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Can Biden thread the political needle with his new power plant rules?
POLITICO Energy - April 26, 2024 09:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsThe Biden administration finalized a highly-anticipated suite of regulations aimed at cracking down on pollution from coal-fired and new natural gas power plants – a major move in the president’s efforts to fight climate change. POLITICO’s Alex Guillén breaks down the importance of the latest cli...
Why Biden’s solar import problem is flaring up again
POLITICO Energy - April 25, 2024 09:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsDomestic solar manufacturers are asking the Biden administration to investigate a record influx of cheap Chinese-linked solar panel components flowing into the United States – once again testing the president’s ability to balance his clean energy ambitions and trade goals. POLITICO’s Kelsey Tambo...
Can coal find new political champions amid industry decline?
POLITICO Energy - April 24, 2024 09:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsFor years now, coal’s role in power production has been dramatically declining, but the industry’s short-term outlook is also about to get worse. POLITICO’s Alex Guillén breaks down the different political and regulatory challenges facing the coal industry and whether it has the political might t...
Why New York and New Jersey wind projects might be gone with the wind
POLITICO Energy - April 23, 2024 09:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsThe cancellation of three offshore wind farms in New York is threatening the state’s clean energy goals along with President Joe Biden’s national climate agenda. POLITICO’s Marie French and Ry Rivard break down why the projects were canceled and how it’s a big deal for the state and the country. ...
What California Senator Alex Padilla thinks about America’s water affordability crisis
POLITICO Energy - April 22, 2024 09:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsPOLITICO Energy host Annie Snider sits down with Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) to talk about how the United States is at a critical juncture when it comes to accessing clean, safe and affordable water. Padilla, who is the leading voice on water issues in the chamber, discusses the Biden administra...
Why Big Tech’s nuclear power bet could raise customer bills
POLITICO Energy - April 19, 2024 09:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsBig tech companies are investing in nuclear energy to power their artificial intelligence and other data center operations. But that trend could drive up utility bills for customers and could undermine the reliability of the nation's power system. POLITICO’s Catherine Morehouse breaks down why te...
Why the end of Alaska’s Ambler mining road could be near
POLITICO Energy - April 18, 2024 09:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsThe Interior Department is preparing to reject a controversial mining road in the remote Alaskan wilderness – a decision that highlights how the administration is trying to balance its clean energy and conservation goals while not harming tribal communities. POLITICO contributor Adam Federman bre...
Why the World Bank’s climate mission is being stymied
POLITICO Energy - April 17, 2024 09:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsThe World Bank, which begins its spring meetings today in Washington, is expected to play a key role in helping world governments fight climate change by giving them financing. But their efforts are facing geopolitical battles and key funding questions. POLITICO’s Zack Colman breaks down the bank...
How the Israel-Iran conflict could drive oil prices higher
POLITICO Energy - April 16, 2024 09:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsIran’s attack on Israel over the weekend has heightened tensions yet again in the Middle East, putting the global oil market on edge. POLITICO’s Matt Daily breaks down how the Israel-Iran conflict could increase world oil prices. Plus, the Biden administration has rejected industry arguments that...
Biden’s big environmental justice move
POLITICO Energy - April 15, 2024 09:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsThe Environmental Protection Agency has issued new rules that would force hundreds of chemical plants across the country to reduce the cancer-linked chemicals they emit into the air – an important part of the Biden administration’s environmental justice agenda. But pushback from industry and lega...
Biden’s ongoing oil dilemma
POLITICO Energy - April 12, 2024 09:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsThe Biden administration approved another massive oil project in Texas, drawing criticism from environmental groups and highlighting the administration’s tricky balancing act on fossil fuel production. POLITICO’s James Bikales breaks down Biden’s ongoing oil conundrum. Plus, the Biden administrat...
Inside Biden’s new effort to clean up America’s drinking water
POLITICO Energy - April 11, 2024 09:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsThe Biden administration has finalized the first national standard to limit dangerous “forever chemicals” in the nation’s drinking water – the most significant upgrade to the system in over three decades. But the regulation will come with a hefty price tag and potential legal challenges. POLITICO...
Why Trump’s shadow is hanging over global plastic treaty talks
POLITICO Energy - April 10, 2024 09:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsFormer President Donald Trump's potential return to the White House hangs over the upcoming United Nations negotiations aimed at securing a global plastics treaty agreement by the end of the year. POLITICO’s Jordan Wolman breaks down the importance of reaching a deal and how Trump is influencing ...
DOE is spending its loan money — slowly
POLITICO Energy - April 09, 2024 09:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsThe Energy Department’s Loan Programs Office has only spent a fraction of the $200 billion pot it could use to fund ambitious new energy projects. POLITICO’s Kelsey Tamborrino breaks down why DOE’s LPO is moving slowly and what would happen to the remaining money under a second potential Donald T...
The rising threats to America’s power grid
POLITICO Energy - April 08, 2024 09:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsThe U.S. power grid is facing growing domestic and international threats, and U.S. regulators say the risks are likely to climb as the 2024 election season ramps up. POLITICO’s Catherine Morehouse breaks down the latest warning from the nation's grid reliability authority. Plus, the 4.8 magnitude...
