Factor This This Week in Cleantech (02/13/2026) - Trump removes legal basis under Clean Air Act
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This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate featuring Paul Gerke of Factor This and Tigercomm’s Mike Casey.
This week's episode features special guest Matthew Daly from The Associated Press, who wrote about how the EPA has rescinded the 2009 “endangerment finding,” the scientific and legal basis under the Clean Air Act that allowed the federal government to regulate greenhouse gas emissions to address climate change.
This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Brian Hurley, executive director of Friends of Deckers Creek. He and his team are turning toxic, rust-orange acid coal mine drainage into clean water again with low-tech pond systems that bring back fish, salamanders, and frogs. And the cleanup is now helping recover rare earth minerals too, turning pollution into a resource that can fund even more restoration. Congratulations, Brian!
This Week in Cleantech — February 13, 2026
- Are faked public comments about to tank an Ohio solar farm? — Canary Media
- Trump Administration Is Delaying Hundreds of Wind and Solar Projects — The New York Times
- Wind and solar beat fossil fuels in EU power mix in 2025, energy think tank says — Reuters
- Geothermal could replace almost half of the EU’s fossil fuel power — Grist
- Trump's EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change — The Associated Press
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