paldhous calculate GHG pollution from the ships alone by 2023-4 has offset all of the emissions we've cut by deploying EVs on US roads.

RT @historyrock_: Sister Rosetta Tharpe. She was there before Little Richard, Johnny Cash & Elvis Presley swiveled their hips and strummed….

It is shocking the spin out there. Global manufacturers literally choose where they locate based on ability to develop localized supply chains. BMW has more than 300 US suppliers, 40 of them providing major components.

RT @WIRED: NEW: The doctor behind breakthrough Parkinson’s research was among the scientists purged from the National Institutes of Health,….

New hearing tomorrow in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund case. We looked at the surprising past and cloudy future of an idea that originally was meant to have bipartisan appeal, but became a right-wing target. with @dangearino @insideclimate

Has anyone noticed that @USPS Click N Ship is not working? It's funny, I use it all the time and never had any trouble with it before the massive cutback plan. Do you think the two could be related?

Hey @Google Is the White House buying the top spot on Google News for its press releases? Or are you just giving it to them? Their take on the dismantling of the Education Department is certainly offbeat.

New jobs, cost savings, economic growth: Businesses are touting anything but their climate efforts in a Trump-driven wave of "greenhushing" via @climate.

EXCLUSIVE: The US Coast Guard Academy has eliminated “climate change” and related terminology from its curriculum in an effort to conform to President Donald Trump’s policies. @insideclimate A former commandant, educators raise concerns.