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POLITICO Energy

The latest news in energy and environmental politics & policy — must-know stories and candid insights from POLITICO’s energy team and journalists across our newsroom. All in just five minutes each morning.

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12:39

Why EPA’s rationale for its power plant rule may be...

POLITICO Energy ·

2025/06/13

The Trump administration’s proposed rule effectively frees power plants from climate regulation of any kind and will almost certainly invite legal challenges. POLITICO’s Alex Guillén breaks down how EPA is justifying this rule, the pushback from critics, and how an eventual legal fight could help determine whether the federal government can regulate climate pollution from any sector. Plus, President Donald Trump on Thursday moved to eliminate California’s nation-leading vehicle emissions

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9:37

A climate U-turn: Trump moves to kill Biden’s power...

POLITICO Energy ·

2025/06/12

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday it would repeal a historic regulation that places federal limits on climate pollution from power plants, effectively killing the Biden administration’s most ambitious regulatory effort aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. POLITICO’s Alex Guillén breaks down the repeal and how it will impact efforts to fight climate change. Plus, EPA also announced it was repealing a separate regulation to curb mercury pollution, and the Transportation

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19:44

Why Sen. Heinrich thinks the GOP’s reconciliation...

POLITICO Energy ·

2025/06/11

POLITICO Energy host Josh Siegel sits down for an interview at the POLITICO Energy summit with Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. They discuss why Heinrich thinks the Republicans’ party-line reconciliation package could cost the GOP politically in the next election, how Democrats can change the party’s narrative on oil and gas, permitting reform, FERC’s future, Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s performance and more. Plus, here are

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9:46

The one climate technology that might survive the GOP...

POLITICO Energy ·

2025/06/10

As the Trump administration and congressional Republicans try to pull back federal support for climate technologies, carbon capture has mostly avoided the GOP onslaught. POLITICO’s Debra Kahn breaks down how carbon capture has largely dodged GOP attacks and why the technology hits close to home for House Speaker Mike Johnson in her latest Currents column. Plus, a top Interior Department official said he expects the seven states that share the Colorado River to strike an agreement on a new long-term

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9:40

Why the GOP threat to Tesla goes beyond electric...

POLITICO Energy ·

2025/06/09

Elon Musk’s public squabble with President Donald Trump comes as Republicans debate their mega reconciliation bill, which would almost certainly hurt Tesla’s lesser-known yet growing solar and battery division. POLITICO’s Matt Daily breaks down how that Tesla division could get caught in Republicans’ crosshairs. Plus, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a rule stating it will not consider electric vehicles when writing fuel economy regulations.Josh Siegel is the host of

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11:23

Why automakers are staying mum about Trump’s megabill

POLITICO Energy ·

2025/06/06

The auto industry’s powerful trade group is publicly silent about Republicans’ megabill because of internal divisions, even as the Senate considers major rollbacks to a number of tax credits benefiting the industry that have prompted billions of dollars in investments. POLITICO’s James Bikales breaks down why the lobbying group hasn’t taken a public position and where the Senate stands on those credits. Plus, Americans' support for expanding renewable energy is dropping under the second Trump

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8:56

Why Trump and the GAO are at odds over his EV funding...

POLITICO Energy ·

2025/06/05

The White House and the Government Accountability Office are at odds over the Trump administration’s decision to pause funding for the national electric vehicle charging program, which puts $5 billion from the bipartisan infrastructure law toward building EV chargers across the country. POLITICO’s Matt Daily breaks down the fight and how the pause is impacting states that were receiving funds from the program. Plus, the Congressional Budget Office forecasted the tax and spending package House

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9:33

How far will the Senate go to save the clean energy...

POLITICO Energy ·

2025/06/04

After House Republicans passed their version of President Donald Trump’s "big beautiful” reconciliation bill last month, an important energy question has emerged: How far will the Senate go to save the clean energy tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act? POLITICO’s Josh Siegel and Kelsey Tamborrino break down where the Senate stands on the IRA clean energy credits and the timeline for the reconciliation process. Plus, the Trump administration quietly sent the nomination of energy attorney Laura

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10:35

Inside Trump’s plan to gut EPA’s budget

POLITICO Energy ·

2025/06/03

President Donald Trump announced the nitty-gritty details of his budget proposal to Congress on Friday, which included slashing EPA’s budget by 55 percent. POLITICO’s Alex Guillén breaks down the proposed cuts, the timeline of the budget process, and why there may be disagreements within the Republican party. Plus, the Trump administration is also seeking to slash funding for the Energy Department and the Department of Interior. Josh Siegel is the host of POLITICO Energy and a congressional

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26:45

What FERC’s former general counsel thinks about the...

