Energy Trump team pushes for ouster of top IEA official. Chris Wright has criticized the IEA for its projection that oil demand will peak this decade, calling it “nonsensical”. Republicans say the IEA discourages fossil fuel investments around the world. The US is just one of 32 members of the IEA.August 12, 2025
Energy Trump’s energy chief, a former fracking CEO, aims to tinker with key climate reports. Wright is facing growing criticism from scientists who say their “worst fears” were realized when Wright revealed that he would “update” the US’s premier climate reports. He’s doing “exactly what Stalin did.”August 12, 2025
Energy Trump stops illegal freeze of $5B EV charger funds after losing in court. 14 states sued over the freeze, which was one of Trump’s many attempts to stop funding appropriated by Congress. A judge ruled that those states were likely to succeed and issued an injunction against the spending freeze.August 12, 2025
