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WIND

• The Transportation Department withdraws $679 million for offshore wind projects, largely affecting a wind construction terminal in Humboldt County, California. (The Hill)

• An expert says the Trump administration is ​“scraping the bottom of the excuse barrel” as it now turns to national security as a justification for canceling wind projects. (E&E News)

• Democratic governors from the Northeast call on the Trump administration to uphold already-granted offshore wind construction permits. (Bloomberg)

• U.S. Rep Mariannette Miller-Meeks, a Republican from Iowa, could face a serious Democratic challenge after she voted for the megalaw that could hurt jobs related to wind energy in her district. (Politico)

COURTS

• A federal judge tosses out a lawsuit from nonprofits and municipalities fighting the U.S. EPA’s termination of their environmental justice grants, saying a special tribunal needs to hear the case instead. (Politico)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• The IRS clarifies that consumers can still receive EV tax incentives if they sign a contract and make a payment before Sept. 30, but don’t necessarily have to take possession of their vehicle by then. (CNBC)

• Toyota and Mazda partner to deploy Toyota’s Sweep Energy Storage System, which will combine old EV batteries into an energy storage system that will help power a Mazda factory in Japan. (Heatmap)

CLIMATE

• Dozens of top climate scientists say the U.S. Energy Department’s recent climate assessment, which it’s using to justify a rollback of greenhouse gas emissions rules, doesn’t meet scientific integrity standards. (Reuters)

• California energy regulators postpone until 2030 a rule that would make oil companies pay a penalty if their profits are too high. (Associated Press)

RESEARCH

• The U.S. Energy Department announces $35 million for research projects at national labs, including for projects to detect birds at wind farms and boost new nuclear reactor development. (E&E News)