This Week in Cleantech (06/23/2025) - Is Trump crippling climate research?

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This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or less featuring Paul Gerke of Factor This and Tigercomm’s Mike Casey.

This week’s episode features special guest Scott Waldman from E&E News, who wrote about how the Trump administration is "crippling" the government’s ability to research global warming.

This week's "Cleantechers of the Week" are the slain and wounded MN legislators, Rep. Melissa Hortman and Sen. John Hoffman. Rep. Hortman was the key legislative leader who shepherded Minnesota’s landmark climate and clean energy bill in 2023. With the passage of that legislation, Minnesota became the 22nd state in the nation to commit to 100% carbon-free electricity, requiring the state’s investor-owned utilities to be fully carbon-free by 2040.

This Week in Cleantech — June 23, 2025

1. The winners and losers of the Senate's take on the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' – Factor This!
2. The U.S. invested in EV battery plants. Now they may be stranded – The Washington Post
3. Energy Abundance Won’t Fix Electricity Bills – The Atlantic
4. What a pioneering project means for ocean carbon removal – Trellis
5. How Trump’s assault on science is blinding America to climate change – E&E News

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