Climate and Energy News Roundup: Everything complicated by war in Iran
The Republican One Big Beautiful Bill Act subsidizes fossil fuels by an average of $3.5 billion each year, according to a new report from Senate Budget Committee Democrats.
The Republican One Big Beautiful Bill Act subsidizes fossil fuels by an average of $3.5 billion each year, according to a new report from Senate Budget Committee Democrats.

The Scott Beardsley appointment was the first realpolitik political test for Abigail Spanberger. The paper she turned in is coming back to her with red ink all over it, and a big fat F at the top.
The Rockingham County Board of Supervisors unanimously rejected an application to build a 20-acre solar panel facility northeast of Harrisonburg.
Solar can save Virginia farms if state and local government gets out of the way.
The MAGAs on the UVA Board of Visitors who engineered the coup that sacked UVA President Jim Ryan wish it to be known that they have just been sacked.
Inside Higher Ed’s recent story, “UVA Presidential Hire Raises Process Concerns,” frames the controversy surrounding Scott C. Beardsley’s appointment as the University of Virginia’s president.
What happens in the aftermath of the removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will ultimately determine how the the action is viewed throughout the world, according to one expert.

Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger detailed her plans to make utility bills more affordable, as the cost of electricity continues to rise.

One night we were messing around on YouTube looking for videos featuring Ricky that we could play off of when we came across a shoot interview that he had done years earlier that had him doing his best to tear Kevin Nash a new one.
Museums who are engaged with interpreting Native American cultures should strive to have a partnership with local recognized tribes.
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