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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.

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.

 

#1417

The oil industry is still waiting for its biggest policy win

Nearly a year into Republican control of the federal government, the oil and gas industry ... more

05 Dec 2025

09 MINS

09:52

05 Dec 2025


#1416

What Trump’s CAFE rollback means for cars and climate.

The Trump administration announced on Wednesday that it’s relaxing the fuel economy standa... more

04 Dec 2025

09 MINS

09:59

04 Dec 2025


#1415

Trump is helping families pay energy bills. He also proposed cutting future aid entirely.

President Donald Trump is releasing billions of dollars in federal energy assistance as fa... more

03 Dec 2025

10 MINS

10:06

03 Dec 2025


#1414

Why Trump’s climate rollbacks worry U.S. energy industries

President Donald Trump is aggressively rolling back climate regulations in his second term... more

02 Dec 2025

09 MINS

09:37

02 Dec 2025


#1413

Why utilities aren’t buying Trump’s nuclear revival

The Trump administration is pushing for a major nuclear revival as part of its energy domi... more

01 Dec 2025

09 MINS

09:53

01 Dec 2025


#1412

The AI race is on. Can energy keep up?

Meeting the rising energy demands of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and other ... more

21 Nov 2025

23 MINS

23:45

21 Nov 2025


#1411

Trump bets $1B on a Three Mile Island comeback

The Trump administration is putting a $1 billion dollar loan toward helping restart the Th... more

20 Nov 2025

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07:10

20 Nov 2025


#1410

With the U.S. absent, China takes over at COP30

The U.S. void is big at this year’s United Nations Climate Conference, and China is showin... more

19 Nov 2025

09 MINS

09:50

19 Nov 2025


#1409

California proposes pausing on a major solar retirement

California regulators have signaled they may block a Biden-era deal to retire the Ivanpah ... more

18 Nov 2025

07 MINS

07:50

18 Nov 2025


#1408

Louisiana takes Chevron to the Supreme Court

Coastal communities in Louisiana are urging the Supreme Court to take their side in a laws... more

17 Nov 2025

06 MINS

06:16

17 Nov 2025


#1407

Hochul’s energy pivot gives environmentalists whiplash

New York governor Kathy Hochul has strayed from a more environmentally conscious energy po... more

14 Nov 2025

09 MINS

09:05

14 Nov 2025


#1406

The new IEA report predicts a gas glut

The International Energy Agency is out with its 2025 World Energy Outlook report and has b... more

13 Nov 2025

07 MINS

07:45

13 Nov 2025


#1405

Newsom flexes CA climate muscle at COP30

California governor Gavin Newsom is in Brazil for the United Nations’ COP30 climate summit... more

12 Nov 2025

07 MINS

07:54

12 Nov 2025


#1404

Trump’s foreign policy and the price at the pump

Gas prices have fallen since Donald Trump took office, but experts are debating how much c... more

11 Nov 2025

07 MINS

07:27

11 Nov 2025


#1403

Dems turn the tables on energy

Rising power demand and AI data centers are causing electric rates to go up. And last week... more

10 Nov 2025

07 MINS

07:30

10 Nov 2025


#1402

Trump's shadow at COP30

As world leaders gather in Brazil for the COP30 climate conference, the U.S. is taking a v... more

07 Nov 2025

08 MINS

08:15

07 Nov 2025


#1401

As a major Colorado River deadline nears, Trump is playing it safe

A major deadline is approaching in the high-stakes negotiations over how to share the rapi... more

06 Nov 2025

09 MINS

09:53

06 Nov 2025