St. Louis school district can’t access electric buses it was promised

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ELECTRIC VEHICLES

A St. Louis school district that was promised 24 electric buses has only received three amid federal funding uncertainty, disrupting the school’s planned fleet overhaul and charging infrastructure investments. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

NUCLEAR

Indiana lawmakers advance bills that would allow utilities to recover the development costs of small modular nuclear reactors, which critics say would saddle ratepayers with higher bills even if projects are never built. (Indianapolis Star)

CLEAN ENERGY

Michigan clean energy advocates fear that federal support for programs like heating assistance, renewable energy and electric vehicles could dry up after the Trump administration signaled its spending priorities in broad budget orders. (Michigan Advance)

CLIMATE

Community-led groups and universities are scrambling to download data and launch trackers on regulatory rollbacks as the Trump administration directs agencies to scrub references to climate change from government websites. (Inside Climate News)

OIL AND GAS

• Michigan, which relies on natural gas and electricity from Canada, may have dodged energy price spikes with Trump’s month-long pause on tariffs that, even if come to fruition, could happen near the end of home heating season. (MLive, subscription)

• Voters in central Iowa will vote next month on whether to sell the city-owned gas utility for $20 million to MidAmerican Energy, which promises potentially lower rates. (KCCI)

PIPELINES

• A North Dakota federal judge strikes down a Biden-era regulation from the Council on Environmental Quality amending the environmental review process for infrastructure projects, including pipelines, ruling that the council lacked authority to make the rule. (North Dakota Monitor)

• Industry groups offer swift support for President Trump’s nominee to run the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, while safety advocates took a more neutral approach. (E&E News, subscription)

STORAGE

A developer unveils plans for a 300 MW battery storage project in northern Michigan that’s located near a transmission line and substation that would charge the batteries during low-peak times. (Up North Live)

GRID

South Dakota regulators approve permits for two utilities’ 100-mile transmission line meant to improve reliability and resilience and reduce congestion. (T&D World)

BIOFUELS

The head of Iowa’s renewable fuels trade group plans to ramp up pressure on Congress to expand sales of E15 ethanol as a lifeline to farmers. (Iowa Capital Dispatch)