Biden needs to help offshore wind, advocates say

OFFSHORE WIND: The cancellation of two New Jersey offshore wind farms prompts calls for the federal government to shore up the industry as rising inflation and supply chain shortages challenge the Biden administration’s clean energy goals. (E&E News, Washington Post)

ALSO:

• Republicans cheer Ørsted’s cancellation of two wind farms, citing unproven claims about their risk to whales and sea life. (The Hill)
• The demise of the wind farms throws into question whether millions of dollars spent on New Jersey offshore wind workforce and infrastructure development will be wasted. (Asbury Park Press)

CLIMATE:

• A new peer-reviewed study finds the Earth is set to warm far more quickly than the United Nations’s climate change panel previously predicted. (Axios)
• Wealthy nations are cutting the amount of money they’re giving developing countries for climate adaptation measures even as the need for that funding grows. (New York Times)
• Republican senators introduce a bill that would levy a fee on imports from high-emitting countries in an attempt to protect U.S. manufacturers from foreign competition. (Politico)
• Looking to capitalize on the Inflation Reduction Act’s success, environmental advocates launch a nationwide tour to push the federal government to go further and pass a Green New Deal. (Guardian)

OIL & GAS:

• Advocates criticize the Biden administration for approving new liquified natural gas export terminals, in contrast with its promises to protect and clean up historically polluted communities. (Inside Climate News)
• Democratic senators call for a Federal Trade Commission investigation of ExxonMobil and Chevron’s proposed acquisitions of other large oil companies. (The Hill)

CLEAN ENERGY:

• A public-private partnership signs a deal to test emerging clean energy technologies on 65,000 acres of former coal mine land in Southwest Virginia. (Virginia Mercury)
• A California partnership launches a home efficiency, electrification and rooftop solar pilot project on a single city block with hopes of one day scaling up the effort. (KQED)
• Construction nears completion on a 200 MW solar installation in Utah, the nation’s first to opt for the Inflation Reduction Act’s production tax credit. (Solar Power World)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: New federal funding aims to help ensure Black Georgians have equal access to the state’s growing electric transportation sector. (GPB News)

GRID: Staff at grid operator PJM Interconnection recommend tapping Dominion Energy to build $2.5 billion of transmission projects as part of a regional transmission expansion plan to address reliability concerns. (Utility Dive)

CARBON CAPTURE: A CEO says a proposed $1 billion sustainable aviation fuel plant in South Dakota is at risk unless state regulators reverse course and support carbon capture pipelines. (KELO)

COURTS: Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court rules the state’s governor overextended his power by signing the state up for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, calling it an illegal tax. (Spotlight PA, The Hill)