Not all Republicans want to repeal the IRA

CLEAN ENERGY: Eighteen House Republicans urge Speaker Mike Johnson not to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act if they win a majority, saying it would undermine projects already in the works and ​“create a worst-case scenario where we would have spent billions of taxpayer dollars and received next to nothing in return.” (E&E News)

ALSO: While billions of dollars in tax credits have sparked new manufacturing operations in swing states like Pennsylvania, it remains unclear whether voters will connect the dots with federal policy that former President Trump has dubbed the ​“Green New Scam.” (E&E News)

ELECTRIFICATION:

• The Department of Energy is using authority under the Defense Production Act to deploy $85 million to speed up manufacture of heat pumps. (The Hill)
• Observers say Xcel Energy’s $440-million Colorado building electrification incentive plan provides a test case for state laws requiring gas utilities to cut emissions. (Canary Media)

WIND:

• A new report examining 70 countries says the U.S. ranks the worst on progress toward an international goal to triple wind generation by 2030. (Associated Press)
• Offshore wind opponents from around the U.S. are forming a national coalition, which they say will not accept donations from fossil-fuel interests. (Reuters)

SOLAR: A Chicago-based consultancy works to ensure clean energy is responsibly developed on the Osage Nation and in other Indigenous communities scarred by fossil fuel extraction. (Energy News Network)

CLIMATE: A majority of Americans say extreme heat has impacted their utility bills and outdoor activities over the past five years. (Associated Press)

CARBON CAPTURE: Using captured carbon dioxide to extract more oil and gas releases more carbon into the atmosphere than it puts underground by prolonging the use of fossil fuels, environmental groups say in a new report. (States Newsroom)

OIL & GAS:

• While U.S. oil and gas production is at an all-time high, jobs in the sector have been declining, in part due to increased operational efficiency. (E&E News)
• Some drillers in Texas’ Permian Basin are paying buyers to take their excess supply because they’re producing so much natural gas they’ve exceeded available storage space and pipeline capacity. (New York Times)
• A U.S. court overturns federal regulators’ approval of two liquified natural gas terminals and a pipeline in Texas for not properly assessing their greenhouse gas emissions and effects on nearby communities. (Houston Chronicle)

LITHIUM: The Hualapai Nation sues the federal Bureau of Land Management for approving a lithium exploration project in western Arizona, saying the agency failed to consider potential impacts to groundwater. (Inside Climate News)

TRANSPORTATION: Ford announces that a hybrid drivetrain will now be standard in its popular police SUV, enabling on-board equipment to run without the need for constant idling. (Green Car Reports)