President Trump issued a memo directing the federal government to withdraw from a deal with four tribes and two states that considered the future operation of four dams on the Lower Snake River and eventually could have led to their breach.

EPA proposed repealing rules passed by previous administrations that impose carbon limits on existing and new power plants and the 2024 updates to the Mercury and Air Toxics Standard.

The U.S. Department of Energy issued an emergency order to keep Constellation Energy’s Eddystone Units 3 and 4, located outside Philadelphia, online under Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act.

Government job cuts have been a major theme of the Trump administration, and while DOE has faced some cuts former officials say are already significant, many more employees are going to leave in the months to come.

The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association has flown 2,000 member representatives into D.C. to lobby congressional leaders on key priorities for the nation’s co-ops, which this year include passage of permitting legislation and meeting rising demand.