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Trump picked a fight with Washington. Its AG is pushing back.

Today, POLITICO deputy editor-in-chief Joe Schatz sits down for an extended conversation with Nick Brown, the Democratic attorney general of Washington. They discuss the

How Big Ag is losing its grip on Iowa’s governor race

Big Ag has long dominated Iowa politics, but in this year’s governor’s race, both parties are challenging the industry’s political power in part because of concerns over

EQT CEO Toby Rice on the future of natural gas in the age of AI

Today, POLITICO Energy guest host James Bikales sits down for an extended interview with Toby Rice, the president and CEO of EQT, one of the country’s largest natural gas

Inside the energy fight shaking up the Texas governor race

Rural voters in Texas are growing increasingly angry over data centers and new power lines in their communities, threatening Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s reelection bid

Biden’s energy legacy is proving hard to kill

President Donald Trump came into office promising to dismantle Joe Biden’s nearly two trillion-dollar climate and clean energy agenda. But a new POLITICO analysis found t

Inside America’s coming electricity crunch with the NERC CEO

Today, POLITICO Energy host Arianna Skibell sits down for an extended interview with Jim Robb, the president and CEO of the North American Electric Reliability Corporatio

The growing turmoil inside Burgum’s Interior Department

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s tenure has been marked by staff departures, secrecy and internal turmoil, according to multiple former officials and other sources close

Can billions of federal dollars fix America’s mining industry?

President Donald Trump is betting billions of federal dollars on rebuilding America’s mining industry and boosting U.S. supplies of critical minerals. But will it work? A

One of America's biggest utility CEOs on the electricity bill crisis

Today, POLITICO Energy host Zack Colman sits down for an extended interview with Calvin Butler, president and CEO of Exelon Corporation, the nation's largest regulated el

The surprising race for America’s nuclear waste

For decades, nuclear waste was considered one of the biggest political liabilities in American energy policy. Now, Republican-led states are competing to host projects th

California has led on climate for years. Is that about to change?

California has long been viewed as America's climate leader, but its likely next governor, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Xavier Becerra, may be pulling back on its agg

Sen. Martin Heinrich’s permitting state of play

Sen. Martin Heinrich, the top Democrat on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joins POLITICO Energy's Josh Siegel to discuss the rising cost of energy, per

Freedom fueled refineries? Trump’s latest bid to lower gas prices

The Trump administration wants to revive idled refineries across the country to make more fuel, its latest push to address higher gasoline prices. White House officials a

Nuclear fusion tries to win over Washington

Nuclear fusion holds the promise of almost limitless, carbon-free energy -- but the technology has long been dismissed as always decades away. That may now be changing, t

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp isn’t giving up on EVs, even as data centers boom

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp only has a few months left in the statehouse before the Republican’s second term comes to an end, and he’s hoping to land a couple more big invest

Dems are prepping a Big Oil onslaught. K Street is ready.

Democrats are champing at the bit to conduct more oversight of the Trump administration’s close ties to the oil and gas sector if the regain power in Congress in November

How the Trump administration’s Colorado River push could reshape the West

Why is the Colorado River at a breaking point? Part of the answer lies in years of drought, dwindling water supplies and a long fight among Western states over an operati

Meet the new Republican leading America's solar industry

Today, POLITICO Energy host Manuel Quiñones sits down for an extended interview with Tim Pawlenty, the new president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, f

Inside the energy fight splitting Virginia Democrats

Today, POLITICO Energy host Josh Siegel sits down for an extended conversation with Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore L. Louise Lucas, arguably one of the most powerf

The SCOTUS ruling behind America’s data center boom

Why are AI data centers getting built so quickly? Part of the answer lies in a Supreme Court decision from 2023. POLITICO's Miranda Willson explains how that ruling — and