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WIND

• The Trump administration releases the report it claims offers proof that the Empire Wind project was approved based on ​“faulty science,” but blacks out almost everything in the document with redactions. (E&E News)

• An Oregon activist wields a 1970s law aimed at discouraging nuclear power developments to challenge wind facilities and associated transmission projects. (ProPublica/​OPB)

POLITICS

• The Big Beautiful Bill Act’s passage set off a flurry of lobbying by clean energy groups and developers to push the Treasury Department to set less restrictive rules for tax-credit eligibility. (E&E News)

SOLAR

• Solar company T1 Energy and glassmaker Corning announce a partnership to create a fully domestic solar supply chain, including polysilicon, wafers, cells, and panels. (Reuters)

• Residential solar installers say they’re seeing a huge spike in business as federal tax credits move toward expiration, but know the boom won’t last long. (Utility Dive)

• Many Solar for All grantees are wrestling with whether to accept the EPA’s funding cancellations or fight them in court. (E&E News)

• Virginia’s growing rural pushback against large solar projects threatens the state’s ability to keep up with rising energy demand. (WHRO)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• EV maker Rivian finally announces a date in September to launch construction of its long-planned, $5 billion factory in Georgia. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

• Momentum is building for the adoption of electric boats along the Maine coast, as aquaculturists, policy advocates, and equipment makers work together to hasten the transition. (DownEast)

FOSSIL FUELS

• Two major California oil refineries plan to shut down in the coming years, but the state hasn’t made any plans to account for a resulting supply shortage and likely rise in gas prices. (Grist)

• More than 40 lawsuits push oil majors to pay to clean up decaying oil and gas infrastructure off Louisiana, leading to a potential Republican split over whether to side with trial lawyers or the oil industry. (E&E News)