Abbie Bennett

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Senior Energy and Environment Reporter, S&P Global

Washington, D.C.

Energy, Environment

As seen in: S&P Global, MSN, MSN Canada, The Toronto Star, U.S. News and World Report, Phys.org, The Minnesota Star Tribune, The Seattle Times, Miami Herald, The Star (Malaysia), U.S. Army and

Covers: Environment, energy, nuclear, climate, Congress, federal policy, federal agencies, business, tech, finance, Veterans Affairs, Pentagon, military, health care, federal courts

Senior energy/enviro reporter ⚡🌎 @SPGlobal | Teach @merrillcollege | Was @cbsradio, @newsobserver | @UNCHussman 💎 | 🐱lady | seedisclaimer.com

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Fla. lawmakers advance bills to overhaul energy policy, block offshore wind

Sweeping legislation in Florida would significantly alter state energy policy, including removing language ab…

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New nuclear development moves 2 steps forward, 1 step back in 2023

While the nuclear industry reached key milestones in 2023 toward a goal of launching a new generation of adva…

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Women in Energy: More utility leadership roles, but parity remains far off

Women in energy: While women are taking on more leadership roles in the long male-dominated power & utilities…

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New-build nuclear must face down industry's costly past

When former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown and former French President Nicolas Sarkozy agreed on a deal for…

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Climate, conflicts prompt new look at old nuclear

Climate change and the global energy crisis are making nuclear power attractive again to countries and utilit…

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Veterans Affairs reverses plans to waste extra coronavirus vaccine doses

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to discard extra doses of the coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer vials …

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A 29-year-old Marine is dying of a rare brain cancer. Burn pits caused it, his family says.

Patrick Duva is a 29-year-old Marine veteran. He's a beloved son, brother and future husband.Now, Duva is dyi…

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VA leader says sexual harassment is not 'pervasive' at VA. These veterans disagree.

Veterans and Department of Veterans Affairs staff say sexual harassment is a pervasive problem at the federal…

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As veterans and VA staff report USPS prescription delays, officials say order early

The vast majority of Department of Veterans Affairs prescriptions are fulfilled by mail. But as U.S. Postal S…

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'Deadly serious': Bad paper discharges keep veterans from critical benefits, advocates tell Congr...

Editor's note: This story contains a description of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, contact t…

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Missing Fort Hood soldier Spc. Vanessa Guillen was killed in armory, then dismembered, court docu...

Missing Fort Hood soldier Spc. Vanessa Guillen's remains were found near a Texas river, her family said this …

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VA paid $23.8M in overtime to process backlogged claims. Staff weren't working on claims for half...

For years, the Department of Veterans Affairs signed off on millions of dollars' in staff overtime to tackle …

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American war profiteers should share the cost of veterans' care, Jon Stewart says

After helping 9/11 first responders and survivors earn lifetime benefits, former Daily Show host and comedian…

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Veterans Affairs hospitals don't have enough PPE for second COVID-19 surge, leaders say

The leader of the Veterans Health Administration defended criticism of shortages and rationing of personal pr…

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'Lower your shield': How Marines are defending each other in their deadliest battle yet

The Marines of 2/3 and 2/7 were among the hardest hit in Iraq and Afghanistan. But now they've lost even more…

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Alaska Native veterans cut off from help struggle amid pandemic, chief says

Native Alaska veterans are struggling to access care during the coronavirus pandemic, Chief William "Bill" Sm…

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VA is a last line of defense in the US against national medical emergencies like pandemics

This story originally published March 11, 2020. It was updated March 13, 16 and 17 to reflect updated infecti…

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Veterans exposed to Agent Orange, burn pits need help now, Congress tells VA and DoD

Senators on Wednesday asked the Department of Veterans Affairs what is taking so long to provide benefits to …

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Toxic exposure could soon kill more service members and veterans than suicide, advocates say

Coleen Bowman woke up at 5 a.m. every morning. She did her hair and makeup and got dressed. She gave herself …

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Afghanistan burn pits killed a decorated general, doctor says. He likely won't be the last.

Brig. Gen. Michael T. Heston was not the first and he likely will not be the last to fall to a toxic enemy th…

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⅓ of a decorated Iraq War platoon now suffering from exposure to war's lethal leftovers

Shortly after Richard Vasquez returned home from war, he and his wife were expecting their second daughter. H…

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America's 'sacred obligation.' 3.5 million troops exposed to airborne toxins since 9/11

Army Gen. David Petraeus called it America's "sacred obligation" to care for service members exposed to burn …

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'End the wait': Blue Water Vietnam veterans still waiting for benefits after VA delay

Bobby Daniels is a 79-year-old Blue Water Navy Vietnam veteran. He has terminal prostate cancer, a disease li…

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Little green Army women could be on shelves by Christmas 2020, toymaker says

Little Green Army women may not be missing in action much longer. Toymaker Jeff Imel, president of VictoryBuy…

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