Maeve Allsup of Latitude Media shares insights from EFI Foundation’s Department of Energy (DOE) budget analysis published in September 2025. Allsup notes that all offices at DOE are facing budget and staffing challenges, including offices that are said to be priorities for the current administration.
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Lisa Friedman and Brad Plumer of The New York Times cover the Trump administration’s recent policies that could stall wind and solar projects in this article. EFI Foundation Founder and CEO Ernest J. Moniz discussed these developments, stating, “What we need to do is to get back to energy pragmatism and recognize that all of the above is the way forward.”
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This article from Politico’s E&E News highlights the critical role that the DOE’s Loan Programs Office will have in a potential “nuclear renaissance.” The piece references EFIF’s January report that outlays a policy framework to mitigate cost and uncertainty in new nuclear projects.
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EFIF Founder & CEO, and key negotiator of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Ernest Moniz, spoke with Energy Intelligence about the prospect of a new deal with Iran. Moniz stated that recent U.S and Israeli strikes likely “did not eliminate [Iran’s] nuclear weapons program, if they choose to have one.”
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This article by TIME’s Justin Worland discusses the growing potential of fusion energy in light of recent technological developments in the sector. Worland quotes EFI Foundation CEO Ernest J. Moniz’s perspective on the promising role fusion energy can play in providing clean and reliable energy.
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EFIF’s Ernest J. Moniz spoke on CNN’s OutFront regarding the ongoing developments following U.S. strikes on Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility. Moniz highlighted that “We want them to use nuclear power. We don’t want them to move towards a nuclear weapon.”
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E&E News’ EnergyWire reported on changes to licensing for nuclear plants being made by the Trump administration. EFIF’s Ernest J. Moniz shared thoughts on possible risks posed by these directives and worries that not enough consideration is being put towards reactor safety.
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While on the Bloomberg Big Take podcast, Ernest J. Moniz spoke about his experience negotiating the previous nuclear deal. Additionally, Moniz shared the urgency for a new deal to be struck.
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13th U.S. Secretary of Energy and EFIF Founder & CEO Ernest J. Moniz spoke with NPR’s WBUR about the current state of Iran’s nuclear program. Moniz addressed the potential to broker a new deal that allows for nuclear electricity by stating, “I would argue that there may be really an opportunity to think about a regional initiative, including the Saudis, the Emiratis, the Iranians to have a kind of a unified approach to the development of nuclear power.”
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EFIF Founder & CEO Ernest J. Moniz spoke with OutFront’s Erin Burnett about the effect of the U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities at Fordow. Moniz stated, “I’ve seen no indication that it would in any way eliminate the [Iranian] nuclear weapons program,” when asked about the damage the strikes may have caused.
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