POLITICO Energy ·

2025/06/02

Today, POLITICO Energy host Cat Morehouse sits down for an extended interview with Matt Christiansen, the former general counsel to multiple chairs of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. During his tenure, Christiansen was deeply involved in hundreds of FERC proceedings over the years, including the creation of landmark - and often controversial - rules. They discuss FERC’s biggest successes and challenges along with what’s ahead for the agency under the second Trump administration. Nirmal

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11:26

The Supreme Court deals a major blow to NEPA lawsuits

POLITICO Energy ·

2025/05/30

On Thursday, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that federal agencies can conduct narrow environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act for projects they are considering permitting. POLITICO’s Alex Guillén breaks down the details of the decision and how it will impact legal challenges by environmental groups and Donald Trump’s anti-regulatory agenda. Plus, Tesla and Elon Musk have criticized the Republican megabill for gutting the clean energy tax credits in the Inflation

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9:09

How the New Orleans power outages could boost Trump’s...

POLITICO Energy ·

2025/05/29

Around 100,000 people in the New Orleans area experienced forced power outages this weekend, prompting reliability questions about the regional grid operator while potentially bolstering the Trump administration’s efforts to keep fossil fuel plants running. POLITICO’s Cat Morehouse breaks down what happened in New Orleans and how this impacts the Trump administration’s fossil fuel ambitions. Plus, President Donald Trump has appointed Emily Domenech as executive director of the Federal Permitting

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9:02

How US nuclear power is getting a presidential push

POLITICO Energy ·

2025/05/28

President Donald Trump signed four executive orders recently aimed at boosting America’s nuclear industry. POLITICO’s Cat Morehouse breaks down the details and impact of those orders, along with the challenges ahead for the industry. Plus, EU countries are considering demanding that Brussels revisit the methane emission rules being swept into trade negotiations with the U.S., according to a document seen by POLITICO.Catherine Morehouse is an energy reporter and author of Morning Energy for

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22:48

Meet the CEO leading the U.S. deep sea mining push

POLITICO Energy ·

2025/05/27

POLITICO Energy reporter James Bikales sits down for an extended interview with Gerard Barron, CEO and Chair of The Metals Company, which is widely considered the most advanced deep sea mining company in the world. They discuss the Trump administration’s deep sea mining ambitions, the economic and geopolitical challenges to the industry, the criticisms from Democrats and countries around the world and why Barron thinks deep sea mining is important to America's energy future. James Bikales is a

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11:47

The escalating GOP attack on Democrats’ clean energy...

POLITICO Energy ·

2025/05/23

House Republicans passed their megabill Thursday, taking a sledgehammer approach to the clean energy portions in Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act, going further than expected in the final text. POLITICO’s James Bikales and Kelsey Tamborrino break down the energy details of the bill, the reaction on and around the Hill, and what’s next in the reconciliation process. Plus, the Senate voted Thursday to nix California’s phase-out of gasoline-fueled cars and trucks, handing a major victory to President

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10:11

The China question that’s dividing Republicans in...

POLITICO Energy ·

2025/05/22

Republicans are divided over how to confront China's clean energy dominance in President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” megabill, complicating negotiations and causing an intra-party rift. POLITICO's Zack Colman breaks down the Republican clean-energy feud and how it’s shaping their reconciliation package. Plus, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said more than $3 billion in funding for Biden EPA climate grants has flowed to nonprofits despite his agency's attempt to recoup

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10:05

Trump’s critical minerals agenda faces a test: his...

POLITICO Energy ·

2025/05/21

House Republicans’ reconciliation package could undermine President Donald Trump’s efforts to create a domestic supply chain for critical minerals and outcompete China. POLITICO’s James Bikales breaks down the different ways the package could impact U.S. production of critical minerals. Plus, Senate Republicans will move this week to undo California’s vehicle emission waivers, and the Trump administration announced it would allow Equinor’s Empire Wind project to resume construction. James

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10:16

Inside the clean energy dilemma facing the GOP...

POLITICO Energy ·

2025/05/20

Dozens of rank-and-file Republicans like Arizona Representative Juan Ciscomani are facing a difficult decision: resist the party’s efforts to gut the Inflation Reduction Act as part of their reconciliation package or incur the wrath of their constituents who are economically benefiting from the law. POLITICO’s James Bikales breaks down how Ciscomani, a rising star in the GOP who holds one of the most competitive House seats in the nation, is wrestling with this dilemma. Plus on Monday, a panel of

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10:05

How Trump could steer FERC toward fossil fuels

POLITICO Energy ·

2025/05/19

President Donald Trump could more closely align the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission with his energy agenda by nominating a new agency commissioner to fill an open seat. POLITICO’s Cat Morehouse breaks down who Trump is rumored to be considering for the vacancy and how this new commissioner could make FERC more fossil-fuel oriented. Plus, the Interior Department on Friday asked for public comment on how to overhaul its rules, bringing its deregulatory efforts to the general

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10:02

The hurricane-size staffing hole at the National...

POLITICO Energy ·

2025/05/16

The National Weather Service is rushing to fill hundreds of positions throughout the country ahead of the looming hurricane season, prompting concerns that the federal government has too few experts to help prepare for weather disasters. POLITICO’s Zack Colman breaks down the staffing challenges at the NWS and how the administration is responding. Plus, the Trump administration is probing more than $15 billion in project awards issued by the Energy Department under former President Joe Biden, laying

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