Timothy Puko

Washington, D.C.

Climate correspondent covering politics and policy

Education: Columbia University, MS in Journalism; Northwestern University, BS in Journalism; McKeesport Area High School

Timothy Puko covers climate policy and politics for The Washington Post. He has been reporting on the energy industry and climate change for more than a decade, covering the fracking boom in Pennsylvania and commodity traders in New York before arriving in Washington during the Trump administration. His scoops have revealed behind-the-scenes maneuvering from the nation’s oil lobby, major changes to greenhouse-gas regulations, and international negotiations over climate change and oil. He arrived at The Post in October 2022 after eight years at the Wall Street Journal. He started his career a
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EPA plan would impose drastic cuts on power plant emissions by 2040

The EPA will soon unveil a long-awaited plan -- sure to face legal challenges -- that would push fossil-fuel burning plants to use carbon-capture technology or hydrogen.

April 22, 2023

What is Willow? How an Alaska oil project could affect the environment.

Alaska's Willow would be the nation's largest U.S. oil project, and it has survived an early court challenge. Why did Biden approve this Arctic drilling site?

April 22, 2023

EPA proposes to ban most uses of methylene chloride, a toxic solvent

Highly toxic, methylene chloride is among the chemicals the EPA is re-evaluating under amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act, enacted in 2016.

April 20, 2023

Biden pledges $500 million to curb Amazon deforestation

President Biden announced new plans to fight climate change and called on the world's top economies to step up to the “collective challenge” of staving off devastating global warming.

April 20, 2023

Biden’s ambitious climate plan for EVs faces these big hurdles

Many pieces must fall into place for electric vehicles to be the majority of those sold in the U.S. by 2032, as the White House hopes.

April 16, 2023

Biden to remake U.S. auto industry with toughest emissions limits ever

New rule updates for cars and trucks could lead to 67% of all passenger car sales to be EVs by 2032, the EPA says, as it pushes new climate proposals.

April 12, 2023

In big climate move, EPA set to unveil tough limits on auto emissions

The EPA next week is expected to unveil a rule that would accelerate the transition to electric vehicles, by setting long-term restrictions on auto emissions.

April 9, 2023

EPA seeks to restrict a toxic sterilizer, despite industry red flags

The EPA wants to limit use of ethylene oxide, a scourge to low-income communities nationwide, but a chemical considered essential to sterilizing medical equipment.

April 6, 2023

EPA clamps down on mercury from coal power plants

The EPA has proposed the most stringent update on limits to mercury from coal power and other industries since the Obama administration in 2012.

April 5, 2023

Why you may choose to lease — rather than buy — your next electric car

Because of how the Inflation Reduction Act was written, confusion is rife on which EVs qualify for subsidies. A key Treasury Department decision comes this week.

March 29, 2023