On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle, Mike McKenna, and Alex Stevens discuss permitting reform, baseball, midterms, ballrooms, and more.

Links:

• Capito, Lee, Whitehouse, and Heinrich Introduce Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026: https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2026/9/capito-lee-whitehouse-and-heinrich-introduce-bipartisan-american-affordability-and-jobs-act-of-2026

• National Environmental Policy Act: An Obstacle to Affordable and Reliable Energy: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/national-environmental-policy-act-an-obstacle-to-affordable-and-reliable-energy/

⁠• Green groups split as permitting reform bill creates fork in the road: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-and-environment/4761852/green-groups-permitting-reform-bill/?srsltid=AYCX9vIcLyIISMFDazOKGB5DZZANPfUCd3Vm_JrKICwEEthXXaWJkr3r

⁠• Ford CEO Jim Farley named 2026 Automotive News Industry Leader of the Year: https://www.autonews.com/executives/an-2026-automotive-news-industry-leader-of-the-year-0929/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter-ANBreakingNewsAlert-20260929

⁠• Tweet of the week: https://x.com/mattyglesias/status/2109321141256851537

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle, Mike McKenna, and Alex Stevens discuss the prospects of senate hopefuls, a congressional permitting deal, a diesel export ban, California's high-speed rail project, and more.

Links:

• Banning Diesel Exports is Bad Policy and Bad Politics: https://www.americanenergyalliance.org/2026/09/banning-diesel-exports-is-bad-policy-and-bad-politics/

• Why Are Diesel Prices So High? https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/why-are-diesel-prices-so-high/

• Diesel export fight strains GOP ties with Big Oil: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/24/diesel-export-fight-gop-big-oil-01090581

• ⁠Trump Backs Argentina’s Landmark LNG Project in Win for Milei: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-24/trump-backs-argentina-s-landmark-lng-project-in-win-for-milei

• ⁠⁠Trump will green-light wind energy projects to strike permitting deal: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/09/trump-will-green-light-wind-energy-projects-to-strike-permitting-deal-01087842

• ⁠⁠⁠California high-speed rail suffers fresh blow as rural segment branded illegal: https://nypost.com/2026/09/22/us-news/california-high-speed-rail-suffers-setback-as-rural-segment-branded-illegal/?utm_campaign=nypost&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tweet of the Week: https://x.com/ogwausa/status/2102854678166053040?s=46

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle, Mike McKenna and Alex Stevens return for a wide ranging discussion on AI, electricity prices, midterm predictions, and more.

Links:

• Why Do Blue States Have High Rates? https://www.bluestateshighrates.com/

• Dan Sullivan endorses Dan Sullivan to beat Dan Sullivan in perplexing Alaska Senate race: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/dan-sullivan-endorses-dan-sullivan-beat-dan-sullivan-perplexing-alaska-rcna594063

• Interest Rates: Is President Trump going to Fire Kevin Warsh? https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/fed-raises-rates-for-first-time-in-three-years-08539fbe?mod=itp_wsj

• Kamala on AI: https://x.com/ScottPresler/status/2100766421026329073?s=20