Zahra Hirji

Scoop: The EPA is expected to formally rescind carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter. Tag team with @bloomberg.com’s Ari Natter and Jen Dlouhy. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Scoop from last night w/@jendlouhy.bsky.social: President Trump is expected to announce a proposal to dial back federal requirements design to slash methane emissions from oil and gas operations during a campaign rally in Lubbock, Texas, on Tuesday www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

“Elon Musk is trying to buy this Senate seat in Texas,” Talarico said during a recent rally. “In all likelihood, if you’ve seen an attack ad on your TV, that was Elon. If you’ve gotten lies in your mailbox, that was Elon." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

What California is seeing now is “decades worth of sea level rise in a month or two." 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

💥NEW FOIA Files newsletter is out! TONS of NEWS DOJ & FBI emails I obtained reveal how federal investigators probed allegations in 2022 that President Donald Trump tore up presidential records & why a prosecutor declined to pursue a separate criminal investigation www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

The overhaul of a crumbling highway through the Amazon is likely to increase deforestation along the route. And if Flávio Bolsonaro becomes Brazil's president, there will be more BR-319s. Dispatch from Fabiano Maisonnave (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

I dug into EIA data and found a growing divide between electricity prices at investor-owned utilities and public power providers. Then @michellema.bsky.social and I visited two towns that show what that divide means for customers on the ground. Read our story here! www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

🚨 🫣 DC already tied a record high, reaching 87. Now 21 daily records for warmth (highs or lows) and 1 for cold this yr. Both Dulles and Baltimore have also broken records, currently sitting at 87 and 88, respectively. Hours of potential heating to go. www.capitalweather.com/record-highs...

NEW: President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned two Alaska men who were convicted of violating the Clean Air Act for removing air pollution monitors from diesel vehicles. Story @bloomberg.com, with @jendlouhy.bsky.social: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

How are investors, industries and households navigating the shocks and opportunities from the record El Niño? Bloomberg journalists answer your questions in a Live Q&A on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. EDT. Set a reminder and join the livestream here: bloom.bg/3UkiY9M

White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia said the administration had asked US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign from her post following allegations of unethical conduct. @bloomberg.com story gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I wanted to know how much EPA spent on admin leave after 1000s were paid not to work, often for months So I filed a #FOIA —> EPA denied me —> I appealed —> I won And EPA spent almost $200M on leave Many never returned to work #FOIA4eva More here: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...

BREAKING: Trump administration cut down more than 500 trees on Saturday at the East Potomac Golf Course after giving less than a full-day notice, with more tree-cutting planned, so plaintiffs challenging the effort went to court seeking a TRO tonight. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Yesterday, EPA did a bit of an odd thing: Officials previewed a coming proposed rule. Here's what we know so far about how EPA wants to change methane controls for oil and gas operators (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The US Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday it is readying a proposal to loosen federal rules designed to cut methane releases from oil and gas operations. Breaking story @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Orcas, whale sharks, hammerheads and other big fish started to show up in waters off the coast of Mozambique late last year. The change coincides with the building up of the strongest El Niño on record Story w @antonysguazzin.bsky.social via @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The US Supreme Court wrestled with whether to allow state and local lawsuits blaming oil companies for climate change, as the justices opened their new term with a clash carrying big stakes for the environment and the energy industry, @gregstohr.bsky.social reports: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

What does the Senate permitting deal mean for US climate emissions? Some early modeling and several experts told me + @leslieatlarge.bsky.social the reforms are likely to slash US greenhouse gas emissions. Full story @bloomberg.com, with gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

A new analysis that looked at just one piece of reforms detailed in the tentative Senate deal & for just part of the US, the reforms could cut CO2 emissions by 71 million metric tons, or 9%, in 2035 compared to a non-reform scenario. Story @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Everything you need to know about the upcoming climate case coming Monday to the Supreme Court Gift link @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Breaking: California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation Wednesday allowing residents to install small plug-in solar systems to counter soaring electricity costs, a move expected to jump-start the market for the technology. Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Pennsylvania Department of Health just confirmed a 5th measles-related death. This really suggests that the outbreak is a lot bigger than the official numbers. The average case fatality rate for measles is about 1 to 3 deaths per 1,000 reported cases in developed countries.

UPDATE: After our investigation into that company that buys struggling news sites and turns them into AI-powered content mills, it has halted publication -- at least for now futurism.com/artificial-i...

