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Jacqueline is a reporter at Morning Consult covering energy.
By Jacqueline Toth Week in Review Ukraine inquiry The chairmen of the House Intelligence, Foreign Affairs and Oversight and Reform committees subpoenaed Energy Secretary Rick Perry for records related to President Donald Trump’s pressuring of the Ukrainian government to investigate presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden. The lawmakers said that media reports have […]
By Jacqueline Toth Top Stories Iran said that missiles hit one of its vessels, which was filled with crude oil in the Red Sea, and initially claimed the strikes came from Saudi Arabia before walking back the attribution. The attack, occurring weeks after strikes on key Saudi oil infrastructure, caused a spill and […]
By Jacqueline Toth Top Stories Almost 8 percent of California’s population could ultimately be impacted by wildfire prevention power shutoffs this week, after PG&E Corp. said yesterday that it started a second string of blackouts to affect 243,000 more customers and utility Edison International also began cutting power to some residents. PG&E already […]
By Jacqueline Toth Top Stories PG&E Corp. began cutting power to California customers today to avoid wildfires, with as many as 800,000 homes and businesses across 34 counties expected to go without electricity for several days — the utility’s largest precautionary shutoff to date. The state is experiencing gale-force winds of up to […]
By Jacqueline Toth Top Stories President Donald Trump said the administration’s biofuels deal would increase the quantity of ethanol mixed into gasoline in 2020 to about 16 billion gallons, up from the current annual requirement of 15 billion gallons. The agreement is perceived as an effort for Trump to repair strained relations with […]
By Jacqueline Toth Top Stories Energy Secretary Rick Perry pressed Ukrainian officials to add Americans to the board of the state-owned natural gas company Naftogaz, floating names including Pelicourt LLC’s Robert Bensh and private equity executive Michael Bleyzer for the positions, according to people familiar with the matter. President Donald Trump was said […]
By Jacqueline Toth Week in Review Energy Department Energy Secretary Rick Perry is expected to step down by the end of November, three people familiar with his intentions said, while two of the sources noted that the intensifying investigation into the Ukraine controversy and Perry’s involvement are unrelated to his plans to leave the administration. […]
By Jacqueline Toth Top Stories Energy Secretary Rick Perry is expected to step down by the end of November, three people familiar with his intentions said, while two of the sources noted that the intensifying investigation into the Ukraine controversy and Perry’s involvement are unrelated to his plans to leave the administration. Deputy […]
By Jacqueline Toth Morning Consult has published the latest edition of its monthly Trump Tracker, showing the president’s approval state by state, month over month. See it here. Top Stories California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed 22 bills into law that would increase the state’s regulation of utilities’ wildfire prevention work, encourage communities to increase their resilience […]
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