The Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to split up its upcoming power plant rule into two separate rulemakings came after the agency faced pushback from the White House. The move reflects months of simmering tension between EPA and the White House about rules central to President Joe Biden’s climate agenda. POLITICO’s Zack Colman breaks down the internal administration tension and how it impacted the rollout of the rule. Plus, the Biden administration finalized regulations for direct cash payment of several clean energy credits under the Inflation Reduction Act. 

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Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia raised expectations Tuesday for a deal to update the nation’s permitting rules, saying he hopes to soon release the text of an agreement he aims to strike with Republican Sen. John Barrasso. But it’s not clear whether it will represent a breakthrough on the issue, which has drawn bipartisan interest but seen little progress over the last two years. POLITICO’s Josh Siegel and Catherine Morehouse discuss the latest in the negotiations and the remaining legislative challenges. Plus, the Biden Administration announced it would release 42 million gallons of gasoline from the strategic fuel reserve into the Northeast markets. 

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Catherine Morehouse is an energy reporter for POLITICO. 
Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO. 
Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer. 
Annie Rees is a senior audio producer-host at POLITICO. 
Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO. 
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Manchin is raising expectations for a permitting deal. Is the hype real?

A senior official at the Energy Department’s Loan Programs Office recently said there’s a strong case for building traditional, large-scale nuclear plants, pointing to the completion of Georgia Power's Vogtle plant. That would be a major shift in sentiment for the nuclear energy industry, which has focused on deploying smaller-scale reactors for years. POLITICO’s Catherine Morehouse breaks down how the delayed and overbudget Vogtle reactors could actually open the door for new large nuclear plans. Plus, two major biofuels trade groups are asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on the best legal venue to examine small refinery exemptions under the nation's biofuels blending program.

Correction: An earlier version of this episode incorrectly named a power plant as a recipient of LPO funding.

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Catherine Morehouse is an energy reporter for POLITICO. 
Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO. 
Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer. 
Annie Rees is a senior audio producer-host at POLITICO. 
Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO. 
Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.

Will the nuclear industry go back to bigger plants after Vogtle?

POLITICO Energy host Josh Siegel talks with Andrew Wheeler, Donald Trump's former Environmental Protection Agency chief, in today’s extended episode. They discuss what a second Trump administration would look like in terms of energy policy, why he thinks several of Biden’s climate rules aren’t likely to last, and if Wheeler is ready to take back his old job if his former boss wins the White House in November.

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Andrew Wheeler served as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 2019 to 2021 under Former President Donald Trump.
Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO. 
Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer. 
Annie Rees is a senior audio producer-host at POLITICO. 
Kara Tabor is an audio producer for POLITICO.
Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO. 
Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.

Why Trump’s once (and future?) EPA chief thinks Biden’s climate rules could be in trouble

The Biden administration announced several actions on Thursday to support U.S solar manufacturers, which could ultimately help create domestic jobs but also threaten America’s clean energy growth. POLITICO’s Kelsey Tamborrino breaks down the moves and why solar imports continue to be a complicated political and policy issue for the president. Plus, the Interior Department proposed ending new federal coal leasing in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming and Montana, the nation's biggest coal field.

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Kelsey Tamborrino is a reporter covering clean energy for POLITICO.
Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO. 
Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer. 
Annie Rees is a senior audio producer-host at POLITICO. 
Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO. 
Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.

Why Biden’s solar moves could pose a climate problem

California Republicans are breaking with conservatives in other parts of the country who have echoed former President Donald Trump’s attacks on electric vehicles. POLITICO’s Alex Nieves breaks down why Trump and California Republicans diverge on EVs and what that means for auto manufacturers and policymakers. Plus, Trump will travel to Houston next week for a luncheon with about two dozen energy industry executives to talk about fundraising for his reelection campaign. 

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Alex Nieves covers climate for POLITICO California.
Catherine Morehouse is an energy reporter for POLITICO. 
Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer. 
Kara Tabor is an audio producer for POLITICO.
Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO. 
Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.

Inside the tense internal battle over Biden’s power plant rule

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