POLITICO Energy

Today, POLITICO Energy host Kelsey Tamborrino sits down for an extended interview with David Carroll, the newly elected chair of the board of the American Clean Power Association, for his first official interview in that role. ACP, which represents most of the companies building new wind, solar and battery projects across the country, is at the center of President Donald Trump’s sweeping push against clean energy. They discuss Trump’s offshore wind stop-work orders, permitting reform, energy affordability, data center demand and how the clean energy industry is navigating Trump’s second term.

Kelsey Tamborrino is a reporter covering clean energy for POLITICO.

Stefan Todorovic is the video producer of POLITICO Energy.

Nirmal Mulaikal is the co-host and executive producer of POLITICO Energy. 

Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.

Cyril Zaneski is executive editor of E&E News.

Debra Kahn is the editorial director for energy and environmental coverage at POLITICO.

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This week, the Trump administration offered a striking contrast in its environmental agenda — blasting Maryland leaders over an ecological disaster at home while successfully pushing the International Energy Agency to remove climate change as a top priority abroad. POLITICO’s Miranda Willson and Sara Schonhardt break down what this split-screen approach reveals about the Trump administration’s priorities and its implications for the United States and world. Plus, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will take up three of President Donald Trump’s energy nominees next Wednesday.

Miranda Willson covers water and the environment for POLITICO.

Sara Schonhardt is an international climate reporter for E&E News.

Nirmal Mulaikal is the co-host and executive producer of POLITICO Energy. 

Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.

Cyril Zaneski is executive editor of E&E News.

Debra Kahn is the editorial director for energy and environmental coverage at POLITICO.

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President Donald Trump has reshaped the Nuclear Regulatory Commission over the past year to align it more closely with his administration’s nuclear ambitions. But current and former officials told POLITICO that the NRC is no longer operating independently, raising new questions about the future of the nation’s nuclear safety watchdog. POLITICO’s A.J. Camacho joins host Nirmal Mulaikal to explain what’s changed inside the agency and how that could impact public safety and America’s nuclear revival. Plus, EPA’s repeal of the greenhouse gas endangerment finding will be published in today’s Federal Register, and President Donald Trump slammed a new clean energy agreement between California and the United Kingdom.

Francisco "A.J." Camacho is a reporter for POLITICO’s E&E News.

Stefan Todorovic is the video producer of POLITICO Energy.

Nirmal Mulaikal is the co-host and executive producer of POLITICO Energy. 

Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.

Cyril Zaneski is executive editor of E&E News.

Debra Kahn is the editorial director for energy and environmental coverage at POLITICO.

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The Trump administration has moved to repeal the 2009 “endangerment finding” — the scientific determination that underpins the federal government’s authority to regulate climate change. The decision marks one of the most consequential climate policy shifts in years and sets up a major legal and political battle. POLITICO’s Jean Chemnick and Alex Guillén join host Nirmal Mulaikal to explain what the endangerment finding does, why it matters, and what happens next for U.S. climate policy.

Alex Guillén is an energy reporter for POLITICO.

Jean Chemnick covers climate change at EPA and other agencies for E&E News. 

Stefan Todorovic is the video producer of POLITICO Energy.

Nirmal Mulaikal is the co-host and executive producer of POLITICO Energy. 

Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.

Cyril Zaneski is executive editor of E&E News.

Debra Kahn is the editorial director for energy and environmental coverage at POLITICO.

Our theme music is by Pran Bandi.

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POLITICO exclusively reported this week that the Trump administration is pushing some of the world’s biggest tech companies toward a new voluntary agreement that could reshape how data centers are built and who pays for the energy they consume. POLITICO’s Sophia Cai breaks down what’s in the draft agreement, what’s still unclear, and the implications for the U.S. power grid and the average American consumer. Plus, a new POLITICO poll shows that slightly more Americans think Democrats are the party most committed to reducing energy prices, and the endangerment finding, which is the scientific basis for several federal greenhouse gas regulations, is set to be repealed on Thursday.

Sophia Cai is a White House reporter at POLITICO and co-author of West Wing Playbook.

Stefan Todorovic is the video producer of POLITICO Energy.

Nirmal Mulaikal is the co-host and executive producer of POLITICO Energy. 

Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.

Cyril Zaneski is executive editor of E&E News.

Debra Kahn is the editorial director for energy and environmental coverage at POLITICO.

Our theme music is by Pran Bandi.

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