Georgia braces for clean energy cuts

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CLEAN ENERGY

• Leaders of a small Georgia town worry the elimination of tax credits for electric vehicle production and purchases will lead SK Battery America to scale back production at EV battery plants that have driven new prosperity and tax revenue. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

• Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has become an outspoken supporter of Trump’s ​“big beautiful bill” despite a provision to cut clean energy incentives that have turned the state into an electric vehicle, battery, and solar manufacturing powerhouse. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

• Texas’ standalone grid expects 128 GW of clean energy to come online by 2028 or later, but it all could be affected if Congress approves legislation to phase out clean energy tax credits. (Canary Media)

FOSSIL FUELS

• Natural gas company Venture Global withdraws its application for a gas liquefaction terminal in Louisiana to focus on its facilities elsewhere on the Gulf Coast. (E&E News)

• The U.S. EPA’s rollback of greenhouse gas emissions standards for power plants stands to disproportionately affect Kentucky and West Virginia, where fossil fuels still account for 89% or more of power generation, prompting concern from public health advocates. (Louisville Courier-Journal, Parkersburg News and Sentinel, West Virginia Watch)

• Florida’s Santa Rosa Island Authority considers a resolution opposing the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s announcement the Gulf of Mexico is under consideration for new oil and gas operations. (Pensacola News Journal)

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

• A director of community engagement and staff scientist with Tulane University’s Environmental Law Clinic resigns after she accused university leaders of trying to censor her work studying health and job disparities in Louisiana’s ​“Cancer Alley.” (Floodlight)

TRANSITION

• The Nature Conservancy works through a 10-year plan to restore 253,000 acres in Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia, and boost surrounding economies that historically relied on coal production. (Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism)

EMISSIONS

• A statewide North Carolina organization rolls out an interactive mapping tool that displays real-time air pollution data from sensors across the state. (North Carolina Health News)

HYDROPOWER

• The Tennessee Valley Authority considers building a $5 billion pumped storage hydropower facility in Alabama to shore up the grid during times of high demand. (AL.com)

CARBON CAPTURE

• The U.S. EPA sets a public hearing on its proposal to approve Texas’ request for regulatory primacy on the drilling of wells to inject carbon dioxide for sequestration. (Midland Reporter-Telegram)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• The city of Jackson, Mississippi, announces 10 new electric vehicle chargers funded through a $160,000 donation from Entergy. (Mississippi Today)

POLITICS

• Candidates for the Georgia Public Service Commission discuss rising power bills ahead of next week’s primary election. (WJCL)

• U.S. Rep. Jen Kiggans of Virginia leads a group of 13 House Republicans who sent a letter asking the Senate to make changes to sweeping tax legislation to maintain the transferability of clean energy tax credits throughout their lifetime. (Utility Dive)

NEW FROM CANARY

• Sen. Martin Heinrich of New Mexico joined our live event and discussed Democrats’ push to preserve clean energy incentives in the ​“Big Beautiful Bill” with Volts’ John Roberts.