DOE’s about-face on power transformers
POLITICO Energy - April 05, 2024 09:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsThe Energy Department is dramatically walking back new energy efficiency standards for distribution transformers – a move that highlights how the Biden administration is trying to balance its climate agenda and concerns from lawmakers, industry groups, and pro-union allies in an election year. PO...
The official behind EPA’s $20 billion climate program on why it’ll work
POLITICO Energy - April 04, 2024 09:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsThe Environmental Protection Agency announced this morning it will distribute $20 billion to eight groups through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, a major climate initiative under the Inflation Reduction Act that aims to spur clean energy in places long overlooked across the country at a time w...
Biden’s climate ambitions are clashing with his export agency
POLITICO Energy - April 03, 2024 09:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsThe Export-Import Bank of the United States is considering pouring billions of dollars into two massive foreign gas projects, which could put the independent federal agency at odds with the Biden administration’s climate agenda and pledge to transition off fossil fuels. POLITICO’s Zack Colman bre...
Why activists hate Biden’s plan to restart a Michigan nuclear plant
POLITICO Energy - April 02, 2024 09:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsThe Biden administration is pushing to revive a shuttered nuclear power plant in Michigan, but environmental justice and anti-nuclear activists are rejecting the president’s pitch. POLITICO’s Catherine Morehouse and Kelsey Tamborrino break down the tricky politics of restarting the Palisades nucl...
Is America’s power grid ready for the tech boom?
POLITICO Energy - April 01, 2024 09:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsElectricity demand in the United States is projected to skyrocket over the next decade, partly because of the rising power needs of data centers and electric vehicles. That poses big challenges for the power grid. Today, host Catherine Morehouse sits down with Rob Gramlich, founder and president ...
Biden’s methane leak crackdown continues
POLITICO Energy - March 29, 2024 09:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsThe Biden administration issued a final rule this week that aims to curb methane leaks from oil and gas drilling on federal and tribal lands. POLITICO’s Alex Guillén breaks down the details, impact and pushback to this rule. Plus, China says an expansive list of U.S. subsidies for clean energy pr...
Lawmakers race to close a permitting deal before the clock runs out
POLITICO Energy - March 28, 2024 09:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsCongressional lawmakers are once again negotiating a permitting deal, but time is running out before key negotiators depart from Congress or their respective committees at the end of 2024. POLITICO’s Josh Siegel breaks down the latest in the permitting talks and the challenges that remain. Plus, ...
Why the Baltimore bridge collapse could wreak havoc in the coal and auto sectors
POLITICO Energy - March 27, 2024 09:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsThe collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge is disrupting coal exports and will likely have a significant impact on the auto sector. POLITICO’s James Bikales and Alex Guillén break down the major energy impacts of the bridge collapse. Plus, the Interior Department approved the seventh co...
Oil execs’ 2024 White House dilemma
POLITICO Energy - March 26, 2024 09:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsOil and gas executives don’t like President Joe Biden’s regulatory efforts to rein in fossil fuels, but they’re also not eager for a second Trump administration. POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre details what industry executives told him at CERAWeek about Biden and Trump heading into the 2024 election. Plu...
Garret Graves talks permitting, IRA and Republicans’ climate ideas
POLITICO Energy - March 25, 2024 09:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsToday, POLITICO Energy host Josh Siegel sits down with Rep. Garret Graves (R-La), one of the most influential lawmakers on energy and climate issues in the Republican party. They discuss GOP views on climate, the role of Donald Trump as party leader, Republican attacks on the Inflation Reduction ...
FERC's big day on Capitol Hill
POLITICO Energy - March 22, 2024 09:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsPresident Joe Biden’s three FERC nominees appear to face a relatively smooth path through the Senate following their highly anticipated confirmation hearing on Thursday. POLITICO’s Catherine Morehouse breaks down the biggest takeaways. Plus, as the confirmation hearing was underway, FERC had an o...
The EPA's tailpipe pollution rule, explained
POLITICO Energy - March 21, 2024 09:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsThe EPA released a major new rule Wednesday designed to ratchet down tailpipe emissions from cars and trucks, one of President Biden’s most ambitious actions to combat climate change. POLITICO’s Alex Guillén breaks down what's in the rule and the potential political and legal fallout. Plus, Energ...
Why a territorial dispute in Guyana is an energy problem for Biden
POLITICO Energy - March 20, 2024 09:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsVenezuela is threatening to annex territory in neighboring Guyana, which is posing a geopolitical and energy challenge to the Biden administration as it already navigates other conflicts abroad. POLITICO’s Eric Bazail-Eimil breaks down the American energy stakes of the Guyana-Venezuela conflict. ...
Why no one is happy with Biden’s all-of-the-above energy strategy
POLITICO Energy - March 19, 2024 09:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsPresident Joe Biden has embraced an “all-of-the-above” energy strategy – a concept that politicians have touted for decades that calls for America to have an abundant and diverse energy mix. But the strategy has been criticized by Democrats and Republicans alike. POLITICO’s Matt Daily breaks down...
CERAWeek chief Daniel Yergin on the biggest energy stories today
POLITICO Energy - March 18, 2024 09:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★ - 120 ratingsCERAWeek, the biggest annual energy conference in the world, kicks off today in Houston. Thousands of global industry leaders are expected to attend and discuss the future of energy and climate. POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre chats with Daniel Yergin, conference co-chairman and Pulitzer Prize winning au...
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