Democratic lawmakers question Energy Department over DOGE nuclear data access
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) wrote Wednesday to Energy Secretary Chris Wright about reports that staffers with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have been granted access to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA).
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California disclosure law prompting manufacturers to shift away from toxic compounds: Study
Manufacturers have been quietly abandoning the use of toxic ingredients in their products, in response to California’s strict chemical disclosure rules, a new study has found.
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In Other News
Branch out with a different read from The Hill:
Why red states are pulling ahead in America’s clean energy race
Renewable energy generation is surging across many of the country’s red-leaning states, positioning some to outpace their bluer peers in a national drive toward grid decarbonization.
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What We’re Reading
News we’ve flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics:
Ford CEO explains why IRA tax credit repeals could risk jobs, tariffs are ‘cost and chaos’ (The Detroit News)
DOGE lands at EPA(E&E News)
US approves fast-tracking power plantsin mid-Atlantic grid over complaints that it favors gas (The Associated Press)
 
What Others are Reading
Two key stories on The Hill right now:
List: The more than 500 JOANN stores expected to close amid second bankruptcy filing
Less than a month after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in a year, craft retailer JOANN is preparing to close hundreds of stores. Read more
First DOGE committee hearing becomes referendum on Elon Musk
The star of the first Delivering on Government Efficiency subcommittee hearing in the House Wednesday was an individual not in attendance: Elon Musk. Read more
 
Opinions in The Hill
Op-eds related to energy & environment submitted to The Hill:
Cut climate emissions by ticketing the worst offenders, like speeding driversÂ
Tariffs or no tariffs, the world wants and needs America’s natural gas
 
 
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