Remember how EPA's air chief Aaron Szabo announced internally that he was leaving in July and then he didn't go? The White House yesterday formally nominated Justin Schwab, who was EPA's Deputy General Counsel in Trump 1, to take over as the Office of Air & Radiation's new Assistant Administrator.

Spain, Portugal and Luxembourg call on the EU to set a 2040 renewable-energy target.

Major u-turn from Justice Alito as Supreme Court reveals he will no longer participate in the big climate change case being argued next week. Previously, the court told NBC News there was no reason for him to step aside despite his earlier recusal in same case.

This has shaken me to my core bsky.app/profile/whys...

Longtime Texas Republican Joe Straus on fellow Republican Ken Paxton, who is running for US Senate: "He has a list of scandals as long as a CVS receipt.” Full story, with gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

This @bloomberg.com explainer offers a nice gut-check on Trump's $5000 dividend claim, noting "Trump provided no information on how he would pay for the initiative" and "The president does not have the authority to green-light such a plan on this own." Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Trump admin finalized a significant weakening of federal fuel economy standards for automobiles, rolling back a key policy that had pushed the industry to improve the efficiency of cars & trucks & sell more battery-electric vehicles. Gift link @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Shortly after he got his van, several of Jone’s co-workers — self-described “car guys,” he says — wanted to check it out. “It was funny. When they asked, they were whispering like it was some kind of secret,” he recalls. “Every one of those guys has a minivan now.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Five cops in Indianapolis were just criminally charged with abusing Flock to spy on their ex-wives, their wives' ex-partners and women they met on duty. Audit was triggered by us at the @washingtonpost.com, the prosecutor said. From last month: wapo.st/4yfNHng

"It is unclear if Mr. Trump has ever visited a national park, either while in office or as a private citizen; his forays outdoors typically involve a golf course." Nicely spicy, @maxinejoselow.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/c...

From earlier today: The Trump administration unlawfully terminated a $7 billion grant program for solar energy, a federal judge in Rhode Island ruled on Friday Story @bloomberg.com here (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Smithsonian Used Her DNA. And Lost Her Trust. www.chronicle.com/article/the-... Why Sally Hemings’s oldest descendant is sounding the alarm about a new book on Thomas Jefferson.

Macklemore Ban at Ed Sheeran Concerts Sparks Free Speech Debate @bloomberg.com linked here, with a gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

New: President Donald Trump's broad rollbacks of federal greenhouse gas rules since January 2025 have altered the trajectory of US energy use and helped set back cuts to planet-warming pollution by about a decade. Gift link @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

It's official: EPA is formally repealing Biden-era climate mandates on power plants. New story @bloomberg.com here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Some crucial context: In the US, power plants are largest industrial source of greenhouse gas emissions. bsky.app/profile/zhir...

At more than $216 per barrel, US diesel futures are now at their highest level in history. We just busted through the prior record set at the height of the 2022 crisis.

I, the only data reporter at the Charlotte Observer, am among the McClatchy layoffs in the bloodbath today. The HR person asked me not to talk about it! AMA. Anyway, here’s a link to one of my most important stories this year. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...

🚨PSA: If you notice information, data or other resources being removed from EPA's website, please reach out bsky.app/profile/zhir...

“Instead of holding polluters accountable, the EPA under Trump has been focused on reversing and deleting efforts aimed at tackling greenhouse gas emissions,” @schiff.senate.gov told @bloombergnews.bsky.social. Full story @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Gah! I just taught GHGs and scopes to underclassmen. It pains me to subsequently share the EPA dropped their guidance.

EXCLUSIVE: The Environmental Protection Agency has quietly removed multiple online resources for companies on how to measure the carbon footprint of their supply chains, called Scope 3 emissions. Gift link @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Malibu residents evacuate after massive, expanding sinkhole opens at Nicolas Cage’s house www.latimes.com/california/s...

🍂 Ready for real fall weather? Not yet. The next 10 days still look pretty warm around DC. But forecast models signal a notable pattern change around Sept. 19-20. Here’s when fall may finally arrive: www.capitalweather.com/when-will-dc...

The EPA announced an updated WOTUS rule proposal. “This is a humongous rollback and it’s a bigger rollback than their initial proposal,” said NRDC's Jon Devine. Gift link for my latest @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

“There are things that we’re completely unprepared for,” said Noah Diffenbaugh, a climate scientist at Stanford University. The Nepal floods fall into the category of “things that are just completely outside of our experience.” Gift link here: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...