This Week in Cleantech (09/18/2026) - Is Trump's EPA going too far?

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This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate featuring Paul Gerke of Factor This and Tigercomm’s Mike Casey.

This week's episode features special guest Jake Spring from The Washington Post, who discusses the EPA's move to repeal Biden-era limits on carbon pollution from power plants.

This week’s “Cleantecher of the Week” is Dulcie Madden, co-founder and CEO of Dig Energy. Her small startup spent five years developing its technology in a New Hampshire barn, and this month it completed its first commercial job, drilling a set of geothermal wells for a Boston office building using a high-pressure water jet that cut water use by 90%. The approach could cut geothermal drilling costs by up to 80%, and the company's already booked with jobs into mid-2027. Congratulations Dulcie!

This Week in Cleantech — September 18, 2026

1. A solar industrial complex is turning Republicans into believers — POLITICO
2. Tech giants launch flexible-power coalition for data centers — Axios
3. Oil Executives Say the Great Fuel Crisis Is Here — The Wall Street Journal
4. There is no ‘one size fits all’ solution for the energy transition — The Financial Times
5. Trump’s EPA is ending one of the nation’s biggest climate protections — The Washington Post

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