Can climate comedy survive?

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NUCLEAR

• The U.S. Energy Department is reportedly set to announce $900 million or more to boost uranium enrichment for nuclear power as the country prepares to cut off Russian uranium imports. (E&E News)

• Centrus Energy plans a multibillion-dollar expansion for its Ohio uranium enrichment facility that supplies fuel for nuclear power plants. (WCMH)

• California advanced reactor startup Oklo’s stock price soars after the Trump administration issues pro-nuclear energy orders, but critics say the hype is overblown and based on flimsy price projections. (E&E News)

TRANSPORTATION

• President Trump announces a 25% tariff on heavy-duty truck imports. (Associated Press)

• Tesla urges the U.S. EPA not to rescind its endangerment finding, which establishes that greenhouse gases threaten human health and underpins federal tailpipe emissions standards. (Axios)

• Data show zero-emissions truck sales in California increased by 7% last year compared to 2023, with medium-duty vehicles dominating sales. (E&E News)

CLIMATE

• The U.S. Justice Department asks the public to report state climate laws that are ​“burdening” energy development. (E&E News)

• The Office of the Director of National Intelligence eliminates a group that compiles a report on future threats to the U.S. as the Trump administration looks to downplay climate change’s risks. (New York Times)

• New York Gov. Kathy Hochul shares details of her previously announced $1 billion climate and clean energy plan, including investments in thermal energy networks, electric school buses, and EV charging stations as well as support for low- and middle-income households to adopt heat pumps. (News10)

GRID

• The 350-mile, 2.1-gigawatt SOO Green underground transmission line that would connect the grids of MISO and PJM moves forward after securing a key franchise agreement in Iowa. (Utility Dive)

• Energy policy experts say proposed Western day-ahead power markets will increase grid reliability and economic efficiency while driving down power costs. (High Country News)

• After years of close calls and conservation requests, Texas’ standalone grid completes what’s been a quiet summer, boosted by milder weather and the rapid growth of solar power and battery storage. (Houston Chronicle)

DATA CENTERS

• U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright says data center developers should build their own energy sources if there’s not enough generation available where they want to build. (Axios)

• Microsoft is working on a way to cool microchips that it says could pave the way for more energy-efficient data centers. (The Verge)

• The​NAACP opposes a proposed 4.5 million-square-foot data center campus in Alabama, citing concerns over energy, water usage, and lack of transparency. (Inside Climate News)

FOSSIL FUELS

• Shale oil executives call out President Trump for continuing to hurt their industry in the latest Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas survey. (CNBC)

CLEAN ENERGY

• Clean energy industry analysts say the Trump administration’s attacks on renewables have kicked off a wave of consolidations among small U.S. solar and wind companies. (Reuters)

• As the offshore wind industry is plagued with uncertainty and delays, workers who had counted on the promise of good jobs wait on land, worrying about whether the work will come back. (New Bedford Light)