WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY: Good afternoon and happy Friday, readers! The Trump administration held its first lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska today in its efforts to boost oil and gas drilling in the region. 🏔️🛢️ Read on to see the results, as the auction may not have garnered as much interest as the administration was hoping. Meanwhile, the Department of Energy announced that the first small modular nuclear reactor in its pilot program reached a critical (pun intended) milestone to deploy nuclear energy nationwide. ☢️ We have more about the announcement below. Welcome to Daily on Energy, written by Washington Examiner energy and environment writers Callie Patteson (@CalliePatteson) and Maydeen Merino (@MaydeenMerino). Email cpatteson@washingtonexaminer dot com or mmerino@washingtonexaminer dot com for tips, suggestions, calendar items, and anything else. If a friend sent this to you and you’d like to sign up, click here. If signing up doesn’t work, shoot us an email, and we’ll add you to our list.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: The Trump administration held its first oil and gas lease sale in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge today, and the people living in the only village in the region are asking outsiders to listen and understand why fossil fuel development could benefit their native community.
