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SOLAR

• The Trump administration announces the cancellation of the massive, 6.2 GW Esmeralda 7 solar project in Nevada due to its federal permitting pause. (Heatmap)

• California solar advocates file a formal complaint against PG&E and Southern California Edison for missing state-mandated deadlines to connect solar panels to the power grid as much as 73% of the time. (Cal Matters)

FOSSIL FUELS

• Air pollution from coal power generation rose during the last government shutdown as companies ​“strategically” sidestepped environmental rules — something that could be happening now, researchers say. (E&E News)

• Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips all plan large-scale layoffs as analysts warn crude oil prices could reach their lowest levels since the COVID-19 shutdowns. (E&E News)

OFFSHORE WIND

• A Massachusetts program offering up to $35 million in tax breaks to stimulate the development of an offshore wind supply chain in the state has had no applicants since it was created in 2022. (CommonWealth Beacon)

UTILITIES

• Edison Electric Institute, a trade group for investor-owned utilities, questions whether grid operator PJM’s capacity auction can ensure adequate power supply as data center development drives demand growth. (Utility Dive)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• A circulating list of potential federal clean energy funding cuts includes a $500 million grant for General Motors to convert a Michigan auto plant to EV production, though officials say a final determination has not been made. (Michigan Advance)

• GM announces it’ll launch a new line of Chevrolet Bolts in 2027, with a price starting under $30,000. (Car and Driver)

DATA CENTERS

• A referendum to block a proposed zoning change that would permit a large data center outside Ann Arbor, Michigan, is part of a growing nationwide wave of local opposition to the facilities. (Inside Climate News)

PIPELINES

• Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney raised the prospect of reviving the abandoned Keystone XL pipeline project during a recent White House visit with President Trump. (Associated Press)

MINING

• The Trump administration has moved to take partial ownership of three critical minerals companies with operations or plans in Nevada, California, and Alaska and it seeks to secure supply chains to prevent restrictions from China. (E&E News)

• Federal regulators approve Wyoming-based DISA Technologies’ license to remediate uranium mine waste into usable fuel and other minerals. (news release)