The Trump administration got handed one of its first big losses on energy policy by a Republican-leaning independent agency this week. Climatewire energy reporter Benjamin Storrow explains what happened when Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC, shot down a coal and nuclear subsidy proposal by Energy Secretary Rick Perry. Energywire reporter Saqib Rahim recounts his trip to Brattleboro, Vt., which is still finding its way after its nuclear plant shut down three years ago, and what that means for other communities facing closures. And the E&E staff shares favorite acronyms and acronym stories on a beat and a city heavy with them.

"FERC rejection exposes Trump's limits in helping coal" (Climatewire, 01/09/2018), by Benjamin Storrow: www.eenews.net/climatewire/2018/01/09/stories/1060070463

"FERC rejects Perry's bid for coal‑based grid resilience" (Energywire, 01/09/2018), by Pete Behr and Sam Mintz: www.eenews.net/climatewire/2018/01/09/stories/1060070463

"The committee to save nuclear towns is not in session" (Energywire, 01/03/2018), by Saqib Rahim: www.eenews.net/energywire/stories/1060069931