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Thomas Hochman

999 posts

Thomas Hochman

@ThomasHochman

Energy @JoinFAI/@FAIAction

Joined August 2017

Thomas Hochman
@ThomasHochman
Jun 11, 2024
This is the most classic NEPA story of all time: The US Forest Service wanted to implement a wildfire prevention plan, so it had to fill out an environmental impact statement. Before they could complete the environmental impact statement, though, half the forest burned down.
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Thomas Hochman
@ThomasHochman
Jan 21, 2025
🚨🚨Trump has revoked Carter's 1977 EO – the one that empowered CEQ to issue binding NEPA regulations. This could dramatically reshape how federal agencies conduct NEPA reviews. In the post-Marin Audobon landscape, this is a HUGE deal!
James Coleman
@EnergyLawProf
Jan 21, 2025
The “Unleashing American Energy” executive order includes this paragraph on electric vehicles, suggesting “terminating, where appropriate, state emissions waivers that function to limit sales of gasoline-powered automobiles” and “considering the elimination of unfair subsidies”
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Thomas Hochman
@ThomasHochman
Jul 7, 2024
Of course that's your contention, you're a first year NEPA wonk. You just got finished reading some abundance journo, Ezra Klein probably. You're gonna be convinced of that til next month when you get to Bagley, then you'll be talking about "the procedure fetish"
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Thomas Hochman
@ThomasHochman
Jan 11, 2025
This entire piece from @ForestMaven is remarkable. Under California's state NEPA (CEQA), wildfire mitigation projects must undergo years-long environmental reviews. Newsom's effort to "fast-track" CEQA for forest management flopped – so much so that state reps encouraged
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Thomas Hochman
@ThomasHochman
Dec 20, 2024
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Senator Joe Manchin
@Sen_JoeManchin
Dec 20, 2024
Thank you, West Virginia. It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve you.
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Thomas Hochman
@ThomasHochman
Dec 29, 2024
I think about this paragraph at least a few times a month
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Thomas Hochman
@ThomasHochman
Jan 2, 2025
🚨 Potentially a BFD: Texas, Utah, and Last Energy are suing the NRC, alleging that the NRC is exceeding its legal authority by requiring licensing for *all* reactors, rather than just traditional reactors. If Texas et al. win, SMRs could be deployed without NRC licensing. 🧵
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Thomas Hochman
@ThomasHochman
Nov 26, 2024
guys, I'm not so sure that this Massachusetts permitting reform bill is good... "Intervenor Trust Fund" oh my god
Governor Maura Healey
@MassGovernor
Nov 21, 2024
Leading the clean energy transition means cutting through the red tape holding back clean energy infrastructure. This bill ends years-long delays for solar and wind infrastructure to create good jobs, lower energy costs, and cement our place as a hub of climate innovation.
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Thomas Hochman
@ThomasHochman
Jan 31, 2025
these two dudes have the opportunity to do the funniest thing
Garrett Haake
@GarrettHaake
Jan 28, 2025
NEW: The Trump administration is offering every federal employee in effect, a buyout, with pay til September, if they choose to take it. Federal employees will begin receiving the email this afternoon. White House thinks 5-10% could take offer, saving $100bn.
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Thomas Hochman
@ThomasHochman
Oct 20, 2025
McKinsey estimates that there's currently 1.5... trillion dollars of capex currently going through federal permitting
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Thomas Hochman
@ThomasHochman
Nov 26, 2024
Here's my list of core readings I'd send over to someone who wants to understand permitting & permitting reform in the US. Twitter, tell me what I'm missing!
Dwarkesh Patel
@dwarkesh_sp
Sep 22, 2024
What are your favorite syllabi? Any field welcome. Commentary/annotations especially appreciated, though just a raw list of core papers/ books/ essays is also very useful.
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Thomas Hochman
@ThomasHochman
Nov 12, 2024
In other news, this seems like an enormous NEPA decision from the DC circuit today, which rules that the Council on Environmental Quality *lacks the statutory authority to issue binding NEPA regulations.* A BFD which I'm still not sure what to make of. media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/docs/…
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Thomas Hochman
@ThomasHochman
Nov 23, 2024
Replying to @ThomasHochman
"Sir, we've come across a small sage grouse population near Los Alamos"
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Thomas Hochman
@ThomasHochman
Oct 14, 2025
Pretty wild ngl
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