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Nuclear? Perhaps!
I speak with Jigar Shah (head of DOE’s Loan Programs Office) about all things nuclear, including its recent performance, the strategies that could…
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David Roberts
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1:13:43
The Chevron Doctrine: what it is and why it matters that the Supreme Court might kill it
In the early 1980s, NRDC's David Doniger argued a fateful case before the Supreme Court, one that established the Chevron Doctrine, perhaps the most…
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David Roberts
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1:13:38
The Farm Bill is the most important climate bill this Congress will pass
The Farm Bill is likely to pass in coming months and it is arguably the most important climate bill Congress will address this session. To talk about…
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David Roberts
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FERC is about to make some very important decisions about transmission
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is close to releasing its final rule on regional transmission planning. It may be the most important…
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David Roberts
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1:10:44
An insider's view of the Biden years in clean energy policy
On stage at the third-annual Yale Clean Energy Conference, I chatted with Sonia Aggarwal, who recently re-emerged from years within the Biden…
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1:14:45
Will the US have the workforce it needs for a clean-energy transition?
The clean-energy transition will involve, among other things, a large-scale shift in the US workforce. Will there be enough skilled tradespeople to…
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It's up to states to implement IRA. Are they ready?
State, local, and tribal governments will be charged with implementing the federal legislation Democrats have passed in the last two years, including…
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David Roberts
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55:44
The wonky but incredibly important changes Biden just made to regulatory policy
An obscure-but-powerful federal agency called OIRA has issued a new set of rules and guidelines for how other federal agencies should develop new…
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David Roberts
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1:08:15
What's going on with hydropower?
Hydro has always been the reliable standby for renewable energy, but does it have a future? Will there be more big dams, or more power out of existing…
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David Roberts
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1:07:17
The importance of upcoming EPA regulations on power plants
The Biden administration cannot reach its climate goals without strong executive action to supplement its legislative achievements. Among the most…
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David Roberts
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1:00:09
What's going on with biofuels?
The EPA is currently considering new production mandates for biofuels. That presents a good opportunity for a wide-ranging look at exactly where…
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We're about to give billions of dollars to clean hydrogen. How should we define it?
The Inflation Reduction Act contains tens of billions of dollars of subsidies meant to accelerate the growth of clean hydrogen. But what exactly counts…
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