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EnergyPlatform.News(letter)

January 12, 2026

In this week’s edition of energy and environmental policy news across the states: Energy trends to look for in 2026, Trump administration to expand offshore drilling, Two agencies in Colorado revamped, At a glance: Kansas

Plus: Harry Krejsa, Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy & Technology: Securing America’s grid against foreign attack

EnergyPlatform.News [[link removed]] What does energy look like this year? Trends to look for in 2026 [[link removed]]

Following a seismic shift in energy policy during the first year of the Trump Administration's second term, some trends are developing related to affordability, reliability and the cost of carbon reduction mandates.

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Trump administration plans to expand offshore drilling [[link removed]]

Amid concerns about energy affordability and grid reliability, the Trump administration has proposed a solution: expand offshore drilling.

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Two federally funded science agencies in Colorado revamped to align with administration priorities [[link removed]]

Federal agencies in December 2025 made changes to two science laboratories to reflect the Trump Administration’s commitment to a more inclusive energy policy.

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At a glance: Kansas [[link removed]]

A snapshot of energy and environmental facts about the state of Kansas.

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Krejsa: Securing America’s grid against foreign attack [[link removed]]

I came to Carnegie Mellon from a tour in government spanning both the Trump Pentagon and the Biden White House, where I helped devise a new military doctrine for offensive cyber operations and then led the development of the National Cyber Strategy. That experience left me convinced that the People's Republic of China views our grid as a strategic target — and that the technologies now reshaping our energy system have become a new front in great power competition.

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Three decommissioned nuclear plants to restart to support growing energy demand [[link removed]]

Arizona scraps energy mandates for market-driven utility regulation [[link removed]]

America needs a mining comeback [[link removed]]

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