The race to become Puerto Rico’s next governor in November 2024 is heating up, and the territory’s ongoing energy issues are at the center of the campaign. POLITICO’s Gloria Gonzalez breaks down the controversial energy plan from Jennifer González-Colón, the territory’s congressional representative who is running to unseat current Gov. Pedro Pierlusi Urrutia. Plus, the Supreme Court is denying an emergency bid from multiple landowners who tried to halt work on parts of the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline.

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Catherine Morehouse is an energy reporter for POLITICO and the host of the POLITICO Energy podcast.

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.

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