Axios

The nonprofit Smart Electric Power Alliance is out with a new analysis of utilities that finds the sector is not moving aggressively to prepare for wider adoption of electric vehicles.

Why it matters: Widespread EV adoption will create new demands on the power sector but also provide new opportunities, such as using their batteries to send energy back onto the grid.

America is exporting its oil at a record never before seen in history.

Why it matters: That straight line upward, highlighted by the U.S. Energy Information Administration Wednesday, reflects one of the most dramatic turnarounds of an industry that affects so many corners of the American and global economies, from trade deficits to everyday drivers.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has removed the words “climate change” from its strategic plan that sets out the agency's priorities for the next four years. The document does not mention terms related to scientific predictions of rising surface temperatures such as climate, global warming, sea-level rise, or weather.

Why it matters: FEMA, which is responsible for coordinating the government's response to natural and manmade disasters, now joins at least two other federal agencies — the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Department of Housing and Urban Development — that made or planning to make a similar move by deleting key terminologies associated with their primary mission.