Daniel Moore

Washington, D.C.

Energy and Climate Policy Reporter at Axios

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Senate parliamentarian rejects EV rule repeal, permitting provision

1 week ago | axios.com | Daniel Moore

Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Sarah Grillo/AxiosThe Senate's nonpartisan referee has ruled against GOP attempts to use reconciliation to repeal an EPA vehicle emissions regulation and to allow some permitted projects to skirt judicial review, Democrats said. Why it matters: ParliamentarianElizabeth MacDonough's rulings mean those provisions would be subject to the Senate's typical 60-vote threshold, dooming their passage in the reconciliation process.
NanaWall Introduces the CERO Minimal Sill, Offering a Shallow, Barely-There Design

1 week ago | probdchoice.com | Daniel Moore

Minimal Sill, a revolutionary new sill option that provides a smooth, barefoot-friendly design for NanaWall cero minimal-framed sliding glass walls. NanaWall, a pioneer and industry leader in opening glass wall technology, is excited to introduce the Minimal Sill, a revolutionary new sill option that provides a smooth, barefoot-friendly design for NanaWall cero minimal-framed sliding glass walls.
Wind, solar, batteries and hydrogen lack the Wright stuff

1 week ago | axios.com | Daniel Moore

Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Wednesday panned subsidiesfor wind, solar, batteries, and hydrogen to skeptical Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Democrats. Why it matters: TheDemocrats took a sharper tone in Wright's first appearance at the committee since he was handily confirmed in a bipartisan vote. What he's saying: Wright argued that the intermittent production of wind and solar has made the grid less reliable and more expensive.
Supreme Court nixes Texas' challenge of nuclear waste license

1 week ago | axios.com | Daniel Moore

An inactive gas flare stands in Andrews, Texas. Photo: Sergio Flores/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Texas and oil interests can't challenge the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's permit for a privately owned temporary nuclear waste storage site. Why it matters: The 6-3 ruling is a win for the commission'sefforts to make progress in finding a home for high-level spent fuel from commercial reactors — a longtime source of gridlock among federal and state officials.
Senate IRA changes show it's tough to thread tiny needle

1 week ago | axios.com | Daniel Moore

Axios Pro Exclusive ContentCramer in May. Photo: Bill Clark / CQ-Roll Call via Getty ImagesThe Senate's softer treatment of IRA energy credits than the House's removes some obstacles to passage — but deficit hawks could still derail reconciliation. Why it matters: The upper chamber is trying to thread the tiniest of needles. Expanding access allows IRA backers to declare some victory without losing hardliners seeking a full repeal.
Senate Finance loosens some IRA energy tax credit rollbacks

1 week ago | axios.com | Daniel Moore

Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Aïda Amer/AxiosSenate Republicans proposed giving nuclear and geothermal energy developers more time to claim IRA energy credits in draft text released Monday. Why it matters: The Senate Finance Committee's portion of the reconciliation bill sets up difficult bargaining with hard-liners in both chambers who seek deeper cuts to the Democrats' 2022 climate-and-tax law.
Democratic nuclear regulator says Trump fired him "without cause"

1 week ago | axios.com | Daniel Moore

Axios Pro Exclusive ContentAn American flag next to an NRC sign at commission headquarters. Photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPresident Trump fired a Democratic commissioner at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission late last week, the official said in an online post Monday. Why it matters: Christopher Hanson's firing shifts the commission to a 2-2 split between the political parties and marks an escalation of the White House's exertion of power over independent agencies.
Nuclear companies make urgent pitch for tax credits and DOE funding

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Daniel Moore

Axios Pro Exclusive ContentIllustration: Aïda Amer / AxiosThe largest U.S. nuclear operator delivered a message to Congress on Thursday: President Trump's nuclear ambitions depend on retaining IRA tax credits and Energy Department funding. Why it matters: Constellation Energy's comments come as Republicans debate whether to phase out incentives for nuclear and weigh a White House budget request proposing steep cuts to DOE's nuclear office.
Public-lands sales, faster permitting included in Senate GOP plan

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Daniel Moore

Axios Pro Exclusive ContentA sign in a Senate hallway. Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty ImagesSenate Republicans unveiled reconciliation details on Wednesday proposing public lands sales, steep cuts to Energy Department funding and sped-up permitting for companies willing to pay a fee. Why it matters: The Energy and Natural Resources Committee text is mostly in agreement with House's cuts but sets up a intraparty clash over land sales.
EPA launches repeal of Obama and Biden-era power plant rules

2 weeks ago | axios.com | Daniel Moore

Axios Pro Exclusive Content DTE's Energy's Monroe Power Plant on the shore of Lake Erie in Michigan. Photo: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesThe Trump administration on Wednesday proposed repealing rules regulating carbon dioxide emissions and rolling back mercury and hazardous air pollutants from power plants. Why it matters: The Environmental Protection Agency's action is the most significant under President Trump to tear down Democratic administrations' climate regulations.