DIThe Distraction Index

#energy policy

28 events across 18 weeks

2Damage
15Hype
11Noise
6.7Avg Dmg
32.8Avg Hype
WEEK 83Jul 26 – Aug 1
NOISE2026-07-30
Kentucky Uranium Plant Conversion to AI Data Center and Gas Power Complex
Resource Reallocationsingle state · moderate
Damage
1.8
Hype
17.5
WEEK 82Jul 19 – 25
NOISE2026-07-25
Peter Lake Departs Trump's National Energy Dominance Council
Personnel Capturefederal · narrow
Damage
0.3
Hype
6.2
HYPE2026-07-25
Trump Administration Cancels Clean Energy Grants in Harris-Voting States
Resource Reallocationmulti state · moderate
Damage
46.6
Hype
48.3
NOISE2026-07-24
White House Expands Pledge to Control Electric Bills Amid Data Center Boom
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
0.1
Hype
14.5
NOISE2026-07-24
Trump Administration Announces Nuclear Power Milestone with 4 Companies Meeting Reactor Deadline
federal · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
14.0
WEEK 77Jun 14 – 20
NOISE2026-06-14
Trump Administration Coal Funding Remains Expensive and Ineffective
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
3.5
Hype
21.3
HYPE2026-06-14
Oil Executives Warn Trump Administration of Rising Gasoline Prices
federal · broad
Damage
—
Hype
31.5
WEEK 75May 31 – Jun 6
NOISE2026-05-31
Trump Administration Deregulation and Nuclear Energy Expansion
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
16.0
WEEK 73May 17 – 23
HYPE2026-05-17
Trump Administration Allows Russian Oil Sales Waiver to Expire
Policy Changeinternational · broad
Damage
1.7
Hype
69.5
WEEK 72May 10 – 16
HYPE2026-05-10
Trump Administration Gas Tax Pause Consideration
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
1.8
Hype
55.8
HYPE2026-05-10
Trump Energy Secretary Refuses to Rule Out $5 Gas Prices
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
0.0
Hype
65.5
HYPE2026-05-09
Trump Administration Oil Extraction from Military Bases
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
3.2
Hype
34.8
WEEK 70Apr 26 – May 2
DMG2026-04-26
DOJ Sues North Jersey Town Over Oil and Natural Gas Ban
Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
42.8
Hype
37.5
WEEK 68Apr 12 – 18
HYPE2026-04-16
Trump's Feud With the U.K. Over North Sea Oil
Norm Erosion Onlyinternational · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
70.8
HYPE2026-04-09
Trump Administration Coal Plant Support Policy
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
2.2
Hype
29.3
WEEK 65Mar 22 – 28
HYPE2026-03-22
Trump Administration Announces Data Center and Gas Plant Development on Ohio Uranium Site
Policy Changesingle state · moderate
Damage
3.7
Hype
26.5
WEEK 64Mar 15 – 21
HYPE2026-03-15
Energy Secretary Comments on Gas Price Relief Timeline
federal · broad
Damage
—
Hype
50.3
WEEK 62Mar 1 – 7
HYPE2026-02-27
Trump Administration Targets Oil Shipments to Cuba with New Executive Order
Policy Changeinternational · narrow
Damage
3.3
Hype
52.5
WEEK 60Feb 15 – 21
NOISE2026-02-16
Trump Slams California-Britain Energy Deal
Norm Erosion Onlysingle state · moderate
Damage
1.8
Hype
18.4
WEEK 59Feb 8 – 14
HYPE2026-02-12
Trump Administration Blocks EV Charging Infrastructure Expansion
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
2.0
Hype
34.5
HYPE2026-02-11
Trump Orders Pentagon Coal Purchases to Revive Coal Industry
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
9.3
Hype
53.5
HYPE2025-04-08
Trump Signs Executive Orders to Boost Coal Industry
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
2.0
Hype
54.5
WEEK 43Oct 19 – 25
NOISE2025-10-23
Trump Imposes Sanctions on Russian Oil Over Ukraine War
Policy Changeinternational · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
8.9
WEEK 35Aug 24 – 30
HYPE2025-08-30
Massachusetts Governor Criticizes Trump for Canceling Salem Wind Project
Policy Changesingle state · moderate
Damage
4.0
Hype
25.4
NOISE2025-08-30
DOE Approves LNG Exports from Cameron Parish Project
Policy Changesingle state · moderate
Damage
1.0
Hype
1.1
WEEK 30Jul 20 – 26
NOISE2025-07-26
Pfluger and Lee Introduce Legislation to Reverse Biden-Era LNG Regulation
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
5.9
Hype
8.5
WEEK 16Apr 13 – 19
NOISE2025-04-19
Trump Administration Halts New York Offshore Wind Project
Policy Changesingle state · broad
Damage
7.4
Hype
22.9
WEEK 14Mar 30 – Apr 5
DMG2025-04-05
Energy Department Considers 40% of Staff Nonessential
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
41.9
Hype
28.7