Samantha Maldonado

@sssmaldo

Energy & Environment Reporter, . Reach out with tips, questions, etc: smaldonado@politico.com.

Brooklyn, NY
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    Feb 6

    Cities are experimenting with universal basic income

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  2. Feb 3

    Last week, Gov. said he is "absolutely" pushing the to accelerate the digitization of its docketing system. "We have to make our government as user-friendly as possible," he told .

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  3. Feb 3

    First time I see it: provides some description of each docket for consideration on its agenda ahead of this week's meeting: Some welcome progress in transparency. (Still want to click on those docket numbers and see what's filed, though.)

    NJ’s utility regulator is one of just TWO in the U.S. lacking a digitized docketing system — that means it’s hard to track how the energy grid is changing and how much it costs. (Also, not good for agency transparency & accountability.)
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  4. Jan 30

    New Jersey tries again with its bill to ban plastic bags, paper bags & polystyrene food containers + limit straws. Lots of talk at Senate Enviro Committee hearing about whether or not to subject thicker plastic bags to ban. Background:

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    Jan 28

    Climate change is a new thing. No But we just started figuring out the causes and consequences, right? Nope Ok, but it’s always been a partisan issue that gridlocks solutions. Uh-uh Check out this EO from NJ Gov. Tom Kean (R) from...wait for it...1989. h/t

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  6. Jan 27

    New today: NJ will integrate climate change considerations into its land-use planning. This comes on the heels of the release of the final version of the energy master plan, the blueprint to transition to 100% clean energy by 2050. [$]

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  7. Jan 27

    NJ’s utility regulator is one of just TWO in the U.S. lacking a digitized docketing system — that means it’s hard to track how the energy grid is changing and how much it costs. (Also, not good for agency transparency & accountability.)

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  8. Jan 23

    the sound I hear in my brain right now is just the screech of a subway train coming to a halt

    Andy Byford has resigned -- and it's for good, this time
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    Jan 14

    Despite Tax Breaks, These City Institutions Shut Doors On Voters via

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  10. Jan 13

    And here's a closer look at how New Jersey's bill, which would've banned plastic and paper bags and polystyrene food containers, as well as limit straws, fared [$]:

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  11. Jan 13

    Today, NJ could've become the 9th state to pass a plastic bag ban bill, the most sweeping in the country. But, like the sea turtles plastic bags ensnare, the bill is dead. Here's the playbook on how industry lobbyists continue to beat these bills back:

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    Jan 6

    Four 4 months, and I investigated NYC's recycling record to figure out why it's lagging behind many other cities. The answers were so complex we couldn’t tell it in one story, so today begins part 1 of our 5-part series, “Wasted potential.”

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    10 Dec 2019

    Assemblyman John McKeon said that although he was personally “thrilled” to have the paper ban and other amendments added to the bill, he could see how others might see them as “a little overreaching” and “almost too aggressive.” Read :

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    25 Oct 2019

    PACKED NY/NJ Energy this AM: > & reveal that NYC may finance a transmission line to bring in Canadian hydro > an in-state competitor to that project signs major customers > reports NJ gas utilities are warning of shortages

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    22 Aug 2019

    Execs at tech giants , , and say they want a national law that protects user data. But I found that at the state level, lobbyists on behalf of Big Tech have fought data privacy bills this year in at least 13 states.

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    7 Aug 2019

    Children of those arrested in Wednesday’s raids near Forest, MS. are being put up in a local gym tonight by neighbors/strangers. Many are left scared & crying after coming home from school & being locked out without their parents. Donated food & drinks are being provided.

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    24 Jul 2019

    Last Saturday I bought a last minute ticket to Puerto Rico to witness history happen. Read what I saw here 👀 ✨

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  19. 25 Jul 2019

    Philly kids!

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    19 Jul 2019

    Leaders of Berkeley, California, replaced about 40 gender-specific words in the city code with gender-neutral terms. Manholes will now be “maintenance holes," and nothing will be manmade, but “human-made" instead - by & .

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