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

Tell us what you think of the show! 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 Energy policy on your mind? *Check out all episodes of the* Factor This Policycast