Energy Brief

REPORT: Climate Law Firm Bankrolls Dem AGs Before Midterm Elections, Raises Pay To Play Questions: “Sher Edling has a history of being awarded contracts by Democratic attorneys general to sue oil companies on behalf of the state…Given Sher Edling’s financial stake in being awarded contracts related to climate litigation, the recent donation raises concern over a potential conflict of interest between newly elected Democratic AGs and Sher Edling.”

NEW: Iowa AG Brenna Bird sounds the alarm to the EPA over taxpayer dollars reportedly routed through the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), under the Biden Admin, to support activist institutions with ties to the CCP: “China has no right to raise lowans’ —or any Americans’—gas and electric bills. The Biden administration allowed the EPA to team up with radical activists funded by China. Those activists wanted to stop American energy dominance and raise the cost of gas and electricity. This letter is a follow-up to ensure that is no longer happening,”

NEW: EU Seeks to Halt Refinery Decline as Fuel Crisis Raises Alarm: “We need to counter this trend and ensure that we have adequate and flexible refining capacity in Europe…This is not just a matter of economic competitiveness. It is also a matter of security.”

The Wall Street Journal: John Podesta’s Permitting Reform Sabotage “Mr. Podesta’s real beef is that the compromise could make it harder for a future Democratic administration to reprise his LNG ‘pause’ and rescind permits for fossil-fuel projects. It could also prevent the climate crowd from weaponizing the courts...For the implacable climate left, keeping fossil fuels in the ground is all that matters.”

NEW: Trump EPA moves to roll back Biden-era oil and gas regulations, projecting $45 billion in savings: “The agency also said the proposed changes would unlock an estimated 210 million barrels of oil and 1.41 trillion cubic feet of natural gas…Removing unnecessary regulatory barriers will strengthen American energy security, encourage domestic production and help lower costs for families and businesses.”

REPORT: Energy Department Closes $5.1 Billion Loan to Lower Electricity Costs and Strengthen Grid Reliability in Iowa and Wisconsin: “The investments will add more than 2.6 gigawatts (GW) of new or upgraded power generation capacity and deliver more than $1 billion in electricity cost savings for American families and businesses across both states…The projects will add enough electricity to power the equivalent of nearly 2 million homes—lowering costs and strengthening grid reliability in Iowa and Wisconsin.”

REPORT: Florida AG Announces Lawsuit Over First Street's 'Climate Risk Scores’: “Those inflated scores have real consequences. Homes take longer to sell, they sell for less…Florida homeowners deserve facts, not alarmist scores that hit their property values and their wallets.”

NEW: China Emits 2.7 Times As Much Greenhouse Gas As America, New EU Data Show: “China emitted 15,981 million metric tons of greenhouse gases in 2025, about 30% of the world's total and 2.7 times the United States, according to the European Commission's EDGAR database.”

.@ISAACforEnergy: “Additional diesel supply is welcome news for farmers, truckers, and families getting hammered at the pump, but one tanker isn’t going to solve our diesel supply problems... America is the world’s leading oil producer, yet we’re importing diesel from Russia while domestic refining capacity faces a regulatory gauntlet that has driven refineries out of business...We should be exporting more American diesel, not relying on Russian refineries to meet our needs.”