Energy & Environment — Hundreds of thousands without power after winter storm

View Online Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story  655,000 customers face power outages  As of Monday afternoon, more than 655,000 power customers were without power after the winter storm, according to PowerOutage.com. © Daniel Purcell/NowGeorgia.com Most of the power outages were in the U.S. South after Winter Storm Fern.   Tennessee had the highest number of outages, nearly 215,000 customers. Mississippi had the most outages per capita, with a 10 outage rate on Monday afternoon.   Louisiana was third-largest, with 111,000 outages.   At least 21 deaths have been reported from the storm, according to The New York Times.   Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter, I'm Rachel Frazin — keeping you up to speed on the policies impacting everything from oil and gas to new supply chains. Did someone forward you this newsletter? Subscribe here. Essential Reads  How policy will affect the energy and environment sectors now and in the future: Judge strikes down Trump freeze on EV charger funds A federal judge ruled Friday against the Trump administration's freeze on a $5 billion program that seeks to fund the build-out of electric vehicle (EV) chargers.  Full Story California sues Trump administration over approval of oil pipelines near coast California sued the Trump administration over its approvals for oil pipelines near the state's coast amid the White House’s broader push for more drilling there.  Full Story What We're Reading  News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: Details on restoration times are scarce as power outages continue across Mississippi (Mississippi Today) Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence (ProPublica) What Others are Reading  Two key stories on The Hill right now: Appeals court won't reconsider Habba disqualification, paving way to Supreme Court A federal appeals court has declined to reconsider a three-judge panel’s decision to uphold Alina Habba's disqualification as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey, paving the way for the Justice Department to take President Trump’s fight to retain loyalist U.S. attorneys to the Supreme Court. Read more Leavitt distances Trump from Noem, Miller rhetoric on Pretti killing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday notably distanced President Trump from rhetoric made by high-profile members of his administration in the aftermath of the shooting death of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Read more   You're all caught up. See you tomorrow!  Check out The Hill's Energy & Environment page for the latest coverage. Like this newsletter? Take a moment to view our other topical products here 📩 Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  400 N Capitol Street NW Suite 650, Washington, DC 20001 Copyright © 1998 - 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.

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