Data Projects
How Environment Committee Hearings Reflect Party Messaging
I explore Congress' environment committee hearing titles over time, running a phrase frequency analysis with Spacy. Public Congressional hearings, especially the House, are an especially great proxy for overall political messaging; this analysis reveals which phrases are most commonly used to describe environment committee hearings depending on the party in power.
Who Is Moving To Washington, D.C. After An Election?
How does the presidential election result shape who moves to Washington D.C.? This project explores the states from which people move to Washington, D.C. in the years following presidential elections. How much is the local "vibe shift" after an election year actually reflected in state-to-state migration patterns?
Written Stories
Plaintiffs In Solar Grants Case Slam DOJ’s ‘Whipsaw Litigation Strategy’
Grant recipients under EPA’s Solar For All program are sharply criticizing the Trump administration’s strategy in litigation challenging the termination of those grants, arguing that the government’s push to stay a case that was filed in the administration’s preferred venue amounts to a delay tactic.
Previewing Legal Claims, Critics Lob Range Of Attacks At EPA’s GHG Rule
Conservative lawyers and other critics are lobbing a range of attacks at the Biden EPA’s power plant greenhouse gas standards that could preview forthcoming legal arguments, including elaborating on claims that carbon capture and storage (CCS) is not sufficiently “demonstrated” to serve as the basis for the rule’s strictest requirements.
Dubai Climate Deal Appears Unlikely To Stall Carbon Border Momentum
DUBAI -- The new agreement from this year’s international climate talks here appears unlikely to stall momentum behind efforts in the United States and Europe to advance carbon border policies, despite complaints from some major developing countries that such trade measures will harm their economies.
COP28 Seeks Fossil ‘Transition’ But Success Hinges On Future Actions
DUBAI -- Negotiators here have reached a landmark climate agreement calling, for the first time, to “transition away” from fossil fuels but officials are warning that its success depends on how strongly countries choose to implement it, especially given what some have criticized as the document’s “loopholes.”
Flurry Of Suits Over SEC Climate Rule Sparks Fight Over Appellate Venue
Two oilfield services companies and three more Republican-led states are filing lawsuits challenging the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) climate disclosure rule, starting what could be a weeks-long fight over which appellate court will consider litigation over the measure.
Final DOE Water Heater Efficiency Standard To Spur Massive CO2 Savings
The Energy Department (DOE) is finalizing efficiency standards for residential water heaters that would spur widespread adoption of heat pump systems and generate massive energy savings and associated carbon emissions cuts, though officials are deferring action on controversial standards for “tankless” models.
Photos
Antarctica. Feburary, 2026.
Theth, Albania. July, 2024.
Antarctica. Feburary, 2026.
Theth, Albania. July, 2024.
Torres del Paine, Chile. Feburary, 2026.
Torres del Paine, Chile. Feburary, 2026.