Restarting IRA funds

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FEDERAL FUNDING:

• A federal judge finds the Trump administration hasn’t followed a previous court order to restore frozen federal funding, and specifically directs the White House to unpause Inflation Reduction Act dollars. (Associated Press, The Hill)

• A letter signed by 133 mayors and local leaders calls on Congress to protect clean energy tax credits that have created hundreds of thousands of new jobs and billions in investments. (Inside Climate News)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• The federal electric vehicle tax credit faces a looming paperwork crisis as some dealerships failed to report sales to the Internal Revenue Service. (Heatmap)

• Rivian’s exclusive deal to provide electric vans to Amazon is over, which means it is now open to new commercial fleet customers. (The Verge)

CLEAN ENERGY

• Analysts and advocates are hopeful that the falling price of solar power will keep deployment moving forward even as Republicans try to dismantle federal clean energy incentives. (The Hill)

• Environmentalists, health officials, and lawmakers push back on legislation backed by Puerto Rico’s governor that would scrap the island’s renewable energy goals and extend the life of a coal-fired power plant. (Associated Press)

CARBON CAPTURE

Republicans and oil and gas companies hope to convince the Trump administration to keep federal incentives for carbon capture by pointing out how the technology could preserve fossil fuel power. (E&E News)

OIL & GAS

Midwest refineries were specifically designed to turn Canadian crude oil into liquid fuels; Trump’s threatened tariffs would force them to pay more, cut production, or invest billions to reconfigure equipment for a trade policy that may be fleeting. (New York Times)

ELECTRIFICATION

Electrifying 80% of the homes in New England and improving their energy efficiency could reduce the combined cost of gas and electricity in the region by as much as 29%, according to a new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (RTO Insider, subscription)