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Aidan Hughes

Roy W. Howard Fellow

Aidan Hughes is a reporter at Inside Climate News covering Congress and the Trump administration. Previously a data fellow at the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, he worked on an IRE Award-winning series investigating privately sponsored congressional travel. He also builds tools that help other journalists cover underreported forms of political influence. He holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland.

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A wind turbine at Orsted’s Block Island Wind Farm off the shores of Rhode Island. Credit: Steve Pfost/Newsday RM via Getty Images

Trump Administration Issues Stop Work Order for Offshore Wind Project, Citing National Security Concerns

By Aidan Hughes

Vehicles travel along Interstate 35 on July 30 in Austin, Texas. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Commenters Decry Proposed Repeal of Endangerment Finding in First Day of Public Hearings

By Aidan Hughes

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) speaks during an interview on Capitol Hill on July 8. Credit: Oliver Contreras/AFP via Getty Images

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on Democrats’ Failures—and Opportunities for a Climate Comeback

By Aidan Hughes

Workers install solar panels at the Eland Solar and Storage Center in the Mojave Desert of Kern County, Calif., on Nov. 25, 2024. Credit: Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Treasury Tightens Rules for Wind and Solar Tax Credits, But Offers Leeway

By Marianne Lavelle, Aidan Hughes

A PEMEX oil refinery is seen on April 8 in Deer Park, Texas. Credit: RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images

EPA Delays Compliance with Methane Rule, Fulfilling Oil and Gas Industry’s Request

By Aidan Hughes

Wind tower components, used in the construction of power-generating wind turbines, sit on a lot near the Arcosa manufacturing facility on July 2 in Newton, Iowa. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

Cuts to Wind and Solar May Undermine GOP’s Promise of ‘Energy Dominance,’ Critics Say

By Aidan Hughes

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (center) is congratulated by his fellow Republicans after signing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Set to Slash Through U.S. Climate and Justice Drive

By Marianne Lavelle, Aidan Hughes, Amy Green, Arcelia Martin, Dan Gearino, Georgina Gustin, Jake Bolster, Wyatt Myskow

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