The email is a digest of the past 24 hours of media coverage related to climate change and energy, as well as our pick of the key studies published in peer-reviewed journals. Sign up here. In comments during the latter trip, Trump said Washington could provide money directly to the states instead of having federal financial assistance flow through Fema, the article explains. The group will be composed of the secretaries of homeland security and defense, along with private-sector subject matter experts, it adds.
Reuters also has the story. Doing so would require congressional action. The Independent also has the story. On Friday, the Trump administration asked the supreme court to put several cases on hold so it can reconsider positions the previous administration took on policies including three environmental issues pending before the court, reports USA Today. The high court did not agree to consider the legality of the waiver in the first place.
Reuters and the Hill also have the story. Reuters reports that the US Energy Information Agency announced on Friday that it expects growth in US power generation over the next two years to be mostly driven by new solar plants.
In related coverage, the Guardian has an analysis article on the debate over airport growth, while the Sun says that Reeves previously opposed airport expansion in her Leeds constituency. According to documents published by the government on Friday, the West Burton solar project and the Heckington Fen solar park were both greenlighted, the outlet says.
The plants could provide enough electricity for more than , homes, it adds. ReNews says the two sites will have a combined capacity of megawatts.
