POLITICO Energy

Updated: 15 Jan 2025 • 1240 episodes
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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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President-elect Donald Trump is preparing to resume his time in the White House with an extensive set of executive actions, including those that will target energy and the environment in major ways and seek to undo many of President Joe Biden’s moves in these areas. POLITICO’s Alex Guillén unpacks what Trump is aiming

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President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees for the Departments of Interior, Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency will face Senate grillings this week ahead of their confirmation votes. POLITICO’s Zack Colman explains how former North Dakota governor Doug Burgum, Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright and former Republi

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Last year was officially the hottest ever recorded. Global temperatures in 2024 surpassed 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming since the Industrial Revolution began, a symbolic but dangerous marker of a warming planet. POLITICO’s Zack Colman breaks down the news and why the future of U.S. climate action on both the domestic

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The devastating wildfires that are raging throughout the Los Angeles area could break California's insurance market. POLITICO’s Camille von Kaenel lays out how the state's insurance market has already been teetering on the edge of insolvency for years now and why these recent fires could accelerate its collapse. Plus,

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 In a new report released this week, the Energy Department's internal watchdog identified several issues tied to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm's electric vehicle road trip during 2023. POLITICO’s Kelsey Tamborrino breaks down the report’s findings and the reaction from DOE and Republicans. Plus, the Interior Depar

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President-elect Donald Trump will struggle to fulfill his promise to massively increase America’s oil production, according to energy analysts. POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre breaks down why Trump’s oil production promise faces challenges. Plus, Trump once again attacked the Biden administration’s latest offshore drilling mov

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