The Department of Energy made a controversial pitch to the fossil fuel
industry this week: take our loans and use them to cut your emissions
through new technology. So far though, there’s been little interest from
the industry, and environmentalists are now upset with DOE’s outreach.
POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre breaks down DOE’s push. Plus, newly minted House
Speaker Mike Johnson is already drawing the criticism of
environmentalists due to his support from the oil and gas industry. 

 

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

Ben Lefebvre 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.