President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act was finally bringing jobs and industry back to the state. But not for long.
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The Permanent Tariff Damage
Trump tries to walk back his tariffs after supply chain collapse and threats of empty store shelves. But reversing course entirely may not be possible.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Charging Down
Trump’s energy policy is hurting red states. Do they care?
Posted inEconomic Policy
Inflation Is Whipped. Someone Wake Up Jerome Powell.
Time for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Administration Playing From Behind on Domestic Solar Production
There are seven different trade actions to limit Chinese dominance of solar components. But only now is trade policy being aligned with industrial policy.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Green-Energy Revolution Shows What Real Innovation Looks Like
Pushing the ball forward in energy and manufacturing is a lot more difficult than selling software.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Against the Wind
Climate science deniers, right-wing think tanks, and fossil fuel shills are plotting to foil the renewable-energy revolution.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
How Larry Summers’s Bad Predictions Hurt the Planet
The clean-energy transition is faltering because of unexpectedly high interest rates, which Summers’s demands to slow down the economy helped usher in.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Solar Could Become a Model for Sectoral Bargaining
A new deal between the electricians, laborers, and operating engineers aims to set national standards for solar work.
