FEMA’s Summer Snowpocalypse
The Trump administration aims to reverse the expectation that the federal government is always going to come to the rescue.
Lessons From an Arctic Gas Pipe Dream
Alaska LNG would be a massive gas infrastructure project involving a new gas treatment plant and 807-mile pipeline cutting across…
Better Affordability Through Climate Policy
There has never been a better time to make the correct argument that slashing the use of fossil fuels is…
Blackstone’s Utility Gambit in New Mexico Could Slip Away
The walls appear to be closing in on private equity giant Blackstone and TXNM Energy, the utility company serving 800,000…
Aftermath: The War Ends and the Aftermath Begins
This story was first featured in the Aftermath newsletter, a series from David Dayen exploring the economic consequences of the…
A California Democrat Is Trying to Gut the State’s Broadband Watchdog
The proposed legislation would remove the state’s existing constitutional requirement to define and regulate telecommunications as a public utility, the…
Indiana’s Private Equity Power Play
Indiana remains one of the only states that cannot approve or reject utility takeover deals.