DOE

Free-market advocate tapped for efficiency, renewables post

Published: Monday, May 1, 2017

President Trump has picked Daniel Simmons — formerly with the Institute for Energy Research and American Legislative Exchange Council — for a leadership position in the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, according to a memo obtained by E&E News.

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FERC

Chief of staff resigns

Anthony Pugliese is no longer chief of staff at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He announced his departure via Twitter today, and the news was confirmed by the agency. No reason was given.

By Rod Kuckro in E&E News PM 4:00 PM EDT

WHITE HOUSE

Trump's top economic adviser still supports carbon tax

President Trump's top economic adviser is not backing away from his belief that a carbon tax would be an effective way to address greenhouse gas emissions.

By Scott Waldman in Climatewire 7:32 AM EDT

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