Can Biden thread the political needle with his new power plant rules?
The Biden administration finalized a highly-anticipated suite of regulations aimed at cracking down on pollution from coal-fired and new natural gas power plants \u2013 a major move in the president\u2019s efforts to fight climate change. POLITICO\u2019s Alex Guill\xe9n breaks down the importance of the latest climate rules along with the\xa0expected\xa0political and legal challenges. Plus, the Energy Department finalized a new program that\u2019s expected to nearly halve the average time for federal permitting of new power lines.\xa0\n\nFor more news on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power Switch, our free evening newsletter: https://www.politico.com/power-switch\n\nAnd for even deeper coverage and analysis, read our Morning Energy newsletter by subscribing to POLITICO Pro: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter-archive/morning-energy\n\nAlex Guill\xe9n is an energy reporter for POLITICO Pro. \nCatherine Morehouse is an energy reporter for POLITICO. \nNirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer. \nAnnie Rees is a senior audio producer-host at POLITICO. \nGloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO. \nMatt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.