POLITICO Energy

Why some greens feel burnt by Biden’s FERC pick

Episode Summary

Last week, President Biden announced the nomination of Willie Phillips to the vacant seat at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. If confirmed, Phillips’ vote could finally tip the scales at the commission in favor of the Democrats, and potentially help enact the president’s ambitious green agenda. But POLITICO’s Catherine Morehouse reports that not all environmentalists believe Phillips was the right pick for the position.

Episode Notes

Last week, President Biden announced the nomination of Willie Phillips to the vacant seat at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. If confirmed, Phillips’ vote could finally tip the scales at the commission in favor of the Democrats, and potentially help enact the president’s ambitious green agenda. But POLITICO’s Catherine Morehouse reports that not all environmentalists believe Phillips was the right pick for the position.

Annie Snider covers environment issues for POLITICO and is the host of POLITICO Energy. 
Catherine Morehouse covers climate change for POLITICO.
Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.
Raghu Manavalan is the host-producer of the Playbook Daily Briefing and a senior editor for POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department.