What do the US 2022 midterm elections mean for climate and energy policy? To help go through the results, I contacted Whitney Stanco, a senior analyst at Washington Analysis LLC, an independent research firm out of Washington, DC. She has been tracking energy policy for decades and in particular has kept a close watch on the states. With Whitney's help, I walk through the election results, first at the Congressional level and then in the states, and contemplate their implications for energy policy. We pay special attention to the four states where Democrats have new trifectas and the power see their policy preferences made into law.
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What you need to know about the new EPA power plant standards
The energy transition's 5 supervillains and 5 superheroes
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What's going on with China these days?
Fashion's climate impact and how to reduce it
How much can urban land use policy do for the climate?
How the EPA will spend $27 billion in carbon-reduction funds
Now is the time for distributed energy
Biden sets out to supercharge industrial decarbonization
What's the deal with these methane satellites?
What's the deal with "scope 3" emissions?
Getting ready for IRA 2
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